I would try things in stages and it this order;

Boots
Seat
F & R suspension

 

Something else to take into consideration is the style of riding a person does and over all terrain. Is it very hilly with lots of tight twisties, straight and flat, long sweepers? Does the rider ride aggressive or at a more relaxed pace? Is the bike used for scooting around or are 1500-2000 mile trips a regular thing

 

Do the boots and leave the bike shocks and frontend stock. After riding lowered bikes for years, had a good set of boots rebuilt and everything is good.

 

lowering street glide

i"m short also, and have ridden every touring harley

reg. tour bike has
- has stock 13" shocks
-wider stock seat

street Glide
-stock shocks are 12" ( 1" shorter- if you put the lowering bracket,to drop shocks an additional 1",when you hit a pothole,your tire will rum the fender, and the wires inside can be damaged.-TOO DANGEROUS
***** -THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IS TO INSTALL A KIT CALLED,---DROP SEAT KIT made by BaggerWerx. OR FBI co. *Check this out.*
you'll love it.
It drops your seat at least 3", WITHOUT ,compromising frame/road clearance.
AND YOU SIT INTO THE BIKE, not on top.This way you won't have problems with floorboard scraping on those tight turns,when you really need to lean.-SAFETY First.
--Street Glide Fairing is high on handle bars.(at times if seems top heavy,at end of day)

ROAD GLIDE CUSTOM
- has 12" shocks also
- Fairing is fixed, connected to frame, so that helps to keep the center of gravity,for rider(good thing)

hope all this helps
CNDN WLF






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