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BillyIndiana said:
I don't understand I am 5'8" with a 29 inseam. I don't have an issue when I come to a stop. I did have my seat rebuilt and that did lower me a bit.

I do agree that when backing the bike up I raise the passenger floorboards.

I am looking for a new pair of boots with a heel to give me a better footing.

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Pretty sure I've looked at the same bolts! :) I normally have the floorboards up and agree that moving it around that way is much easier.
 
Fingers said:
Being height challenged also I've learned you have to take baby steps when trying to move the beast.Also you to be selective where you park.Unlike 1olbull I need the heel-toe shifter to ride.
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Baby steps are about all I can take, maybe I just need to slow down... on my rocket.

I've thought about removing the heel of the heel-toe shifter and converting the boards to pegs. I've had boards for a long time though and not sure I'd like the switch.
 
Fingers said:
Being height challenged also I've learned you have to take baby steps when trying to move the beast.Also you to be selective where you park.Unlike 1olbull I need the heel-toe shifter to ride.
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With all due respect, Amigo,
Requiring a heel shifter is like never learning to drive a stick shift.
Another art lost on the young.
Heel shifting was never invented/offered most of my 55 years of road riding.
I dislike because it complicates and adds shift linkage, it reduces foot position room, it requires heel stomps that can be hard on transmissions and it is totally unnecessary.
 
I need to go look to see if I can replace the driver boards with passenger ones, end up with 2 sets of passenger boards. If I removed the heel, lowered the seat, picked up the above pictured boots, and miraculously grew another few inches I think I'll be set. :):)
 
1olbull said:
With all due respect, Amigo,
Requiring a heel shifter is like never learning to drive a stick shift.
Another art lost on the young.
Heel shifting was never invented/offered most of my 55 years of road riding.
I dislike because it complicates and adds shift linkage, it reduces foot position room, it requires heel stomps that can be hard on transmissions and it is totally unnecessary.
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I have a pair of boots, not the above ones, that when I wear them I can never get the heel shift right so I only use the toe. I'm normally just commuting back and forth to work and wearing my work shoes which allow me to feel the shifter better.

Yes, I know that my shoes would also allow me to feel the road a lot better if I were to get into an accident...
 
AndrewK said:
Pretty sure I've looked at the same bolts! :) I normally have the floorboards up and agree that moving it around that way is much easier.
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I will admit that last year I dropped the Rocket 3 times. Every time at a dead stop. The weight can get away from you real quick. The good thing is they did such a great job designing the touring model there is not a mark on her.
 
AndrewK said:
I need to go look to see if I can replace the driver boards with passenger ones, end up with 2 sets of passenger boards. If I removed the heel, lowered the seat, picked up the above pictured boots, and miraculously grew another few inches I think I'll be set. :):)
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You don't have to do any of that , I'm 5"7 and half , 28 inch inseam , the rocket tourer is'nt a paticuly high bike , but its wide , thats what gives us short asses problems , first thing i done was had my seat shaped and lowered , Did'nt make any difference like i said its the width thats the problem ,, so i bought the touring seat , that made a big difference , because it sits you up closer to the bars , and makes it easier ,, but it was still a problem trying to push this beast back on tippy toes , is always dodgy if you step on loose gravel or a stone . So the next thing was i lowered it ,, i simply bought ikon shocks 30mmm lower , there suitable for the rt3 , and a freind dropped the bars 20mm through the triple tree , and i can reach the floor and almost flat foot the bike , its still heavy but a lot better . Plus it looks GOOD lowered , especielly when i put the lowered seat on has well , which i don't do often because its a touring bike

With the rivco risers and lowered this bike is like an armchair , but it is what it is , Its a big heavy bike more suitable for a big guy , or an exceptionaly good rider , (which i'm not HA HA ) , i bought mine in 2009 and have done 65000 klm . just about all off it being long distance , I will admit i don't ride mine much any more , its in the garage ready to be brought out if i do any distance over 300 klm , but for just a 50 -100 klm ride through the hills i have another bike ,

Oh i might add the other bike is a low rider , so to give you an idea the rocket lowered is approx the same has the low rider , of course being a physicly smaller bike the low rider is eaier for me around town
 
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