Quote Originally Posted by Nuhaus View Post
One thing against cruisers (from racking up 20K on a Honda Rebel in China), they can wreck your back on long rides. I modified the seat and shocks on my bike so that I get more of an upright sitting position (shoulders in front of hips). Going over bumps at speed got a bit uncomfortable otherwise. YMMV. My friend is 6'1" and loves his Raptor cruiser as is.
How did you modify the seats? Do you just buy harder ones? When you say you modified the shocks do you mean you got/changed to higher back ones. Can you hang bags off the fuel tank to spread out the weight or does that interfere with airflow or something? The bags I saw more sit on top of the tank, a bit in your face. I'm not short (6'2") but it seems they may interfere with veiw of dials and suchlike.