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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 12:28 PM
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Wow Ive got the harley goodies extenders on my RK and I never scrape. You youngsters must be leaning into your turns pretty deep....old guys like me, we dont feel the need to throw our backs into it like we used to....we are still talkin bikes here right
 
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 02:10 PM
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Hey Tucci, you're not THAT old. I have a few years on you and still enjoy scraping the boards on my RK!
 
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 06:51 PM
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i raised my boards to the next mounting hole up after i lowerd the bike with 11'' Bitchin BaggerDrop shocks .. but raising the boards probably no good for tall guys
 

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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 08:03 PM
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Thanks for the suggestions think I'm gonna try the harley goodies extenders before i invest in new boards.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by baust55
i raised my boards to the next mounting hole up after i lowerd the bike with 11'' Bitchin BaggerDrop shocks .. but that's probably no good for tall guys
On '08 and earlier models we can raise the footboards up, but unfortunately with the frame redesign on the '09 and later models the footboards are fixed! Another great design from the MoCo.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 03:28 PM
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wow that's a bummer you can't ajust the floorboards on the newer bikes . raising mine on my 2008 FLHRC was just the thing for a shorter guy on a lowerd bike.
 
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