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Puddle Jumper
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minnesota | As you can tell from the heading my wife is small. When she sits on the passenger seat she either has her feet on the floorboards and her back is 3 inches from the backrest or if she slides back against the backrest her legs lay on the saddle bags and her feet are above the floorboards. Does anyone have the same problem? She really likes to travel and there must be a solution. Thanks |
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Tourer
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New Mexico | Well, I don't think this will help enough, but I have these
http://www.purepolaris.com/Detail.aspx?ItemID=2876260(PolarisPGACat...
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Cruiser
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Northern NJ | I'm such a good husband I had to order two pair of the floorboard risers for my petite wife.  |
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Cruiser
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Fargo, ND | Just pitch the screws that come with those (too small and always loose and rattly) and go buy a set that actually fits the holes so you can tighten them in place. I bought chrome shoulder bolts with nylock cap nuts. Dresses it up real nice and the boards don't flop around. Mine also needed the detent spring stretched a bit so the boards would stay in the "up" position. Mine may have been an early version that (hopefully) has been improved a bit. |
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Puddle Jumper
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minnesota | Boots,
What did you mean that they may not help enough? My wife is actually 5' tall. Does the kit mean only one floorboard or does it include two? Thanks for the help.
Nohawq,
What does the boards flopping around have to do with not being high enough? Am I missing something? |
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Tourer
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New Mexico | taken it easy - 2010-08-21 8:07 PM
Boots,
What did you mean that they may not help enough? My wife is actually 5' tall. Does the kit mean only one floorboard or does it include two? Thanks for the help.
You do get both sides in the kit, but only raises them 1.5". |
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | My understanding you can stack them, the dealer's wife is petite also and he has three total on both sides. |
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Cruiser
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Northern NJ | At 5 foot tall, she'll likely need TWO PAIR as did my wife.
They are stackable and as Nohawg says get proper hardware so they stay in place.
I did away with the pin & retainer clip setup from Victory as a nut & bolt are far more secure. Those clips fall off far too easily. |
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Cruiser
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Belding Michigan | My wife is 5'1" tall had same problem. My son in law made me a set of risers they are 3 and 3/4 inches. Max for cleareance to open saddle bags solved the problem. He is a Knife make so had the tools to fabricate from Aluminum bar stock. best way I have found and they look like factory. Archie |
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Puddle Jumper
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minnesota | Thankyou to all whom have answered. My question now is are the factory mounts strong enough for her to mount the bike or do I bring a little step stool for her (ha,ha). |
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Puddle Jumper
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minnesota | Thankyou to all whom have answered. My question now is are the factory mounts strong enough for her to mount the bike or do I bring a little step stool for her (ha,ha).
Edited by taken it easy 2010-08-22 8:19 AM
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Tourer
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New Mexico | taken it easy - 2010-08-22 7:18 AM
Thankyou to all whom have answered. My question now is are the factory mounts strong enough for her to mount the bike or do I bring a little step stool for her (ha,ha).
I was concerned about that, too, but have been using them about a month and they seem strong enough. She mounts the bike (hehe...I said 'mount') putting her full weight on the left side floorboard. I only have one set, not 'stacked', so can't say how they hold up in that configuration.
Just FYI - I put mine on backwards the first time. I thought it looked right/best, and worked fine, but gave a slight outward slant to floorboards. Seemed ok until our first long ride. Her legs were really strained after about 3hrs. |
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Iron Butt
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, FL United States | Be careful - the front tip of my saddlebags hit the floorboard when it is in the up position. I usually ride with them down all the time now. |
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Cruiser
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Durango, Colorado | Two words: Stripper heels. |
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Iron Butt
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Central New York | Always leave the boards down, it can save you an ankle someday. |
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Puddle Jumper
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| I had a friend at a machine shop copy the extensions and make them 4.5 " in length,
I don't know how she steps way up there, but she is not going to be left behind. |
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Puddle Jumper
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Central Kentucky | Arizon Victory sells a set of 2" passenger floorboard risers, which are an inch taller than the factory risers.
http://www.arizonavictory.com/
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | glighto11 - 2010-08-23 5:38 PM
Always leave the boards down, it can save you an ankle someday.
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Iron Butt
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Central New York | Go find a museum and borrow one of those "rack" thingies they used for short wives. Or was it for something else? |
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Short wife. Short legs.
