well, i did say that flatfooting wasn't necessary a few posts up. but at least i wasn't a dick about it

 

Just what we need on this forum. Another D-Bag...

 

 

It's not so much about the physical hight, it's the inseam length that allows you to get flat on the ground. I'm 5'10" and my inseam is just under 29", go figure, I have a torso of a 6'4" guy, so I sit tall in the saddle, as one would say. I've lowered 1' in the front, already lowered rear 3/4", stock on 2015 special AND I still have to watch where I park, already have my frankenstein boots, better known as Franky boots with 1" soles, 2X4"s coming on next.

 

I blow my nose at you pitiful tipi toe-ers. I fart in your general direction....

Come back here its only a flesh wound...



Sorry, watched Monty Python recently and I though of that when I read an earlier post.

 

Everyone has a unique shape. Not a problem in a car, just slide the seat forward, right? Pretty big deal on a bike. Lot to be said for being flat footed on a 900lb motorcycle.

Us suspension guys have put together a bunch of options to set your bike up to fit your body (both height and weight!). Do it right and you don't have to give up any substantial ride quality.

Best not to get too "salesy" in this thread, but happy to elaborate if you guys are interested.

 

Nonsense, "it's just a flesh wound!" Gonna have to break that one out and watch it again. One of my favorites.

 

Whenever I see a short person straddling a touring bike (on their tippy toes), I think to myself "That person did not ride it before they bought it".
Oh, you can put lowering kits on it but sometimes that doesn't work out for everyone either. And I need to say this too "Yes, I am sure people all over the world have lowering kits on their bikes and they are all happy as hell".

 

I'm interested.

 

Grab a comfy chair, this could take a minute.

Crazy thing about motorcycle suspension is it's also a rider fitment tool. That bike with a couple of bodies on it is well over 1000lbs and if you're not comfortable at a stop light, you're not likely to get to see how comfortable it'll be at 80 on the highway.

Sure, there's guys who are good with tip toeing a half ton of Harley around parking lots, but all it'll take is a little gravel and 25K of motorcycle and a formerly supportive wife are laying in the dirt with what's left of your pride.

The challenge for us was to reduce standover height without a serious hit to ride quality. Quite a tall order (no pun intended!). The end result is an internal bypass damper, a progressive rate spring and what the off-road world calls a zero spring. The latest from our secret compound is dubbed the 944 Ultra Low and essentially uses a 12.5" damper (fully extended) that sits deep in the stroke at 11" on the bike. That's 1" lower than a Street Glide and 2" lower than most Ultras and Road Glides. Secret sauce is the flat wire zero spring that compresses under the weight of the bike and let's the shock fully extend when need to keep the chassis stable.

A seriously well tuned damper (two years in development), progressive rate spring (the rate ramps up as it compresses) and the added droop travel make for a minimal impact in ride quality and substantial increase in standover height.

Added bonus is several spring rates to best match your total vehicle load, hand adjustable preload and we guarantee the thing for life (get your head around that!).

Hope that helps, happy to answer more questions if you'd like.

Link to site is here: http://www.progressivesuspension.com...tra-low-shocks