Anyone 6'3 and taller

[BIG--T]

with a 34" inseam  and up? I need some advice. I'm 6'3 /34" inseam and feel tight and crunched in the normal riding position. I know there's a relo kit that would bring me up and down an inch or so. I want  to go foward and down some, but not to the point of catching my foot in a curve.

Thanks in advance for some advise.

[Sharkey]

Try a Ultimate King Big Boy seat if you get the chance. I am 6'5" with a 35" inseam. The seat made all the diffference for comfortable riding. It set you back a few inches and up slightly. You dont feel cramped and your pegs stay in the stock place. I have a size 13 boot and they are wider than the pegs, I always wear the edges off my boots before I drag a peg.

[Mr.BubblesVRCCDS0008]

The relocator kit will move you down about an inch and forward about two inches. It doesn't sound like much but it does make a difference. I built my own cause I had the steel and my are alittle different from the others. I'm 6'3" with a 35in inseam.

[F6CTrider]

I roll at 6'4" and 34 on the inseam, 14 in the boots.  Love the King Big Boy and my pegs are also relocated.  I feel very comfortable.  Like Sharkey I scrape the heels of my boots before the pegs touch.  I have kinda made a game out of it when driving the mountain twisties.  How long can I keep the heel dragging through a turn?  Funny wear on the boots is a wierd bit of bragging rights.  I know......pretty silly.... but I am easily amused

I AM still searching for the best location for the handle bars.  Currently I run stock with that small 1 inch extension for the stock riser.  I still get a pain through my shoulder blades on long rides.  I am thinking of getting a back rest???  Any thoughts from my tall bros out there?

[Thunderbolt]

Showchrome pullback risers.  These things made mine perfect and I measure up same as you.

[Tundra]

+1 on the showchrome pullback risers. I have the Ultimate Big-Boy and wish I would have purchased the King Big Boy. My seat is taller than stock (high center of gravity) and pushes the boys up a bit. 34" inseam. No relo kit on my bike, but  I would like it.

[f-Stop]

I have the Mustang seat and the peg relo kit from Rattlebars.  The Mustang raises you up a bit over stock.  I also have Kuryakyn "Ergo" highway pegs to stretch out and LaMonster pull back risers to sit up. Put the relo kit on to help out with a bad knee. 

6'2", 34" inseam and size 13 boot.

FYI, I tried to go to the Rattlebars website and a page came up that said "retired".  Say it ain't so!

[Big Rig]

6'4" stock i/s seat and solo seat. Highway pegs, the sides of my feet drag before the shiny bits and also the heels when on the highway pegs..

No complaints...

[Dogg]

6'3" 36 inseam. stock footpegs location, highway bars. I like th elegs tucked in when I gassing her. otherwise, Im stretched out on the highway pegs. king boy seat. make sthe difference.

[BIG--T]

Try a Ultimate King Big Boy seat if you get the chance. I am 6'5" with a 35" inseam. The seat made all the diffference for comfortable riding. It set you back a few inches and up slightly. You dont feel cramped and your pegs stay in the stock place. I have a size 13 boot and they are wider than the pegs, I always wear the edges off my boots before I drag a peg.

OH boy, I wished I'd known that when I bought my Big Boys a month ago!! I was border line on the BB and didn't know that about the KIng. Too late now!  
Thanks

[Serk]

6'7"... I got the peg lowering kit, and a Hartco custom seat, told 'em my height when I ordered it and he made the seat have several inches of lift to it... The seat's ugly, but it and the peg lowering kit made all the difference in the world for me...

[BIG--T]

6'7"... I got the peg lowering kit, and a Hartco custom seat, told 'em my height when I ordered it and he made the seat have several inches of lift to it... The seat's ugly, but it and the peg lowering kit made all the difference in the world for me...

Sert I never heard of a Hartco, but I've spent way too much money on seats now! What kind of peg lowering kit did you get?
Thanks

[BIG--T]

Well I just checked with Ultimate-$420.00 for the King driver seat!, hoping it woud interchange with tbe BB passenger seat but I can forget that! I just wished I'd known for I bought my BB!!  

[Serk]

6'7"... I got the peg lowering kit, and a Hartco custom seat, told 'em my height when I ordered it and he made the seat have several inches of lift to it... The seat's ugly, but it and the peg lowering kit made all the difference in the world for me...

