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Old 01-15-2015, 08:04 PM
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Default Slim seat on a Deluxe ??

So I really like my Deluxe seat but it's too tall and fat so I bought a Bare Bones.
The Bare Bones is my dream seat for being low and narrow but I can't ride more than maybe and hour and a half before my backside starts to really complain.
I really like the look and sitting on a Slim and am wondering if anyone has retrofitted a Slim seat onto a Deluxe yet?
I see guys putting the Deluxe seat on the Slim's but not the other way around.
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I see Harley doesn't offer a Brawler seat for the Deluxe so that's not an option.
Was thinking maybe take both seats to an upholstery shop, try to explain what I'm after, and let them use the Bare Bones pan as the base.
 

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Don't think it will work. My buddy has a slim,I have deluxe, and we both have a barebones seat. They look nothing alike, so I would think the stock aren't either. The slim has different struts too ( I think)

I will try to get his stock seat and put it on if you want
 
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Old 01-16-2015, 01:52 PM
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What seat are you running kozy ?
Like I said, I love my Bare Bones but I can't ride a full day. It's fine back and forth to work but......
 
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I have a barebones, and throw on my stock when I know I'm doing long ride

My buddy has one on slim and it's much fuller, wouldn't even think it was same seat

Not my buddy's but just so you can see
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/attac...photo-2-2-.jpg
 

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Yeah, that's what I do too is use the stocker for long rides but it sits me up close to 2" higher than the Bare Bones. It's too tall and too wide for my liking BUT comfy as hell
 
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I'm about to put a deluxe fender on my slim. I just drilled a hole in the fender for the slim seat mount.... Worked perfect. I would imagine you could do the same and mount the seat. Don't have pics yet. Fender is at the powder coater
 
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Sig pic is my LePara shillouette. Love it to death, but about an hour or two ride time is about all my *** can handle. Longer, on goes the deluxe seat.
 
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