[bmr]

(I made a new topic of this...)

Does anyone have a digital photo of these touring model lowering kits installed on a bike's rear suspension? And/or experience, how they work or how they'll affect riding (dramatic changes, .... nothing at all....?!)

For example things like these:
http://www.jpcycles.com/productdetai...h=&brand=burly

Just wondering, are there gonna be some really weak points?!?

My bike is FLHTC -98 and I'm planning to lower it.

[VYBR8R]

The biggest problem with any of the lowering kits for ANY of the touring bikes is Road Clearance! Whenever you put the bike closer to the ground you decrease your useable lean angle. Something has to give and it is usually your floorboards just before you lose rear tire traction if the lean is increased once something touches down. With that said, the safest way to lower a touring bike is by purchasing shorter shocks for the rear and a spring kit for the front end. The touring bikes are fairly stable in stock form, so make sure you keep the basic geometry by lowering each end and equal amount. Good luck with the results. I lowered my 96 Road King and put it back to stock height two weeks later because I couldn't corner in the twisties.

[bcnasty]

If you check I just posted this am on the issues I have had using a lowering kit with the IDS drive pulley. There is a clearence issue. I just took mine off an 07 because I put the 08 rear pulley on and the kit rubbed against the pulley. Buy shorter shocks. Also , I have lowered 4 bikes now and two have been Electra Glides. Neither of them scrape often , very rarely in fact. The dyna never did and a softail I lowered scraped all the time. Anyways, people that know me will tell you I ride as hard if not harder than anyone and the only time I scrape is in very low speed parking lot manuevers going turn lock to turn lock cornering. Lower the bike with shocks and do not sweat it.
BC