Since searching for Old shool seat yielded nothing. Can anyone point me to a source for one of those big *** old school solo seats? You know the ones almost big enough for two people.
I would need/prefer this to mount quickly on a '02 RKC. Occasionally I have someone on the back so I would need to reinstall the comfy passenger seat.
Thanks

 

you might be referring to the buddy seat which was spring/post mounted on the vintage bikes. i have seen one mounted on a police setup. wouldnt be a quick change back to convential though.

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I think it will be difficult to impossible to find a big "old school" style seat to fit the late model touring bikes as the wide seats will not allow you to open & close the saddle bags. Good luck in your search!

 

Those 'big old school seats' (Buddy Seat) used a 'pogo suspension' with a helper spring. The vertical post was filled with grease and supported the seat. There was a zerc fitting at the bottom of the post to recharge it from time to time.

It could be done, but would take a lot of 'cuttin & weldin'!

There is a pix of a '74 FLH in the post about 'second bikes' that shows the seat suspension very well.

 

google it...its been done before

 

I've had a pogo seat on my "70 servi. Not really sure I'd want one on my RK.
What I'm looking for is not so much a true buddy seat but the look of one. Perhaps a police solo with the chrome hand rails and leather skirt.
I've got an extra set of tins for it and I"m thinking about a circa '61 two tone paint scheme over the winter.

 

If you don't find exactly what you're looking for, make your own.
Use a current seat pan as a guide, shape it to your satisfaction. Add closed cell/jell for padding and have an upholstery shop make you a cover/skirt for it. Most A/M stores sell the mounting hardware. You can also weld up the 'hand rails' and have them chrome plated.
This is the way we did it 'back in the day'...some still do it this way.
Where there is a will, there is a way.

 

You could also find the police seat with the Airbag post under it and no cutting......