Sert I never heard of a Hartco, but I've spent way too much money on seats now! What kind of peg lowering kit did you get?
Thanks

Here's the seat:

http://www.hartcoseats.com/HONDA/170/Valkyrie-family/Honda-Valkyrie-/2161.html

(Mine doesn't have the conchos, and I just got the driver seat, my rear seat is stock, and I'm using a Utopia backrest with it)

And I've got the Rattlebars peg relocation kit which, from a quick search, appears to no longer be available...

Put together, it looks something like this:

[0leman]

My Valk had the Big-Boy seat on it when I got her. PO put installed it with a drivers back rest.  I am 6' 3" - 36" inseam (used to be over 6' 4" but old age has caught up with me).   No changes to the foot pegs/handle bars as far as I know.  Though I do ride with feet on Hwy Pegs, when not riding in 30 degree temps, as feel a bit cramped when feet are on the foot pegs.   

I would like to try the King Big-Boy seat.  I do recommend the drivers Back-Rest.   Wouldn't ride more than 100 miles without it. 

[old2soon]

Phew-i don't know about ya'll-at one time i thought i was a big guy. 6ft 2 in 32 inseam. got a bad back. Got a utopia already mounted to the i/s and don't leave home without it. So far everything else is stock and seems to be working for me. Best miles for me was 570 in a day to kansas city and back and a lot of 60 to 350 mile days just screwing around. F Y I-the low mile days are with friends on the other brand that starts with H. RIDE SAFE.

[olddog1946]

I have recently purchased the king seat (solo) for the up and back set up..I am 6'2", 34 " inseam and although I certainly like the seat, I am not at all sure the seat is much different than the stock 01 std seat as far as moving you back is concerned, I do know it sits me higher.... I had set on a big boy previously and found it more confining than my original seat, hence the king...I am also using one of those aftermarket fleabay curved backrests that sell for 35 bucks and absolutely love it...and I use highway pegs once on the road....all that said, If you'd like to try the 01 seat I would be happy to send it too you to try out....or you can buy one brand new from Honda for $86.25......which is amazingly inexpensive..

[BIG--T]

My Valk had the Big-Boy seat on it when I got her. PO put installed it with a drivers back rest.  I am 6' 3" - 36" inseam (used to be over 6' 4" but old age has caught up with me).   No changes to the foot pegs/handle bars as far as I know.  Though I do ride with feet on Hwy Pegs, when not riding in 30 degree temps, as feel a bit cramped when feet are on the foot pegs.   

I would like to try the King Big-Boy seat.  I do recommend the drivers Back-Rest.   Wouldn't ride more than 100 miles without it. 

Yeah I shrunk too! lol Definetly try the King- I wisked I had now. As far as the backrest, I couldn't live without it especially on long trips and I got a bad back too.

Check out that little link underneath my sig. I haven't figured out how to post my sig pic yet! I went all out and got the 5 piece, so I'm seat poor!

[BIG--T]

6'7"... I got the peg lowering kit, and a Hartco custom seat, told 'em my height when I ordered it and he made the seat have several inches of lift to it... The seat's ugly, but it and the peg lowering kit made all the difference in the world for me...

Sert I never heard of a Hartco, but I've spent way too much money on seats now! What kind of peg lowering kit did you get?
Thanks

Here's the seat:

http://www.hartcoseats.com/HONDA/170/Valkyrie-family/Honda-Valkyrie-/2161.html

(Mine doesn't have the conchos, and I just got the driver seat, my rear seat is stock, and I'm using a Utopia backrest with it)

And I've got the Rattlebars peg relocation kit which, from a quick search, appears to no longer be available...

Put together, it looks something like this:

Serk I just wished I'd known all this before hand especially putting that kind of money in my 6 piece Ultimates! BTW I love that color on your bike!,  click on the link on the bottom of my sig and you'll see what I'm talking about. Haven't learned how to post my pic yet.

[flcjr]

xguy,    I am on the edge of needing a bb or the smaller one want to sell your bb

[BIG--T]

I have the Mustang seat and the peg relo kit from Rattlebars.  The Mustang raises you up a bit over stock.  I also have Kuryakyn "Ergo" highway pegs to stretch out and LaMonster pull back risers to sit up. Put the relo kit on to help out with a bad knee. 

6'2", 34" inseam and size 13 boot.

FYI, I tried to go to the Rattlebars website and a page came up that said "retired".  Say it ain't so!

F- Stop does your rolo pegs hit? I am wanting to put Cobra floorboards on mine and wonder if they'll hit with the relo?

[Serk]

Serk I just wished I'd known all this before hand especially putting that kind of money in my 6 piece Ultimates! BTW I love that color on your bike!,  click on the link on the bottom of my sig and you'll see what I'm talking about. Haven't learned how to post my pic yet.

