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Posted by greenbarn
- July 12, 2014, 07:49:43 AMQuote from: DC on July 11, 2014, 23:14:23 PMThat can be really unpleasant, depending on what exactly, if anything, gets hung up on the seat...the bike tended to take off out from under me, and I was sliding off backwards.
Quote from: DC on July 11, 2014, 23:14:23 PMSo how do your wives deal with this 2" loss??I used to be 5'10" but have shrunk two inches . . . . .
Quote from: DC on July 11, 2014, 23:14:23 PMI don't think the Corbin will give you a problem. They are kind of wide, but at the height on the 1500 it hits me better than the 800. I have a Corbin 2-up on both of them. The 800 is too tall, really (combined with the width) - taller than the stock solo that came on the bike. I'm hoping the solo Corbin is better. On the 1500 the Corbin is wide as well, but I can stand with knees bent as it sits quite a bit lower than the 800. Can't compare the 1500 Corbin to stock or anything, b/c that's how I bought the bike.I have a Corbin two up that I have yet to put on. This should even take the seating position lower, but the seat is very wide and it will probably be like riding a horse.
Posted by Drifter1500
- July 11, 2014, 23:32:41 PMJust put a fat girl on the back. Bike will be instantly lowered.
All jokes aside, the 1500 is rather a low rider in stock trim. You will be fine.
Folks that want to lower them just want to drag the floor boards. Ground clearance is already an issue with them.
Posted by DC
- July 11, 2014, 23:14:23 PMQuote from: bambam0099 on July 10, 2014, 12:21:07 PMI used to be 5'10" but have shrunk two inches . . . . . in height. My inseam is 29". When I first got my bike, the springer seat was mounted way forward and too high, and it was unsafe in trying to control the bike at a standing stop. Because the front was high up and the back of the seat lower, the bike tended to take off out from under me, and I was sliding off backwards. I moved the front mounting of the seat lower, by making some cheesy brackets out of angle steel. This improved the rake of the seat so I wouldn't slide rearward and also lowered the seat enough to where I can control the bike at a standing stop. I have a Corbin two up that I have yet to put on. This should even take the seating position lower, but the seat is very wide and it will probably be like riding a horse.No kidding..with legs bent? Huh, I was obviously given the wrong information!
Thank you so much for the reply...made my day!
Posted by greenbarn
- July 11, 2014, 08:55:57 AMQuote from: bambam0099 on July 11, 2014, 06:10:41 AMI didn't know that was in question.... I could have helped perhaps sway your your decision even more ....Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. I feel very confident about making a purchase now.
buy it BUY IT BUY IT!!!!
And don't forget when you get it- we like pics...
Posted by bambam0099
- July 11, 2014, 06:10:41 AMThanks for all the replies and suggestions. I feel very confident about making a purchase now.
Again, appreciate it everyone
Posted by greenbarn
- July 11, 2014, 06:05:42 AMbambam, I don't think you'll have as much problem reaching the asphalt as you might think - Like Troll said, they sit pretty low, and also like he said, much of it depends on your seat. I'm 5'8 with 30" inseam, and reach the ground better than on my 800.
That being said, I think the reach to the handlebars is a different story. This all depends on what you're comfortable with, but I felt I was too leaned over, and too much weight on my hands, so I'm in the process of adding scootworks PhatII risers. Honestly, I prefer the looks without risers, but I'm choosing comfort over looks.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 10, 2014, 20:16:48 PMthat is why my seat I had it shaved lower and the sides cut in so lower it and it is about 2" lower now.....
Posted by Troll
- July 10, 2014, 19:17:03 PMA great deal depends on the width of the seat, as well as how much foam is in it. With the stock 2-up seat, you sit farther forward, and a little higher, The solo seat is a bit farther back, and lower, even though it's actually wider.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 10, 2014, 18:13:06 PMat the link I used the 1500, with a rider of 5'7" and a 29" inseam...you can change it.....
Posted by Troll
- July 10, 2014, 15:28:46 PMBy all accounts, the 800s sit a bit higher than the 1500s
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 10, 2014, 14:54:57 PMthis might help
Posted by bambam0099
- July 10, 2014, 12:21:07 PMNo kidding..with legs bent? Huh, I was obviously given the wrong information!
Thank you so much for the reply...made my day! 
Posted by Troll
- July 10, 2014, 12:06:12 PMI'm 5'8" with a 29" inseam, and I sit on mine with my legs bent at a stop...No issues with the bike being too tall, as a matter of fact, it's closer to the ground than my TourGLide was...That being said, in order to maintain steering geometry as much as possible, you need to lower (or raise) both ends the same amount. Lowering will decrease cornering clearance, and shorten the wheel base. These bikes are not sporting, by any means, but at stock height, you can corner pretty briskly. If you lower it, you will start dragging things on the ground.
Posted by bambam0099
- July 10, 2014, 11:55:38 AMI'm getting ready to purchase a 99 Drifter 1500 but have read that shorter drivers have a hard time balancing the bike when at a stop.
I am 5'7" tall. Does anyone have any good suggestions on what is the best way to lower the bike as much as possible? I have seen a couple kits advertised but not sure because there are no reviews (and should I lower the front along with the rear or is just the rear ok?).
Thanks in advance to all replies