HELP!!!! Wife's feet are going to sleep!!
My wife had the same issue. We found that the back of her legs were riding on the crash bar cutting off circulation to her feet. I picked up a set of street glide brackets from drag spec (3501-0613 $39.95) (pg 55 2011 catalog). They eliminate the crash bar and cleaned the bag area up. Problem solved.
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We all agree that it seems your wife's circulation is being cut off by pressure under her legs. Solution seems to be to lift her feet to relieve that pressure. Only needs a crude solution for a brief trip round the block it seems, if she suffers within ten minutes.
You might even be able to do this in the garage. If your wife suffers so quickly she may be able to feel benefit by just sitting on the bike, say with blocks under her feet. Once you've cracked it, then the challenge is to make something that looks good!
You might even be able to do this in the garage. If your wife suffers so quickly she may be able to feel benefit by just sitting on the bike, say with blocks under her feet. Once you've cracked it, then the challenge is to make something that looks good!
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Do you mean the ADJUSTABLE pegs--the ones that swivel? If not, those will fix the problem. And for those who have to have pretty, they swivel out of the way when not in use.
If that doesn't help, you may have to find her a narrower seat.
If that doesn't help, you may have to find her a narrower seat.
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Tell her to wrap her legs around you on hold on! Probably wont help her any but man it'll have all the other guys jealous as all hell.
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If her legs are resting on the bars, or she can feel pressure from the edges of the seat, put something under her feet, to see if that improves things. You can do this together behind closed doors with a beer each! If she suffers discomfort as usual you can rescue her and try again a little later, with a fresh beer each!
Come on, we're getting anxious out here! Give the lady a hug from all of us.
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Another thought, if it isnt something cutting off circulation and more like the your hands going to sleep from the vibrations in the handle bars check that the exhaust system is mounted solidly. That is, check all pipe connections and mountings for tightness. Check the top motor mount also. The vibrations are coming from somewhere. I know that when I had this problem I added the adjustable foot pegs and a new exhaust system at the same time and no more problems, so dont know which solved my problem.