Don't worry about it, there's more than one way to skin a cat...

And once you've got the picture on the internet (Which you've got that part) getting the picture in a post is easy...

Here's your pic:



And this is how you put it in yourself:

Code:

[img]http://vrcc.photostash.com/vrcc_32669/S6300946.JPG[/img]

[BIG--T]

I roll at 6'4" and 34 on the inseam, 14 in the boots.  Love the King Big Boy and my pegs are also relocated.  I feel very comfortable.  Like Sharkey I scrape the heels of my boots before the pegs touch.  I have kinda made a game out of it when driving the mountain twisties.  How long can I keep the heel dragging through a turn?  Funny wear on the boots is a wierd bit of bragging rights.  I know......pretty silly.... but I am easily amused

I AM still searching for the best location for the handle bars.  Currently I run stock with that small 1 inch extension for the stock riser.  I still get a pain through my shoulder blades on long rides.  I am thinking of getting a back rest???  Any thoughts from my tall bros out there?

Hi, do you have rattlebars relocators? I see you have pegs where I'm thinking floorboards. I know they'll drag depending on how far  I lean, just as long as it's a "normal scrape"! 

[Oss]

once upon a time I was 6 3, ya get old and thats what happens lol

Russell Day Long, does it cost more you bet but the boys are happy my butt is happy and when she is riding back there the Boss is happy

Wouldnt mind trying a peg relocate for when I dont want to be on the mick o pegs or the highway pegs

Who is the tallest vrcc member now?

[BIG--T]

Serk I just wished I'd known all this before hand especially putting that kind of money in my 6 piece Ultimates! BTW I love that color on your bike!,  click on the link on the bottom of my sig and you'll see what I'm talking about. Haven't learned how to post my pic yet.

Don't worry about it, there's more than one way to skin a cat...

And once you've got the picture on the internet (Which you've got that part) getting the picture in a post is easy...

Here's your pic:



And this is how you put it in yourself:

Code:

[img]http://vrcc.photostash.com/vrcc_32669/S6300946.JPG[/img]

Thanks Serk, I'll learn how to do that I hope. But I do know one thing, blue and pearl are the fastest colors!

[5_19]

Xguy,
Let me confuse you a little bit more. I am 5' -19" and this is what I did to ride this minature 2001 Standard.  Handlebars stock, Clearview extra tall, peg relocator kit 1" forward only. I had them down also but didn't like that at all (scraping all the time and I wasn't even trying) Fixed all that with a Russel-Day-Long when I ask them to raise me enough so I could raise my pegs back up to stock height but still forward. And for stretching my legs I use Mick-O-Peggs. It can be done. Good luck!! TJ



This is my Iron Butt setup. After 1256 miles in 21 hours and 50 minutes the only thing that really hurt was my neck and the area right between my shoulder blades.

[BIG--T]

Xguy,
Let me confuse you a little bit more. I am 5' -19" and this is what I did to ride this minature 2001 Standard.  Handlebars stock, Clearview extra tall, peg relocator kit 1" forward only. I had them down also but didn't like that at all (scraping all the time and I wasn't even trying) Fixed all that with a Russel-Day-Long when I ask them to raise me enough so I could raise my pegs back up to stock height but still forward. And for stretching my legs I use Mick-O-Peggs. It can be done. Good luck!! TJ



This is my Iron Butt setup. After 1256 miles in 21 hours and 50 minutes the only thing that really hurt was my neck and the area right between my shoulder blades.

Thanks TJ on the Mick O Pegs.

[F6CTrider]

I roll at 6'4" and 34 on the inseam, 14 in the boots.  Love the King Big Boy and my pegs are also relocated.  I feel very comfortable.  Like Sharkey I scrape the heels of my boots before the pegs touch.  I have kinda made a game out of it when driving the mountain twisties.  How long can I keep the heel dragging through a turn?  Funny wear on the boots is a wierd bit of bragging rights.  I know......pretty silly.... but I am easily amused

I AM still searching for the best location for the handle bars.  Currently I run stock with that small 1 inch extension for the stock riser.  I still get a pain through my shoulder blades on long rides.  I am thinking of getting a back rest???  Any thoughts from my tall bros out there?

Hi, do you have rattlebars relocators? I see you have pegs where I'm thinking floorboards. I know they'll drag depending on how far  I lean, just as long as it's a "normal scrape"! 

I believe I have the rattlebars kit on there.  Done by a previous owner.

