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[AUSSIE_FLSTFSE]

Anyone having problems with ground clearance? I was always scraping my floor boards until I changed to forwared controls. but now I find I am scraping the side stand on the left & the brake pedal on the right

[sefatboyscott]

The CVO fatoby is lowered in the rear one inch versus a stock fatboy, the front is the same as stock, if you want to raise the back just switch to some stock rear shocks.

[UltraCVO]

Anyone having problems with ground clearance? I was always scraping my floor boards until I changed to forwared controls. but now I find I am scraping the side stand on the left & the brake pedal on the right  (I dont like grinding away my CVO). I have come to the conclusion I will have to raise the bike up a little, as in standard form I have 4 1/4 inches under the frame (I had to modify my bike lifter to get under it) is it possible to lift the rear a little (I weigh about 220lb) I dont seem to have much travel in the rear suspension(bottoms out alot on bumps & dips in the road). Also I noticed Mick the Pick has fitted longer fork tubes to his (how much longer & how much ground clearance added) would this effect the handling. But in saying all this I also dont want to change the look of the bike too much. Any suggestions
Are FLSTFSE forks the same length as standard Fatboy forks & are the rear shocks the same as standard Fatboys?
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[AUSSIE_FLSTFSE]

The CVO fatoby is lowered in the rear one inch versus a stock fatboy, the front is the same as stock, if you want to raise the back just switch to some stock rear shocks.

I decided to buy a pair of 2inch longer fork tubes & slider covers to see how much it would help as it was  fairly cheap as far as Harley parts go.
So on Saturday morning I stripped down the font end & replaced the tubes,seals, oil & slider covers & reassembled. It did not seem to look much different but on closer inspection you could see it had raised the front up a bit. Time to test ride
Went for a ride (about 100miles) highway & around town & did not scrape once. Very happy with the mod. This week I think I wil try & lift the rear about 3/4 inch and see how it looks as I did notice while working on the bike I had scraped the end of the pipes on the road (I think this was riding 2up & hit a bump while cornering) but I still think I should raise it a little

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[AUSSIE_FLSTFSE]

The CVO fatoby is lowered in the rear one inch versus a stock fatboy, the front is the same as stock, if you want to raise the back just switch to some stock rear shocks.

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