A couple people on here said I should lower the rear on my bike a little and I agree. Can anybody tell me how hard this is to do or is an easy fix? Thanks!

 

Buy shorter shocks and install. Once you have the bike lifted, it'll take 20 minutes or so. Very easy to do.

 

Get you a fat girlfriend! Never mind, the shorter shocks are alot cheaper.

 

Get some shorter progressive shocks and maybe a tank riser to make the front of the bike look a little higher which in turn will make the rear look lower.

 

Here is a cheaper option that allows you to keep your stock shocks (I actually bought a kit but I haven't installed it yet, it appears solid, good quality):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ht_1115wt_1162

 

Dude,

Be careful what you wish for, lowering the bike beans scraping the pipes, kickstand etc.. Do you want to do that too?

Maybe you want to raise the front, extend the forks for a longer look, don't rake the neck correctly will give you the higher front end and a too short kick stand.

In short figure out what you want to do, don't listen to folks here (like me).

Cheers,

 

burly slammer kit .. donezo

 

When I bought my bike I had the dealer put on shorter rear shocks. They also lowered the front by 1 inch. I have never scraped any part of my bike. But then again I don't ride like a crazy person either.

 

I put 10 1/2" Progressive shocks on the OL's '04 1200C. I had to lower the upper belt guard by elongating the rear mounting hole. It was hitting the bottom edge of the fender. Everything else under the fender has been fine. A Nightster jiffystand gave it more lean while parked. I hear, and it looks plausible, that you can grind down the stock jiffystand where it meets the frame mount to achieve the same effect, but I haven't acually seen it done.
You can install shorter shocks one at a time and you won't need a lift. It may be helpful to have a buddy around to lift up on the back so you can align bolts.

 

$90 on ebay for some like new progressive covered shocks and a 1/2 hour.....