![]() Significant improvements have been made after years of feedback from customers, as well as new advances in technology. The Generation II system shown here is an updated design over what we first shared with you here back in 2010. The LegUp LandinGear system is manufactured in the company’s 6,000 square foot facility in Longwood, Florida. by Chopper Design Services, a manufacturing company thats been in the motorcycle business since 1999 specializing in service and custom bike building. The retractable wheels can be mounted to a Gold Wing 15, as well as Harley touring motorcycles 1987 and up, Harley Softails, Dyna Switchback, Indian Roadmaster, Yamaha Royal Star, and Kawasaki Vulcan Voyager. These wheels even allow the rider to lean the bike while the wheels are lowered, making the riding experience almost identical to a motorcycle without the LegUp system installed. ![]() LegUp is a motorcycle stabilization system that uses a computer to sense vehicle speed, and lowers or raises a set of small wheels that make the motorcycle feel like a much smaller and manageable bike. This is the LegUp LandinGear system on a 2016 Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited. Now there’s a system aptly named LegUp LandinGear that allows these folks the choice of keeping their bikes and the ability to ride them as they always have, rather than giving up or converting their vehicles. Some of these riders choose to quit the sport, or convert their motorcycles into a three-wheeler. Women particularly, who have issues handling bigger motorcycles, lose confidence when slowing down and bringing that big bike to a stop. ![]() It has been updated with info on a new version of the system along with a video at the end showing how it works.īaby boomers are the largest segment of motorcyclists, and many are finding that as they age, they’re losing confidence in holding up a motorcycle as they come to a stop. ![]() This story originally posted on October 3, 2010. ![]()
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