Who makes the most comfortable solo seat for touring?

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#11

11-16-2022 | 06:17 PM

Garage666

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#12

11-16-2022 | 06:19 PM

Christos0720

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Originally Posted by gonemad

backrest is fully adjustable on the fly so sometimes I scoot up in the seat and adjust the backrest forward if I need to straighten up and sit up more.

Oh awesome! That’s a great feature to have!

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11-16-2022 | 07:11 PM

skratch

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Originally Posted by Christos0720

Yeah, 6 months isn’t ideal. I wonder if the CVO seat can be modified by Mean City Cycles. They’re only a couple hours from me.

they told me 'no' before.

i found the cvo solo seats from 2011-2013 to be more comfortable than the newer ones. but, ymmv.

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11-16-2022 | 07:54 PM

DMFXR

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Mustang Revere Journey Stripe Solo. I've done 5,000 miles on it, with multi day trips.

https://www.mustangseats.com/product...type=solo-seat

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11-17-2022 | 12:53 AM

bson

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Can spend all day on my Corbin Classic Solo without any discomfort whatsoever.

A backrest seemed gimmicky, like a solution looking for a problem, but I've come to love it.

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11-17-2022 | 02:04 AM

RKZen

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Kind of depends on how firm you want in a seat. The seats already mentioned range from soft to medium to firm.

Mean City does mostly H-D seats and some aftermarkets, like Mustang. Their mods might be the better option and cheaper than getting a new seat. Not sure if they still offer a ride-in appt where they mod your seat while you wait. I did a while back and I used their golf cart to go to a local eatery.

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11-17-2022 | 05:58 AM

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C&C for sure

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11-17-2022 | 06:02 AM

tonyd2017

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Stock Harley Police Seat set up. Old school stuff, tech when comfort on a hard tail was all about the seat and seating position,

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11-17-2022 | 06:14 AM

IronAss

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You might want to give an AirHawk a try.
I did two Hoka Hey Challenges using a Harley -25 seat with an AirHawk and a Sheep Skin cover. Average of 20 hours a day for two + weeks and it was not painful as long as I kept the AirHawk adjusted for altitude changes.
Might not work for you but a lot cheaper to try than a new seat.
https://airhawk.net/product-category/seat-cushions/

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