Help! I'm too short!
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Yes, but the moco makes thousands of bikes a year - cost becomes an issue. Progressive can use better matierals, more innovative designs - lighter springs at the begiinng of travel, tighter towards the bottom..
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I just put down a deposit on a 2011 SG today with the 96 engine. I am also 5'6" and 130lbs. I don't have any problems touching the ground but I do wear boots with a pretty good heal on them. I test rode a road glide first and found that I could reach the ground even better on that bike but I fell in love with the SG when I drove it today and am probably going to buy that one instead.
Guess I'm wondering if the 103 has a different set up since I have no problem reaching the ground or maybe you just have shorter legs than I do. I do know that seat on the 11's is different than the 10's cuz my ex had a 10 and I couldn't reach the ground very well on that bike and this one fits me like a glove-a beautifully sculpted, merlot, sparkly glove.
Good luck!!
Guess I'm wondering if the 103 has a different set up since I have no problem reaching the ground or maybe you just have shorter legs than I do. I do know that seat on the 11's is different than the 10's cuz my ex had a 10 and I couldn't reach the ground very well on that bike and this one fits me like a glove-a beautifully sculpted, merlot, sparkly glove.
Good luck!!
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From: Illinois
A side note to some comments made. A big bike from 800 to 1,200 (Boss Hoss) have some advantages. With a little inertia they are very stable. Riders who learn to use inertia handle big bikes very well. Just plan ahead. It takes a lot to move a big bike out of the direction it is going.
One of the most enduring sights that I ever saw way many years ago on 23rd Av in Moline, Il. I was following a HD big bike and the rider was a "little person" of way under 5'.
When we approached a stop light the little guy slid sideways off the seat to the left side of the bike. He timed his foot hitting the ground just as the bike stopped. He was stretched to the right to reach the throttle with his right foot laying on the seat. When the light turned red, he let the clutch out and jumped up onto the seat.
His timing was so good that I suspect that he had done this many times. He was a "Big Man" for riding a bike bike.
One of the most enduring sights that I ever saw way many years ago on 23rd Av in Moline, Il. I was following a HD big bike and the rider was a "little person" of way under 5'.
When we approached a stop light the little guy slid sideways off the seat to the left side of the bike. He timed his foot hitting the ground just as the bike stopped. He was stretched to the right to reach the throttle with his right foot laying on the seat. When the light turned red, he let the clutch out and jumped up onto the seat.
His timing was so good that I suspect that he had done this many times. He was a "Big Man" for riding a bike bike.
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I have the exact sme dimensions a you.
Logger type boots with a tall heel and double soles is the cheapest fix right off the bat. I wear Wesco Firestormers lace up and Boss Engineer Pull-on,
From there the New Ultra Limited seat Part Number 52164-10 It has the word LOW modeled into the seat pan. You can pick these up in the board or ebay for about $150.00
Get the dealer to take one off a limited to let you try. You will feel what I mean. It is lower and narrower but very comfortable.
Good Luck
Logger type boots with a tall heel and double soles is the cheapest fix right off the bat. I wear Wesco Firestormers lace up and Boss Engineer Pull-on,
From there the New Ultra Limited seat Part Number 52164-10 It has the word LOW modeled into the seat pan. You can pick these up in the board or ebay for about $150.00
Get the dealer to take one off a limited to let you try. You will feel what I mean. It is lower and narrower but very comfortable.
Good Luck
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I'm not wasting my breath on you. I'm 6 ft 215 lbs, so I'm not a short guy either. Lot's of Rider's have tried the lowering blocks with great success. They were designed as an economical way to lower a bike. People that have had problems obviously didn't install them correctly. I got them because I wanted to get the Center of gravity down. The bike handles, rides and looks better. I raced Motorcycles for a number of years. I know a little about handling. You are entitled to your opinion, as I am mine. As for a Street Glide, I rented a new 2011 for a day while my bike was in the shop having the Voltage Regulator replaced. Within 20 miles of leaving the dealer, I was missing my Road king.
Iron_Yeti, if you want to lower your SG suspension, lower the front 1", that will bring the front and rear very close to proper alignment, it will improve handling(not an opinion), and it will lower your sadle height a little.
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Sorry for the delay I had to go out and knock down a couple hundred miles on my SG with a raised rear end that now handles like it's 200 lbs lighter. Raising my rear end brought it into correct geometric alignment with the front end making the handling much more responsive, but you probably already know that with all your racing experience. This is a text book apples and oranges conversation, long since digressed from the original topic. I was responding to an inquiry about a SG, and you are trying to talk about a lowered RK. Your lowered king is probably about he same height as stock SG, but your king has an advantage of longer stroke shocks, it probably does ride pretty nice compared to a stock SG. I specifically said lowering blocks with stock shocks on the SG will cause the tire to bottom out on the fender, that is not opinion, thats just the way it is.
Iron_Yeti, if you want to lower your SG suspension, lower the front 1", that will bring the front and rear very close to proper alignment, it will improve handling(not an opinion), and it will lower your sadle height a little.
Iron_Yeti, if you want to lower your SG suspension, lower the front 1", that will bring the front and rear very close to proper alignment, it will improve handling(not an opinion), and it will lower your sadle height a little.
If the OP wanted to make his SG look badass, he should put on a set of 40.00 dollar lowering blocks and use the 1 inch hole. I guarantee he won't bottom out and hit the fender. I never did using the second hole..2 inches lower. not opinion, FACT!!
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From: Newport news, Virginia
I am 5'4" with a 27" inseam.........and ride an Elecra Glide Standard. It has the profile shocks in the rear and the profile front suspension in the front. I also use the Reach seat and have no problems flatfooting it regular riding boots!
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Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Northern CT
28" inseam and 2010 FLTRX. Got boots with a "logger" sole. Went from tippy toes to split between ball of foot and almost flat foot. Of course I weigh a hundred more pounds than you.
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