I tore the rear passenger seat on my fatboy. Ordered a new one. See that there is one screw in the back. Do I just unscrew and replace or should the shop do it?

Bought the factory medium low sissybar. Was wondering if I need a mounting kit or if it will bolt right in with the fixed mounting brackets. Should I have the dealer put this in or is it an easy install? Don't have a torque wrench. Maybe I should get one to check my own bolts

 

You can do this yourself-what year fatboy? On my 98 you have to remove the screws on each side of the seat and the one behind the pillion. Then two screws on the underside of your seat attaching the pillion.

 

A seat install is about as easy as it gets. Any dealer that actually charges money for it should be ashamed of themselves. It should take you all of 5 minutes and that includes the bathroom break.

As for the sissy bar it should be easy enough too, but I have no idea if your bike requires a mounting kit or not. That is something you can ask the dealer about and they should be able to answer.

 

I'd like to be there when you ask the dealer to replace your pillion to see the expression on their face.

 

Really? A passenger pillion. Yep you better get your dealer to do it for ya. About 1-2 hours labor to remove on screw.

 

Be nice people. We all had to start somewhere. I wouldn't recommend doing an oil change yourself, but take the chance and try the seat. If that goes good, do the sissy bar. But PLEASE, do not ask the dealer to do the seat for you.

 

Good info from Shortmag. The first pic below is the release screw on either side of your seat, as is on my fatboy, and most others. The 2nd pic is the underside of the seat where you can see the 2 bolts where the pillion bolts to the seat and the bracket at the back of the pillion that the screw goes thru that attaches the pillion to the fender. Easy, cheesy, you can do it!

 

Ok got the seat on. Noticed that the two nuts can only tighten half a turn...

What tools do I need to install a perminant mount harley sissybar mount kit? Looks like just two cresent style bolts... Anyone know what size?

 

Let go easy here......what year is your Fatboy? If it's pretty new there are two knurled screws under the back of the seat and one at the back of the pillion that have to come loose. The one at the back of the pillion has to come out and the two under the back of the seat have to loosen up. After that.........slide it out and replace.....tighten the screws. The passenger (hold on strap) stays.

 

Also helps to look at and read the free owners manual that came with the bike. It shows you how to remove your seat and many other basic things.