2up touring seat tall rider and passenger with driver backrest ... selections
#21
02-14-2018, 10:35 AM
I got the Hammock for exactly that reason. However, I could not go 50 miles without having to get off the bike. My stock Limited seat was better. Granted some have had better luck with the Hammock. But my long range Iron Butt seat is a Corbin. Love it or hate kinda thing, just like a Hammock. The only good thing about HD seats is that they offer demo's at the dealers. I tired the Hammock, but did not ride for more than 10 miles; my mistake.
#22
02-14-2018, 10:43 AM
I got the Hammock for exactly that reason. However, I could not go 50 miles without having to get off the bike. My stock Limited seat was better. Granted some have had better luck with the Hammock. But my long range Iron Butt seat is a Corbin. Love it or hate kinda thing, just like a Hammock. The only good thing about HD seats is that they offer demo's at the dealers. I tired the Hammock, but did not ride for more than 10 miles; my mistake.
Harley had demo seats so I test a seat before I drop the cash...especially with the price of some of these seats.
#23
02-15-2018, 11:06 PM
I looked at the harley seats.
The tallboy looks like it sits you up higher in the seat than stock by almost 2". I'm looking to drop down lower than the stock seat by about an inch. I'd also like to move back about 1-1.5" vs the .5" it states the tallboy moves you back.
Is the sundowner the same as the stock street glide seat? I replaced that seat for the same reasons I want to replace the stock ultra classic seat. I replaced the stock flhx seat with a very low profile RSD boss two up (made by mustang) this seat puts me in a perfect location on the bike. But it is not a long haul seat and definitely not a 2-up (even though they call it one)... I did knock out a 400+ mile day on it...solo... but my body was not very happy.
So really I'm looking to go down about 1" from stock . Back 1-2", have a nice backrest for me, and some good cushion for the wife...
I can't find much for specs on the hammock. It looks really flat in pictures.
Thanks for all the input.
The tallboy looks like it sits you up higher in the seat than stock by almost 2". I'm looking to drop down lower than the stock seat by about an inch. I'd also like to move back about 1-1.5" vs the .5" it states the tallboy moves you back.
Is the sundowner the same as the stock street glide seat? I replaced that seat for the same reasons I want to replace the stock ultra classic seat. I replaced the stock flhx seat with a very low profile RSD boss two up (made by mustang) this seat puts me in a perfect location on the bike. But it is not a long haul seat and definitely not a 2-up (even though they call it one)... I did knock out a 400+ mile day on it...solo... but my body was not very happy.
So really I'm looking to go down about 1" from stock . Back 1-2", have a nice backrest for me, and some good cushion for the wife...
I can't find much for specs on the hammock. It looks really flat in pictures.
Thanks for all the input.
#25
02-16-2018, 02:37 PM
I called lepera, and c&c. C&C makes most every seat made to order. For an 05 ultra lepera will also custom make this seat. Both come in at just shy of $1000.
#26
02-16-2018, 04:01 PM
Grand HDF Member
So YOU ARE the ONE that Harley made that piece of junk for! Are you also the ONE rider that thought the stock Road King seat and bars were perfectly fine too?
All kidding aside, I'm glad it fits you fine, but for most, it isn't nearly as comfortable and functional as the MUSTANG. For instance, on a long ride, if I want to change sitting positions to sit higher or lower, all I do is reach behind me and pull the rest up or push it down a little. Likewise, at a gas stop I can fold it down towards the tank to allow me to swing my leg over the bike more easily. Your fixed HD mount will not allow that kind of on-the-road functionality.
All kidding aside, I'm glad it fits you fine, but for most, it isn't nearly as comfortable and functional as the MUSTANG. For instance, on a long ride, if I want to change sitting positions to sit higher or lower, all I do is reach behind me and pull the rest up or push it down a little. Likewise, at a gas stop I can fold it down towards the tank to allow me to swing my leg over the bike more easily. Your fixed HD mount will not allow that kind of on-the-road functionality.
#27
02-16-2018, 05:15 PM
Don't waste your money on the awful Harley drivers' backrests, even the so-called adjustable one. There's only ONE driver backrest that I have found to be functional and easy to adjust/remove: MUSTANG!! It's the best in the industry. It folds forward easy also to allow you or passenger to mount easily.
#28
02-17-2018, 08:15 AM
Bro you can't gather this stuff just by looking at pictures. You, being able to determine seating positions by looking at pictures tells me ......to tell you .....please go test ride this seat. We're gonna have you buying all sorts of seats and wasting money. That's the one thing that sucks about forums.....we all have our opinion about comfort, soft, hard, etc. I'm not sure about the old tallboy, but the new one sat me back 2" and down about 1.5"
Last edited by sfcmo357; 02-17-2018 at 08:18 AM.
#29
02-17-2018, 02:48 PM
The one-piece "Super" comfortable touring design provides the rider and passenger with the fullest, most comfortable seat possible and sits the driver 1.75" further back than the stock seat.
#30
02-17-2018, 04:30 PM
Bro you can't gather this stuff just by looking at pictures. You, being able to determine seating positions by looking at pictures tells me ......to tell you .....please go test ride this seat. We're gonna have you buying all sorts of seats and wasting money. That's the one thing that sucks about forums.....we all have our opinion about comfort, soft, hard, etc. I'm not sure about the old tallboy, but the new one sat me back 2" and down about 1.5"