Originally Posted by drukanfu

Would the ButtyBuddy work for ya ?

http://www.buttybuddy.com/butty_buddy.asp?ID=1

Originally Posted by SoCalSoftailSlim

Just a thought..how does she like the sissy bar pad?

The reason I ask is I had one of those HD pads on my Slim's bar, and my gal was pushed forward by it, it was so billowy.

So it actually put her sitting on the very front of the passenger pad. And she couldn't lean back. She found that pretty uncomfortable.

She much prefers no pad at all on the sissy bar, which is how I run it now.

Sweet trike, by the way!

Originally Posted by SprungDave

Doc, nice trike!!

You KNOW I am all about springs! I would think about designing a platform that has springs between the platform and the struts. This system would, like a buddy seat spring assist, use springs in the stretch, rather than in compression. My biggest concern about using springs for the passenger seat would be getting enough dampening travel without raising the passenger up too high to gain that spring travel clearance. Your passenger would be up another 4-6 inches above the rear fender. That is pretty high up!

Mustang makes some passenger pillions that are much wider and plush. Perhaps that is a route worth exploring. Also, putting a custom, thinner sissybar backrest, mounted higher up, would allow your passenger to sit further back and would give her a more comfortable, natural seating position on the seat itself. That would be the route I would explore first.

Keep us posted on whatever route you choose to go.

Ride safe.

Originally Posted by Jim Kraft

Doc; That has to be the coolest best looking trike I have ever seen. What conversion is that?

Originally Posted by Raddazzz

Yeah thats a sweet trike,, I have seen some spring passenger seats on some vintage bikes at some shows. Yes they do look kinda funky but I assume they ride good. Probably will have to have someone fab one up for you if you can come up with some pics.

Originally Posted by Jim Kraft

Doc; That has to be the coolest best looking trike I have ever seen. What conversion is that?

Originally Posted by mrdeere1959

Doc what seat is that, I want to put a solo spring seat on my fatboy

Originally Posted by Motown Strag

You could maybe have someone make a plate to attach under the front of the p-pad to the underside rear of the front seat pan on your seat to make the front attachment point and then you could make a simple spring perch that could bolt to the fender with the rear seat bolt hole. The spring perch could have two springs one under each corner of the rear of the p-pad. It would be removable and would not be a permanent mod.

Both of you are going up and down at the same time anyway so having the seats tied together shouldn't be an issue.

You might have to play around with the rear spring rates depending on the weight of your passenger. There are a ton of seat springs on ebay.

Just an idea, never had a tractor seat myself. Sounds like a good project although I know you are looking for a bolt on kit.

Anyway, killer bike! coolest trike Ive ever seen.

Originally Posted by DocJ

Looks to me like a Frankenstein Trike kit. The Harley shop I used to go to was a dealer for them before they changed ownership. Now I'm not sure. Anyway, Frankenstein Trikes makes a solid kit that works extremely well if you're wanting a stripped down trike.

To the OP, I've never seen a passenger spring seat, but these seats typically take up more room than typical passenger pads allot you for. So, if you fab one up, you may have to look at losing the sissy bar. At the least, that pad on it will have to go. Keep us updates on what you do with it.


EDIT: Took me so long to type this up, the trike question got answered before I was able to submit. Lol. Awesome.