Setting up a softtail for 2-up riding.
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Setting up a softtail for 2-up riding.
So me and the wife want to ride together more (as in a lot more)...
We are not light people and would exceed the stock weight limits of the Fatboy Lo with riders and gear.
I have a sissy bar and seat back, rack, windshield and stock appointments for rear pillion and pegs.
Other than the obvious answer of stop being a fat@$$...what can we do to make the bike more 2-up friendly?
Thanks for the help!
We are not light people and would exceed the stock weight limits of the Fatboy Lo with riders and gear.
I have a sissy bar and seat back, rack, windshield and stock appointments for rear pillion and pegs.
Other than the obvious answer of stop being a fat@$$...what can we do to make the bike more 2-up friendly?
Thanks for the help!
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Tire pressures are slightly higher for riding double. I'll usually add a couple 4-5 pounds to the back when my lady is riding, but we travel light.
Careful getting too far north of the max load; suspension travel and gravity centers play big parts in braking and cornering... you don't wanna wreck just so you didn't have to trade for a FL or upgrade your rear shocks.
Careful getting too far north of the max load; suspension travel and gravity centers play big parts in braking and cornering... you don't wanna wreck just so you didn't have to trade for a FL or upgrade your rear shocks.
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Thanks.
I went and checked out the RK and SGS...but like my FIRST Harley a lot.
Looks like I may as well get some 422's. At max setting, we bottom out on big dips. And some of the interstate transitions are bone jarring for a single rider...so I don't want to buck my wife off at 75 MPH. If the 422's don't do it...will trade the Fatboy in for a street glide special.
I went and checked out the RK and SGS...but like my FIRST Harley a lot.
Looks like I may as well get some 422's. At max setting, we bottom out on big dips. And some of the interstate transitions are bone jarring for a single rider...so I don't want to buck my wife off at 75 MPH. If the 422's don't do it...will trade the Fatboy in for a street glide special.
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Thanks.