Has anyone had any experience with reduced reach seats? are they worth trying. I like my handlebars, but just a little short of my comfort zone reach. All thoughts welcome ride safe! fearless

 

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Wife put on one last spring and loves it. She never knew she needed it until we did the fit test. She was about an inch too far away from the handlebars. Need to be closer to the handlebars with a trike due to the push-pull of turning. She was leaning over to turn but not anymore.

 

Your local HD dealer has "demo" seats you can try before buying. Try one and see if you like it.

 

I had the Reach seat on my '10 Ultra for about 2 months. Almost the most uncomfortable seat I ever seen for a touring bike. I have the same handlebar problem you describe so I chose to change the bars to a set of Khrome Works sweepers and a Mustang seat.


When I bought the TG, I opted for the Road Zeppelin seat and Harley Reach bars as the KW bars would not work with a '14. So far this has made a great combination for me. As always, your mileage may vary!

 

Thank you did you change wiring and cables or did kw bars work without changing everything? ride safe fearless

 

I believe he said KW bars did not work on the 2014 !

 

I understand what about on the ultra? I believe they would be thev same distances fearless

 

Fearless, KW bars on my Ultra required extending the controls wiring and a longer clutch cable from Harley. Brake hose was long enough but just barely.


The wiring on '14's and up with CanBus is MUCH simpler since there are way less wires and plug-n-play extension kits can be bought. Clutch and brake hoses may be a different animal but I haven't had to deal with those yet.


Hope this helps!

 

Thank you I'm going to do it winter project my back was killing me last summer and I really need to fix the problem. thanks again for the input and experience have a great holiday. ride safe fearless