[Mr Steve]

6'8" last measure (I seem to bounce between 6'7" and 6'8" between dr visits for some reason) and 300#.  Anyway, rattlebars relo kit, ultimate king, HD progressives (they gained me the inch I lost to the relo kit in clearance, but bike leans way over on stand), and aeromach risers.  I did put iso pegs on for looks, but took them off as I lost a half inch due to their thickness over stock.   I did run a Hartco seat for a while, switched to the king last year, will probably try Russel this year, but king isn't bad.

[Sharkey]

My Valk had the Big-Boy seat on it when I got her. PO put installed it with a drivers back rest.  I am 6' 3" - 36" inseam (used to be over 6' 4" but old age has caught up with me).   No changes to the foot pegs/handle bars as far as I know.  Though I do ride with feet on Hwy Pegs, when not riding in 30 degree temps, as feel a bit cramped when feet are on the foot pegs.   

I would like to try the King Big-Boy seat.  I do recommend the drivers Back-Rest.   Wouldn't ride more than 100 miles without it. 

Yeah I shrunk too! lol Definetly try the King- I wisked I had now. As far as the backrest, I couldn't live without it especially on long trips and I got a bad back too.

Check out that little link underneath my sig. I haven't figured out how to post my sig pic yet! I went all out and got the 5 piece, so I'm seat poor!

I had originally got the Big Boy set. I had rode on it for a few months. When at Inzane 9 in Colorado, I sat on Chillermans bike with the King Big Boy. What a difference. Des was there with the Ultimate seats rig. He put a King Big Boy on my bike for the day. I was sold. I sold my Bigboy to ENGEMT and got the King. Des was great and sold ENGEMT just a passenger seat to go with the seat I had sold.
I also relocated my highway pegs with the Longhorn  mount like Chillermans. My ride home  was much more comfortable. We did 950 miles strait through.

[Valk1520]

I'm 6'6" with a 37" inseam.  I ride an IS with a King boy seat and peg relocators from Rattlebar.  I like the set up but like everyone else, my boots are worn on the edges along with my pegs.  I scape all the time but the comfort is well worth it.  Hope this helps and RIDE SAFE!!

[Sharkey]

Here are the longhorn mounts for the Kury highway pegs. I have these mounted mid curve on the crashbars, and it set my highway pega about 4 inches forward. It is nice to really stretch out.
http://www.metricthunder.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=8016

[BIG--T]

I'm 6'6" with a 37" inseam.  I ride an IS with a King boy seat and peg relocators from Rattlebar.  I like the set up but like everyone else, my boots are worn on the edges along with my pegs.  I scape all the time but the comfort is well worth it.  Hope this helps and RIDE SAFE!!

Valk do you scrape your boots more or your pegs?

[Valk1520]

I'm 6'6" with a 37" inseam.  I ride an IS with a King boy seat and peg relocators from Rattlebar.  I like the set up but like everyone else, my boots are worn on the edges along with my pegs.  I scape all the time but the comfort is well worth it.  Hope this helps and RIDE SAFE!!

Valk do you scrape your boots more or your pegs?

Probably both about the same.  The acorn nuts on the bottom of my pegs are almost gone but i don't feel the worn edge on my boots when I walk (yet).

[Thunderbolt]

He may trade with you.  I think he has some sort of 30 day trade policy.

[f-Stop]

F- Stop does your rolo pegs hit? I am wanting to put Cobra floorboards on mine and wonder if they'll hit with the relo?

Yeah, they do scrape occasionally, but not bad and only on serious twisties.  I'll lift my inside foot just a little to keep my boot from scraping.  I think the comfort I get with the relo kit on long runs is worth an occasional peg scrape!

Also, I believe the Cobra floorboards raise up a bit from the peg mount.

[Dougger]

+1 on Ultimate exchanging Big Boy for King. Good customer service

[BIG--T]

He may trade with you.  I think he has some sort of 30 day trade policy.
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Thanks TB, I've bought a lot of seats from him through the years but 14 days is it and I've had them going on 2 months now. I will call Des though, It coudn't hurt!

Thanks

[BIG--T]

F- Stop does your rolo pegs hit? I am wanting to put Cobra floorboards on mine and wonder if they'll hit with the relo?

Yeah, they do scrape occasionally, but not bad and only on serious twisties.  I'll lift my inside foot just a little to keep my boot from scraping.  I think the comfort I get with the relo kit on long runs is worth an occasional peg scrape!

Also, I believe the Cobra floorboards raise up a bit from the peg mount.

Yeah I think so to. Now I just gotta find some!