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Message started by casey on 04/07/05 at 11:15:35

Title: mods for a person over 6ft tall
Post by casey on 04/07/05 at 11:15:35

what kind of mods can i do ???I am over six foot tall :'(
i love my bike ::) please help

Title: Re: mods for a person over 6ft tall
Post by steve on 04/07/05 at 11:25:35

i myself am 5'11" and found that adding hiway bars with pegs helps. when riding with my feet on the pegs my knees are elevated above my hip and i tend to lean back which gives a stretch to the handgrips. others on these forums recommend raising the front of the seat an inch and using forward controls

Title: Re: mods for a person over 6ft tall
Post by sluggo on 04/07/05 at 13:35:46

steve wrote:

i hear there is a new surgery that removes up to 4 inchs in you legs two inchs from from the upper and lower bones... should be a big hit. ::)

Title: Re: mods for a person over 6ft tall
Post by gitarzan on 04/07/05 at 17:49:47

sluggo wrote:

i hear there is a new surgery that removes up to 4 inchs in you legs two inchs from from the upper and lower bones... should be a big hit. ::)

It worked for this guy:

http://www.countryworks.com/images_lg/STRING1.jpg

Title: Re: mods for a person over 6ft tall
Post by casey on 04/07/05 at 20:01:08

funny ;)

Title: Re: mods for a person over 6ft tall
Post by savagethumper on 04/07/05 at 20:15:44

I'm 5'10 and I lifted the seat fromt an inch and a half. That helped a lot. I tried to make a highway bar, but when I got it out far enough to be comfortable, I was darn near on the sides of the front wheel. I don't do any cross country riding on mine, so what little stiffness I get from riding isn't too bad.

Title: Re: mods for a person over 6ft tall
Post by casey on 04/07/05 at 20:40:26

how dose one go around lifting the seat ???

Title: Re: mods for a person over 6ft tall
Post by sluggo on 04/07/05 at 21:34:11

casey wrote:

how dose one go around lifting the seat ???

it's a common mod on stock seats. you raise the front of seat using spacers. gives you a more egrgonomic seating position.

Title: Re: mods for a person over 6ft tall
Post by WD on 04/07/05 at 21:58:01

I'm 6'2", or was before two back surgeries...

Contrary to everyone else, I lowered the seat height. Added 13.62" rise apehanger handlebars on the factory Savage risers. Like sitting in an easy chair now, especially since the modified seat has extra lumbar support versus the stock seat. You can see the bike on this page...look at Paladin's Poster's Picture Gallery, I am number 15a currently. Three pics of the bike that show the new seat/bar spacing and how the set up sits in relation to me standing next to it. For me, it is the perfect combo for around town, haven't tried any real rides with it yet. Works for me and my stepson, who also is 6'2".
-WD

Title: Re: mods for a person over 6ft tall
Post by babbalou on 04/08/05 at 18:17:38

I turned the risers around on my S40 so they curve forward & it helped a lot. I'm 6'1". I'm thinking about raising the seat some 'cause the footpegs are still a little too close. I may just put a gel-pad on the seat.