Hello,

Working with a gent on the for sell thread. He has a seat set up I think I want....question is the mounting points on a 2008 Street Glide and a 2008 Road Glide the same...for the basic seat?

Thanks,


Shane

 

They are the same.

 

Thanks......

 

Not so sure about that, bikes...
The Road Glide has the longer front 'tongue' that runs up to the shorter dash...
I have an 06 Electra Police with the short dash, and the Electra Standard, Street Glide, Road King seats don't fit, they are too short up front... but the stock Road Glide seats fit perfectly, I just bought a second seat for it this week on ebay, and it is off a stock '06 Road Glide...
But, like I said, this is an '06 bike, not an '08... but I don't think the major change in the FLH's came till the '09 models...

 

Just re-read your post... yes, the mounting points are the same and it will mount on the bike, but if you're putting the RG seat on a SG the seat will run up over the lower few inches of the dash... and if you put a SG seat on a RG you'll have a few inches not covered, looks kinda hokey... but there are some aftermarket places selling covers just for that purpose...

 

yes, the roadglide seat will fit the streetglide, and is far more comfortable. i'm using an 09 roadglide seat on my 08 streetglide, and it made a huge improvement in both comfort and looks.

 

What is the difference between the seats? I have a SG and am not happy with the stock seat but the RG seat looks to be the same seat.

 

Not to hijack this thread, but I got the Street Glide Sundowner seat for my bike and it's a little better. Not great, but better. It's MUCH better for the passenger though.

 

I have a '08 RG seat on my '08 SG and it fits fine. The RG seat is more padded and has a little larger passenger section. The SG seat is not as comfortable IMO.

 

Just an FYI, the seats of all the 08+ touring bike/6gal tanks are interchangable. In previous years the rg and eg had the longer snout. The previous RG seats especially 01/02 were the most comfy stock seats HD ever made. Over the years they used cheaper and cheaper materials and they just sucked.
Then in 08 with the 6 gal tank and the ECM on top of the battery and had to take out two inches of padding, they have almost no useable padding and are true devices of torture. Get a Mustang!
I ran an 02 RG seat on my 08(yeah I know, won't fit, wrong, just takes some fenagleing) for a year and finally after 8 years on a RG, I finally bought a non stock seat, the mustang is one of the best investments I ever made!