09 UG lower Seat reccomdations

BuffaloBill

Hey guy's

I really like my 09 UG Here is my issue I have a 29 inch inseam and had a 07 EGC and my 03 RKC that I had the stock lowering HD shocks on. This allowed me to firmly place my feet on the ground. When I purchased my 09 I also purchased my 1" lowering HD shocks for the 09 model. After installing them I still find myself on the balls of my feet at stop lights. I guess the new frame has a lot to do with it however that still put me at a bind. Can anyone reccomand a seat that will help plant my feet to the gound I would preffer NOT to lower my front end.

I saw this on the forum Mean City Cycles Custom Seat Modifications :: Home and spoke to Bret but he stated that the new 09 frame does not really give much room to re-shape the seat pan accept on the sides

Any advise would be greatly appreciated
BufaloBILL

Gary12850

I have the same inseam and I find that if I wear my western boots I find I can flat foot at lights, on most HD's..

Hobbit

i fitted the touring reach seat along with the new touring lower shocks and with my 28" inseam its lower enough for me to just paddle the bike backwards and flat foot one foot when stationary

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smitty901

Mean city does good work.
Something to consider it is not always lower you need but narrower in the front you can gain a lot of insean if the front of the seat is narrowed a bit.
Example, my stock RG seat is lower than the EG seat I have for it but it is wider than the EG seat. So when I have the much taller and better padded EG seat on I still am able to have my feet flat on the ground. Withthe sock seat I can not.

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09ultra

As soon as someone comes up with a decent way, I am also interested in getting my 09 ultra a little lower. I am 5'9" plus a smidgin, and I am not flat footed. I wish I knew if the SG shocks would be enough alone. I really would like to keep the stock seat if the shocks would do it. The book says the shocks only lower 3/4"???

TQuentin1

I think you SHOULD lower the front end to maintain a semblance of the geometry the bike is supposed to have. I lowered the front AND the back of my '03 UC (I know, different frame, but ...) and got the Reach seat. It made a BIG difference to the stability of the bike even in a cross wind. Doing all that, and some loading strategy to keep the CoG as low as possible helps. With the lowering front and rear AND the Reach seat, I am flat footed when seated on the bike.

I am 5'-6" tall, and wear 36x30 jeans. My inseam is probably more like 29. Samey-same!

TQ

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