Pigeon Toed Rockets??

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Supercharged
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Location
Calaveras County, California
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2023 Rocket 3R
I'm 6'2, got a R and never had a bike that requires a conscious turning in of the right foot to hit the brake pedal. I adjusted my pegs to the lower position for better comfort when I got it but just find it weird to have to do this. The width of the tank and bike as a whole probably contributes to this and maybe my height does as well. Have those of of you with more hobbit sized proportions noticed the same?
 
I’m a 5’10” hobbit and never noticed it. Nothing like one of the the new Harley Breakout 117’s I test rode last year - the stupid protruding air intake meant both I and my 6’2” friend had to physically lift our leg and manoeuvre it around the intake to reach the brake. Just nuts.
 
Bikes are actually made for average height people around 5'10" and not for long lanky bastards like me.
 
the foot pegs are to small and so is the pedal causing the pigeon toe approach. in this process my boot toe will touch the unprotected exhaust header, so there’s always a black melted rubber mark on mine, very irritating.

on the gear shift side my boot rubs on the engine casing (ankle height) when manual shifting wearing the side of the boot ankle, had to stitch so leather to the boot for protection.
 
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