Seems a lot of stuff has become available for them since, hammock seat and other cool things. And aftermarket is mad now. I had the old one for 2 years. Regretful sale, now I'm kinds stuck. But I am keen to hear if the dynamics have changed with the new wheels.

 

that lack of movement you feel on that seat is exactly the same feeling I get on any seat because of my 300# Fat a$$. The Fat Boy needs the weight shift to handle, and is why most think they handle like a log.

 

Well, I spent the last couple days installing a boatload of parts.

14" KST Straight Jacket apes along with the extented cables/brake lines/wires.
Polyurethane riser bushings.
Cruise control.
Re-used the left bar weight.
Kodlin Elypse front turn signals to match my Kodlin Neowise rear signals.
Custom Dynamics LED fender light (re-pinned as run/stop only due to my adding of a fourth wire and dedicated stop lights).
H-D swingarm bag.
Holdfast docking points.
Standard height sissy bar.
Smooth backrest pad.
Sport rack.

I'm still trying to get a chrome 20" sissy that Fran has for trips to strap a dry bag to. They can be found on Amazon and by other sellers but I want to get from that seller because of major differences in Chinese quality control.

My thoughts on the 14" KST Straight Jacket bars? I should have got the 12". I forgot that I test fit them while I had the stock seat and now am running a C&C Fastback which sets me back and down.

Here are my questions for the board:

What do you do with the extra length of wires from the extended harnesses? Do you somehow get them up in the frame behind the rubber boot?

Is there a brake line adapter that does NOT have the bend in it? The bend is giving me a super tight brake line.

Pics will come on a day that isn't raining.

 

Actually, if anyone has changed bars and used Harley brake line adapter 41609260, I would appreciate a pic of how you oriented it.

A pic of clutch cable routing/orientation in reference to the wires behind the nacelle would also be helpful.

Thanks.

 

I have watched the videos of the Outrider Bags on YT so far. Does anyone here also have experience, or recommend another model or see too many weaknesses (zipper, for example).

 

Thank you for your honest and comprehensive summary. For a tall guy like me it saved me for another bad buy - a comfortable but cramped seat.

 

Congratulations! I love that paint. Looks amazing in person.

 

I find your comments interesting, and I have made the same observation on the Hammock. The Knuckle Profiler seems to solve my concern about sliding off the back of the bike when I hit the throttle hard. How is it for comfort? I realize everyone is different, just wanted your opinions on how much of a milage day it is good for?

 

It's definitely the seat I'd choose if you want to ride hard, but not for a long time. Longest timeframe I've been on that seat in a normal ride was my ride out to the Ridge, and that was a 90miles out with a 2 1/2 day break between each 90. It was ok for that distance but I'd prefer something more cushy if I was doing some significant touring.
The Knuckle Profiler is definitely a fantastic seat for riding hard and fast, and it's relatively comfortable, but I think after 100+ miles in a day it's not going to be all that comfortable. But the great thing about it is that it's a 2 person long seat despite being a solo seat, so it's easy to swap out for a touring seat in a few minutes.
Style wise, and performance wise, it's a fantastic seat, and once I was done with testing the seats, the Knuckle went back on.

I think an important thing to consider about the comfort of any seat that I test and to make a judgement on it is that I am so tiny. I'm 131lbs on average now, And me being very light could make a considerable difference in seat comfort to someone who may be even just 30~40lbs more than me, still in that skinny/ight range, but still considerably larger than myself.

 

Decided on the HD swingarm bag. Love the look and can store some things for bar hopping or short distance rides. Goes well with 30th anniversary color scheme.