Great pic there. I would get yourself to a demo day somewhere or rent a couple bikes. Like said before they are both softails fronts are different but essentially gonna be equal comfort wise. I love my Fatboy and I am 5'10" and 235 I put my wife on back weight wise the bike is fine. However I think at 6'7" you might feel a little cramped even with some 18" apes I would try riding a roadking as well.

 

Anderson, Coach Scelfo just called and said you contract forbids you to ride anything but a Crossbones. And even if the lockout is in place, you should be working out with Gonzalez. Oh, and please return the tackling dummy, it was a good joke but the people at the Waffle House can't lift it...

 

I find the Crossbones very comfortable at 6'3". My 200# hardly deflects the long springs. I rode it from Georgia to Sturgis last year making it basically a 2 day trip each way. No problems except not much weather protection.

Any Harley, but especially one with a sprung seat can be adjusted to fit the rider. Except that I don't like the way they look I'd put some highways pegs on it to stretch my legs out on long trips. I may have to when I get older, but I'm only a spry 62. BTW, I switched to low bars and I think that upped the comfort (if not the appearance as well.

For those that are wondering, the 1925 seat is just the same seat pan as stock, but in the bare bones 1925 version. Harley sells it as an accessory under that name. If you want to spend a few extra $ there are higher quality reproductions available as well. I didn't like the stock seat for the reasons everyone mentions (it seems to have been designed for someone with short legs) and I liked the 1947 accessory seat a little better, but the 1925 I liked best.

 

DaddyKnuck, a couple questions for you:

At your height (I'm 6'4"), do you have any problems with your knees hitting the handlebars on turns, etc...?

I like the looks of that seat also, but I figured it sat lower than the stock seat and therefore would not be as good for the taller rider. Is that true? For me, the stock seat is at a good height.

 

I get the feeling (I didn't measure) that the 1925 seat is a little higher. In any event, it doesn't have that hump at the rear of the stock seat, which for me allows me to sit further back. I haven't hit my knees on the bars yet. I'll have to check later, but I don't think they even come close. I'm pretty sure my knees are below the top of the tank and I've got a long inseam. I'm pretty much all legs and arms and this set-up is comfy for me. BTW, my seat is really a WWII Army seat, but it's the same as a 1925 except for the side rivets.

 

Love my Corbin Gentry WLA reproduction seat with 2" scissor springs...

 

DaddyKnuck, thanks for the quick reply! If it sits a bit higher, I'm all in. I may have to see if the dealer can get one in for me to take a look at.

 

Good thing about Harley's in general that if you can't find the parts you need it is super easy to fabricate to your needs. Go with xbones if it calling your name. Last chance to get it....