Herein lies the rub.
I'm 6'3" and over 270 lbs (and my guts don't rest on the tank). I feel cramped and want a few inches more room on the bike particularly for long trips.
'08 SERK is kitted out with Ironside Collection including wheels (to a degree) and trim. The rider footboards are the swept back type with Ironside inserts.
Seat is reptile print as well are saddlebag lids, rider backrest and passenger backrest.
All in all a pretty flash looking bike which I would like to retain.
My dilemma, extend footboards, change seat or both. Cheapest option first - footboards. HD extended rider footboard kit is only available as a D shape pan. Ironside inserts are only available as the swept back type. D shape pans and any other insert just ruins the look of the bike. I tried it with the pans of my 06 RK which could've been widened easily enough with Kury 450.
Footboard options don't seem to work so I looked at seat options. Easy, put my modified touring seat from my RK onto the SERK. No go. The moco have changed the fitment configuration because the seat tongues pre 08 lead to scratched tanks. 08 SERK setup has the tongue forward of the battery. Now the only option is to go and blow a heap of dough on a new seat. And apparently they are different again on the 09's.
Given my frustration at having to spend even more on getting a comfortable ride position, not to mention 110 problems, I vented at my local dealer's service manager and explained to him that I couldn't help feeling as though I'd been FUTA'd by a big brown chook.
I then spoke to the mechanic who, by the way is a good guy and will do anything to help. Long story short, he is going to make brackets from stainless to extend my footboards by 1" and also widen by 1". I should have approached him first ( plus he'll do anything for a bottle of wild turkey )
Fingers crossed.
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