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TallTx,
A couple of guys have called BS on how increasing the shock height helped the foot control relationship. Guess the best way to explain the change is I moved from the cruiser to the motorcycle cop rider position.
On stock shocks at riding position, your butt is lower than your knees and your feet are slightly ahead of the bend in your knees. Your knee caps point up. Right? Guess this is the classic cruiser position. This results in a very small portion of your rear working as a pivot point on the seat which means that after 50 miles you have to stand up. You also have to lift your knee to work the foot controls. Plus you have a tough time getting underneath the shifter. If you want to keep the cruiser position, then you need to move the foot controls forward and the seat back. This is exactly what I wanted to do before I added the 1" of shock height.
With the higher shocks, my butt is closer to level with my knees. My knee caps point down or are near vertical. Working the foot controls no longer require lifting my leg (especially so with your tip on adjusting the rear brake pedal.) My size 14 army boots fit. And I can ride way past 100 miles before needing to stretch - I did 6 hours on Monday with only the last 30 minutes really sore. This is more like the straight up and down style of the old motorcycle cops.
The thicker seat you planning on getting might accomplish some of this. And writing this reminded me of that wool seat cover I use to have on my BMW r90/6. I am continually amazed at how long the gel seat will remain hot.
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