DrivinWest -- I'm the same size as you, just a few pounds lighter.
I don't have an SPF, but what I had done has me looking squarely through the middle of the windshield. I had the seat bolted directly to the floor; it is "lightly padded;" moved as far back as it will go; the pedals are moved forward thanks to a special larger clutch master cylinder (slight additional pressure, not much); a 15 inch Moto-Lita tilted
slightly upward. ERAs and SPFs are similar -- you can make it work if you want to. Here's a shot of me driving away:
