JerryC, I am a big guy(no butt left) with 2 spine surgeries. That lead me to the F6B and to the decision to buy the best seat I have ever owned. A Hartco. Those folks are in Florida and will custom make the seat to fit your needs. Well worth a call.Talk with Mark. Good luck. You will absolutely love the B. F6Broy
Will definitely check this out. I was thinking Ultimate, which is just down the road, but will talk to Hartco first. THXOriginally Posted by F6Broy
Not sure of the size, was drilled so to be lowered one inch so maybe 16 and 15 now. Original Owner put it on. It was not a good shield at all. Buffeting was terrible on the lowest setting and not much better up an inch, not worth boxing up to sell. Maybe someday I will cut the bottom off and bolt it onto the stock shield and make my own two piece shield.
I have the Ultimate King and you will not gain much more legroom. I would say less than an inch, but I also noticed that mine sat me up higher too. I like it much better than stock, except you can slide around on it a little because it is leather compared to that weird material on the stock seats. It was worth it for me, I really like it with the drivers and passenger backrests.
As far as windshield goes, I'm 6'3 and have a 19" slip streamer on mine and I get buffeting above my eyes at highway speed. I will be buying a 15" Madstad when I save up the moula.
One of the best things I bought was the electronic saddle bag release system with key fobs. Best $180 I spent. I can keep my bike running and get into my bags now without the key.
But to each their own, this is my 2 cents.
I'm a short guy and I have done most of the items you reference. The Helibars and the Ultimate should be high priority. Over the last couple of years I have noticed a significant decline in the Kury quality. I went with other brands. Suggest you do some research on the board and see what others opinions are. Good luck!
I have to agree that needing a key to get into the bags is a pain. However the simple low cost key knob application works perfect and you don't even need a fob to open the bags up. Mine stays in the unlock position all the time and I only remove the knob if I want to lock them which is seldom. So one of those two mods I think would be high on a want list. My simple cup holder is high on the comfort list also.
I find the seat on the B is great. I am 70 and 5' 10" and 300+ lbs and I can ride all day on the stock seat. I have on the ergo 3's and very rarely use them. I am glad I put on the baker wings under the mirrors. they cut a lot of wind when closed and let in a nice breeze when open. as for moving back a little in the seat for comfort, have the hot chick sit in front of you!, good luck and enjoy
I am barely 6' and traded on this forum for some RIVCO pegs this past year. For me the slight difference in the mounting location on each side made enough difference that one is comfortable and one is a reach. The fairing digs into my leg on the one that is hardest to reach.
Also look up some of the damage to the valve covers when the B is dropped while the RIVCO peg is open. If I had to do it over again, I would probably get something else.
I too have been the whole route on pegs. On my Goldwing I had Mic O'Pegs - well built, but real clunky.They often needed adjustment since they were built on the crash bars not in them. Finally went with the Rivco and they do OK. I have 5000 miles on them now and am used to them. As mentioned they can be a little off center but I move my butt around when I'm on the road anyhow. They have a neat appearance and work well otherwise.
My main complaint with the Rivcos is that they stick straight out, whereas your legs are angling out
Eventually I want to see if I can put stops in to angle them back.
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