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Old 05-30-2010, 06:43 PM
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When I purchased my Iron it came with a 2 up seat (badlander) and pegs. I took the seat off and put the stock one back on because I heard the seat did some damage to the paint on the fender.

Anyone doing 2 up on a Iron and is so what seat are you using. Also have you seen any damage too the paint from the seat?
 
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I'm doing 2 up on a nightser, basically the same thing. If you use the little rubber washer you shouldn't hurt the paint at all. As for the seat, I think I'm using the HD rally runner. About the same as the brawler solo for the operator (way better than awful stock seat), thicker passenger cushion and wider than the badlander but still only about 8" wide. Luckily my wife has a cute little ***. I've heard from users the badlander is too low profile for many, and the passenger part is about as comfortable as sitting on the fender, but I've never used one. If you're going use it only occasionally, and for longer trips maybe someone could chime in about bigger seats, like I think the sundowner or other non Harley seats.
 
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I'm swapping the stocker solo out for a sidekick. Rode a Nightster with one a few weeks ago at work and it seemed pretty comfortable.
 
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What seat do you think this is? I was thinking badlander but not sure.
 
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That looks a lot like the rallyrunner, but looks a little shorter in the passenger area and the seams are just a little different.
 
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Default my rallyrunner... and 1st attempt to post pics.

Yours might be a sidekick?
 
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Originally Posted by eviltwin415
Luckily my wife has a cute little ***.
Now come on, you know you can't post comments like that without pics to back it up!!
 
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Haha, if I do that I'm likely to be banned from enjoying it!
 
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I took the rear pegs off my wifes 883, when I get on it for a zip it doesn't feel like it would really do well with 2 up, then again it has no problem on the hiway doing 75.
 
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