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Offline Greaser Greg

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Taller seat for sportster
« on: October 18, 2018, 11:02:27 AM »
This is my solution to the monkey fcuking the football syndrome.
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Re: Taller seat for sportster
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2018, 11:09:25 AM »
Raise the suspension of the bike with taller shocks and longer forks?
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Re: Taller seat for sportster
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2018, 10:28:01 AM »
It's got plenty of ground clearance.  My inseam is longer than what is comfortable with the seat height to peg height difference on the stock, below the top of the rear fender seat.
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Re: Taller seat for sportster
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2018, 10:50:06 AM »
 I have the opposite problem ;D
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