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Old Jul 1, 2020 | 08:08 PM
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Looking at a lapera kick flip or saddlemen step seat. Anyone have experience with both seats?Is seat position about the same on these? Comfortable for longer rides (over 100 miles for me is long).
 
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Old Jul 1, 2020 | 08:32 PM
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Neither an SE spring seat .
 
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Old Jul 1, 2020 | 09:08 PM
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My saddle men has done well on a 300 mile ride and a 500 mile ride. I wouldn’t go with anything else
 
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Old Jul 2, 2020 | 06:25 AM
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Saddlemen. Granted it’s the same as everyone else on a street bob. But there’s a reason. Comfy af and it works. I’ve used a couple seats on mine and the saddlemen worked the best for me. Order what you want, Mount it up and see
 
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Old Jul 2, 2020 | 11:08 AM
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I had a Saddlemen seat and switched to a Whiplash. You should consider a Whiplash seat, in my opinion it's more comfortable than the Saddlemen and looks better.

 
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Old Jul 3, 2020 | 09:05 AM
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The Sundowner seat is good for long rides. I've been on the bike for 8 hours and only wanted to stretch out my legs.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2020 | 09:56 AM
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+1. So happy with the comfort of my Sundowner that I'm willing to forgive how ugly it looks on a Slim.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2020 | 08:53 PM
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Does the saddleman sit higher or lower than the oem seat?
 
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Do either of these seats push you forward any?
 
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Old Jul 5, 2020 | 02:50 PM
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Agree with the other two, not pretty, but the sundowner is comfy.
 
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