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[MD-Dave]

I am guessing that will get my leg off of the air intake?  Nice. Thanks.

[1abastarsmda]

I am guessing that will get my leg off of the air intake?  Nice. Thanks.

You got that right!

[MD-Dave]

How do they affect the lean angle?  I am used to my Night Rod and like to really get into the turns.

[1abastarsmda]

How do they affect the lean angle?  I am used to my Night Rod and like to really get into the turns.

Well, the way I look at it is this.  If you took a 10 foot rod and extended it straight out from your floorboards, you would scrape that rod with very little lean at all.  Therefore, anything that extends them out further to the sides is going to marginally decrease the amount of lean allowed before scraping.  Although a very slight decrease in lean angle allowed, that might be the difference between dragging and not dragging your floorboards.  I'm not really a floorboard dragger, so it hasn't affected me in any way but a positive manner.  If you are coming a fraction of an inch from dragging now, you may start dragging with them extended.  I think that's a call you have to make based on your own riding characteristics.  You may want to ride your new bike a bit and get used to it and see if you are dragging on this bike or not.  Your bike shows 31/32 degrees lean angle.  The SEUC shows 31/33 degrees lean angle.  I assume this means you will drag before I do already.  Your call.  The 09 Night Rod shows 32/32 degrees, but I don't know what year yours was.  If you ride your SERG the way you rode your Night Rod, if you dragged before, you'll still drag, and the floorboard extensions will start dragging at a slightly lesser angle.

Short answer:  it will cut your lean angle slightly.

[SBB]

How do they affect the lean angle?  I am used to my Night Rod and like to really get into the turns.

To answer your question the extenders will affect your lean angle slightly from stock.
You will loose some lean angle.
I have the D&D Fatcat on my 09 SEUC. I extended the right side floorboard to clear the pipe.
On Deals Gap I consistantly scraped the right side and never touched the left side.
Since the extenders are fairly inexpensive I suggest you try them and if your floorboard supports scrape more than your comfortable with, then take them off.
The extenders are not affected by the scraping so they will as good as new.
Someone will want then if you don't like them.
Good luck!

SBB

[LarryB]

I have the same extenders on my SERG, ride great, plus changed the A/C to a Arlen Ness Big Sucker so more room.
I have scraped the rear floorboard brackets, kinda gives them character. 

[MD-Dave]

Thanks for the answers.  I think I am going to wait and ride this for a while and see how it goes.  This is my first touring bike and I already noticed a difference in my attitude while riding.  On my way back from the dealer I was still doing the first 50 miles break-in and keeping it under 55.  I found that I really did not care about the other cars whipping past me.  I don't know how to describe it but on my Night Rod I am leaning somewhat forward and that kind of feels more "aggressive" and so my riding style is more aggressive.  On this bike I feel more like I am out cruising and kind of chillin'.  Maybe I won't be attacking the corners the same way.  I'll just give it some time. 

[FLSTFI Dave]

Well, like I said, patience is not one of my virtues. I picked up my O/B SERG yesterday!  No dealers wanted to trade my dealer for a Silver one so I went down to Annapolis HD and picked up the Orange one that someone here posted about. 
So I am now the proud owner of my first CVO bike and yes the first things I have to do the Jim Kerr mod on the exhaust, Fullsacs, etc.  and get a new windscreen and Hog Tune speakers.  Thanks to all who are helping to drain my wallet at a rapid pace!  The BSR appreciates it too.   
 

Congratulations on your new SERG.

Get a 96 inch 49 state head pipe, or cut the cat out of the stock one.  Then the fullsacs with a tune and you will have a much better sounding, cooler running more powerful bike

[MD-Dave]

Congratulations on your new SERG.

Get a 96 inch 49 state head pipe, or cut the cat out of the stock one.  Then the fullsacs with a tune and you will have a much better sounding, cooler running more powerful bike

That sounds like a plan.  I also just ordered the HID lamps.  Was riding last night and could not stand the lack of distance on the stock headlamp's illumination pattern.

[FLSTFI Dave]

That sounds like a plan.  I also just ordered the HID lamps.  Was riding last night and could not stand the lack of distance on the stock headlamp's illumination pattern.

I too am going to do the HID lamps.  Just sort of holding off until I decide what speakers and hidden antenna I am going to use, only want to take the fairing off once.

[jpparker]

I would think the next logical choice would be a SE Street Glide.

Which is what the 04 & 05 SEEG were..... precursors to the Street Glide but on steroids!

[Highjagger]

I too am going to do the HID lamps.  Just sort of holding off until I decide what speakers and hidden antenna I am going to use, only want to take the fairing off once.

This is what i dreamed about 3 month ago , now had it off the 4th time , it`s easier whenever you do it again , with wife`s hands to help it is a 30 minutes job remove and back again .