hi all,does any one no much about lowering ass end on softail st,and do you have to do the front aswell..is it worth doin or just leave it stock standard..i want it for a better look but dont want to make the ride too uncomfortable.....cheers

Personally, I wouldn't worry about it, unless you want to scrape around the bends.

Nice bike mz and welcome to the forums. Lowering the ass of an fxst (as you probably know) is a piece of cake. Trade off unless you change shocks
(like Progressives) is a harsh ride and less cornering clearance.

So the answer is a question. How do you ride? Daily, twisties, country, city, cruise etc.

clubbie

Can buy a lowering kit on the cheap on eBay. First sit on the bike and check your clearance between rear tyre and fender as its closer than you would think. Plus u will lose clearance when cornering. I wouldn't do it. Nearly did until I realised my weight on the bike made it lower anyway

thanks for the reply guys i guess ill just leave as is cause i do hav passengers on every now and again...cheers

Get youself a good set of adjustable air suspension and have the best of both worlds !

Philthy

as others have said buy proggessive shocks than you can lower, raise.or stiffen to suit your bike and riding style no point having a 4wd if its not needed

Mate this is mine slightly adjusted lower with the ebay lowering kit, it handles sweet and rides nice, got a few mates that have done the same and ride like cut snakes doesn,t seam to stop them in corners, ohh and my pipe doesn,t scrap

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thats the best hight there ando ,but you are lucky in the scrape department with that pipe very nice and clean bike

yeh what PH said

I had those v&h big radius pipes on my fatboy and with just me on board around 95kg, the lower pipe scraped easy so hence didnt want it any lower than standard

once again guys thanks for the tip...couple of ideas to think about....cheers

allso nic pics for the dudes that sent pics of there ride...very cool............

I didn't like the look of the standard clearance between the guard and rear wheel on my softy neither, but i'm 104kg, so it lowers itself when I jump on.

 Lower the shit out of it!  Looks much better.

 

Here is my Fatboy lowered to the hilt!  Rides fine, and 2 up is fine too.  It's lowered with the easy bolt on lowering kit you can buy.

 

 

 

This is two up on a recent charity ride.  No dramas at all!