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Ride Review: 2006 HD VRSCRA Street Rod

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2006 HD VRSCRA Street Rod (used) Interesting bike that is mired by a personality complex…it’s a cruiser that wants to be a more sporting bike, but is handicapped with a seat to peg distance that dictates anyone with an inseam longer than 28” need not apply & a rear brake location that is impossible to use because it is located too high to use unless your foot is lifted off the peg, which is exacerbated by the extreme bend of my hips of my 33” inseam that places my knees parallel with the top portion of the tank…forget about any trail braking! I tried moving up to the back seat height & that would be a more appropriate starting point with the current peg location but then you are perched way up on top of the bike detracting from the “as one with the machine” feel that inspires confidence...despite a claimed std bike seat height the SR feels low & long with a front wheel way out in front…hmm, still cruiser-like except you are perched on top instead of in the bike. The big di