I have a 2010 Ultra with the adjustable backrest. I am looking into buying a Hammock seat and there are 2 different models of the Hammock seat part#52000003 and part#53051-09. I want to be able to use my adjustable backrest with the seat I buy. I don't want the base of the adjustable backrest sticking through the top of the seat.

My problem with the original seat is it pushes me too for forward and I fill like I am riding the gas tank.

Does anyone use the adjustable backrest with their Hammock seat. If so, which one of the Hammock seats do you have and do you like it.

 

I have used a riders backrest with my heated hammock rider and passenger seat. It feels ok. kinda sits in the same stock seat position. Before that I had the rider only hammock seat. It seems to sit you back from the tank about 1" - 1 1/2". I like the riding position of it better. I sold it to pay for the heated 1. After I put a few miles on the heated seat I realized I liked the rider only hammock better. The heat is nice but having more leg room is also nice. That said I won't sell the heated seat to switch back.

 

Is this the adjustable backrest mounting kit that you were using? If so did the mounting kit stick through the top of the seat?

http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US

 

No its the non adjustable one. HMT

 

Thanks for your reply heavy. Can anyone else help me out with this?

 

I have the Harley® Hammock Rider and Passenger Touring Seat (# 52000003) with the adjustable backrest.
To me it sits me back farther.
It doesn not stick up higher than the seat.



However it does not line up exactly with the whole/slot in the seat.
It pushes the whole forward just a little, but can not feel it at all. It's just a cosmetic thing.
(I do ride with the backrest extremely forward, to make me sit up straight)

 

I noticed the same thing on my stock SG seat and HD backrest. Seems like a design flaw to me. To me it pushed me too far forward, even maxed out to the rear.

 

Thanks for the picture Tex. Even on the stock seat the backrest seems to be a little too far forward in the slit of the sit.

The pictures seem to indicate that your seat would not only move the rider back a little but also raise the rider up a couple of inches which would help me. Am I right about that?

 

I've used this seat (part#52000003) on my 09 RoadGlide and it worked great. I think I did have to adjust the position of the backrest mounting bracket to accommodate the difference between the Sundowner and the Hammock.

With the adjustable backrest, I'm not sure if the mounting bracket under the seat is movable (extra holes for the mounting), but should help with the positioning through the slot in the seat.

 

I have the hammock seat and the seat is maybe 1 inch taller than stock, at least on my 11 flhrc....