Shortass rider and electraglide
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Road Captain
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Shortass rider and electraglide
I'm between 5'7" and 5'8" depending on the time of day etc. With some minor effort I can get both heels on the ground when I'm on my EGC but I want a bit more control with this 900 pound beauty.
As far as I know my options are as follows
Shave the sides of the seat a bit and maybe the thickness. Reasonably inexpensive.
Lower seat. A bit more expensive and hopefully as comfy as stock
Lower shocks. More expensive yet.
Boots with thicker soles.
Have I missed anything?
What is the down side of lower shocks.
As far as I know my options are as follows
Shave the sides of the seat a bit and maybe the thickness. Reasonably inexpensive.
Lower seat. A bit more expensive and hopefully as comfy as stock
Lower shocks. More expensive yet.
Boots with thicker soles.
Have I missed anything?
What is the down side of lower shocks.
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My wife rides an 06 ultra. She's about 5' 4". We lowered the front and rear 1". Then had Mean City Cycles narrow and lower the seat with a memory foam upgrade that moved her 1" forward. We also tipped the handle bars back a little. The bike fits her great. She's very comfortable with it now.
Road Captain
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+1 on Mean City Cycles. I am 5'8" and I can now flat foot with no problems. It is also now more comfortable than stock. Worth the money and great people to deal with. Give them a call and give them your measurements. They will provide you recommendations to assist you.
Tourer
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I would start with the seat. I put the reduced reach seat on my street glide and it has worked great for me without any further modifications and is more comfy than stock. I am slightly taller than you at 5'9" but i think you should see good results without having to make adjustments to the bike.
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I might be 5'8" with my boots on. I tried out the reduced reach seat on my Limited, but that didn't work for me. I installed the Harley low rear shocks, kept the stock seat, added the reduced reach bars, a backrest and now the bike fits and is much more comfortable. I can flat foot the bike now, but I may still try to lower the front 1/2"-3/4".
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there are many threads with info on this but I will let you know what I did:
I am 5'5" and 28inseam
I got a set of lowering blocks from ehay $39
Dropped the rear with the FLHX Shocks
Got a 2012 CVO solo mahogany seat with matching pass pillion and backrest.
Voila!!
Flat footed all of the time. No issues whatsoever.
I am 5'5" and 28inseam
I got a set of lowering blocks from ehay $39
Dropped the rear with the FLHX Shocks
Got a 2012 CVO solo mahogany seat with matching pass pillion and backrest.
Voila!!
Flat footed all of the time. No issues whatsoever.