floorboard extensions
Road Master
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 867
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From: Brentwood, TN
Have the HG 1" extensions with the HD 1" forward boards on my Limited. Several people commented on the boards touching ground easier. Mine have touched but not often as I'm not that aggressive a rider. I was even surprised last year they did not touch down while running the Dragon at near speed limit curves. I have noticed that when the boards touch now the actual brace under the board is what touches ground and it is not made to pivot like the board.
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 118
Likes: 0
From: colorado
Be very careful!!
I bought some of those floorboard extensions to install on my 05 Ultra. They seemed to work as advertised, but when I went for a ride on MTN two lane "twisties", the extensions allowed my floor board mounts, not the boards, but the mounts themselves to contact the pavement on a righthand corner, lifting the bike up and forcing me over into the left lane. Lucky for me and the wife that there was not a car coming thru the corner in the opposite lane or we would have had a headon. Needless to say as soon as we got back home those "extensions" came off. If you ride your dresser agressively at all, and like to really lean into your turns, those extensions are NOT a good idea IMO.
Last edited by roadster02; Mar 25, 2013 at 06:25 PM.
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 118
Likes: 0
From: colorado
I have a question about the HG extensions. I bought them and installed them on my '10 FLHX. While in the mountains I dumped my bike on a tight turn. One of riders swears that it is because of the extensions; did not allow my bike to lean far enough to make the turn and just pivoted on the extension. Does anyone have an opinion on this theory? I know the HG website says it only decreases the turn radius by a small amount but could that "small amount" be enough to pivot a bike?
YES!!!!!! Very Dangerous mod!
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Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,995
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From: Land of 10,000 lakes
I bought some of those floorboard extensions to install on my 05 Ultra. They seemed to work as advertised, but when I went for a ride on MTN two lane "twisties", the extensions allowed my floor board mounts, not the boards, but the mounts themselves to contact the pavement on a righthand corner, lifting the bike up and forcing me over into the left lane. Lucky for me and the wife that there was not a car coming thru the corner in the opposite lane or we would have had a headon. Needless to say as soon as we got back home those "extensions" came off. If you ride your dresser agressively at all, and like really lean into your turns, those extensions are NOT a good idea IMO.
