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Old Aug 22, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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So last year I got Harleygoodie's floorboard extensions and one of the "side effects" was that I found that I was that I drag my right side floor board rather frequently when making right turns. I always do my best to not cut a hard right but it still happens. So today I decide to change the angle on the right floor board and all I can say is dang! For one the angle change raised the heel about an inch and that really changed the feel alot. So I am wondering if anyone else has done this and how it felt and did you get used to it or change it back? I am just about to want to change it back but I will give it a few days to see if I can adjust. Just to be clear I am not willing to take the floorboard extensions off!
 
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Old Aug 24, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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I raised the front of my floorboards to the center position when I installed my extensions and I'm not sure why the bike didn't come this way. I love it!
 
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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Well I think I am going to leave the heel raised on the right side. Monday I was ready to put it back and deal with it but now I am getting used to it and am able to corner so much better now. No more floor board dragging for me
 
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BiggestDawg
Well I think I am going to leave the heel raised on the right side. Monday I was ready to put it back and deal with it but now I am getting used to it and am able to corner so much better now. No more floor board dragging for me
Raised my right one up 2 weeks ago. Loving the extra clearance.

Did take a ride or two to get used to it though.
 
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I'm on a 06 Road Glide. How can you adjust the angle? My right side is also at a terrible angle that I constantly scrape.
 
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I've fiddled with mine, finding the so called sweet spot. Don't know that I've really found it, but it feels nicer now. I'm short legged, so I raised mine. Makes getting my foot onto the brake pedal easier as a bonus. Now as for why Harley felt I only need two adjustments on one side, and three on the other, that's a different question!
 
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Old Oct 17, 2014 | 01:23 PM
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When I put the footboard extension on my 07 RK I just moved the front to the next hole
up on the frame for a more comfortable feel for me. When I put the footboard extensions
on the 14 SG, there was no extra hole to adjust to
 
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Old Oct 17, 2014 | 01:35 PM
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Floorboards are adjustable? no ****............. didn't know that. are they adjustable on a 2009 street glide?
 
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Originally Posted by skiddd
Floorboards are adjustable? no ****............. didn't know that. are they adjustable on a 2009 street glide?
maybe they were on an 07 but not on my 09 ultra or my 12. I too bought the extenders but I didn't like the way they looked so took them off.

I drag my floorboards all the time and believe it or not, not on purpose. Having a 1/2 lower rear end and 3/4" lower front end on this Ultra was the best thing I ever did even at 6'4". just puts the floorboards closer to the ground and decreases your "lean angle". I've just resorted to the fact that it's a maintenance item and when I get tired of looking at the worn down floorboard pan, I change it out.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2014 | 01:49 PM
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Floorboards are adjustable? no ****............. didn't know that. are they adjustable on a 2009 street glide?
The brackets were adjustable vertically about 1/2" on models up to 2008. In 2009 they became fixed with the new redesigned frame.
 
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