I have an 03 WG. It sits a little high for me. Do I have to change the shocks or are there seats that would work? What would be the cost ? What is involved ? My wife rides on the back. Thanks Alan

 

you could go to a shorter shock, pretty easy or get a new seat, even easier. depends on the condition of your shocks and seat. Probably cost about the same. If your happy wth the seat you have then change the shocks. Less travel on a lower shock could mean a harsher ride.

 

I have the 11 inch shocks on mine . Installed they measure 103/4. I posted a pic best one I have right now.

 

I put 12" Progressive 440's on mine. A little lower with a much better ride. Get the heavy duty ones. My wife rides with me also.

 

going to a less padded seat may coause more discomfort than getting some 12" shocks. you bike stock comes with 12.6" shocks. I highly recommend works performance tracker shocks installed. 12.1". your ride quality will vastly improve over stock. www.worksperformance.com you will need to call and talk to a rep to get pricing and go over options... the cool thing about works is they are built specifically for your weight and riding style. The tracker series of shocks will be less $ than a set of progressive 440 shocks.

 

There is a really good article in Feb American Iron about this. It clarifies a lot of things. Seats are a good option, something like the reach seat helps those of us that are vertically challanged, (I'm 5'4 or so and shrinking) if you need more I think it worth the time to read the article My sporty had been lowered in the rear, but not the front. They just pushed the forks up higher in the triple tree. Not a good idea. I have not changed the front, but did put the forks back where they belonged and do not notice a handling problem