Road King seat on 89 FLHT?
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No...........however the rear mount will probably work, but the front mount will be diff!
Basically FLH seats are 80-88 / 89-96 / 97-07 / 08-11
With-in the same family there can be different yr combos that can work. You can always modify too, if safe! I personally don't like to modify seat mounts, esp the front.
The FLHTC's all have the fender bolt inserts for the RK seat special mounting bolts that can be used without a Tour Pack for instance.
Being in the same family Harley used one fender for both models.
Basically FLH seats are 80-88 / 89-96 / 97-07 / 08-11
With-in the same family there can be different yr combos that can work. You can always modify too, if safe! I personally don't like to modify seat mounts, esp the front.
The FLHTC's all have the fender bolt inserts for the RK seat special mounting bolts that can be used without a Tour Pack for instance.
Being in the same family Harley used one fender for both models.
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They're touring bikes with wide frames! Some of the older seat makers may be able to make a seat for your bike if one of them sells something you like the look of. Few of them show Evo seats these days, but they made them once! Worth contacting them and asking.
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No...........however the rear mount will probably work, but the front mount will be diff!
Basically FLH seats are 80-88 / 89-96 / 97-07 / 08-11
With-in the same family there can be different yr combos that can work. You can always modify too, if safe! I personally don't like to modify seat mounts, esp the front.
The FLHTC's all have the fender bolt inserts for the RK seat special mounting bolts that can be used without a Tour Pack for instance.
Being in the same family Harley used one fender for both models.
Basically FLH seats are 80-88 / 89-96 / 97-07 / 08-11
With-in the same family there can be different yr combos that can work. You can always modify too, if safe! I personally don't like to modify seat mounts, esp the front.
The FLHTC's all have the fender bolt inserts for the RK seat special mounting bolts that can be used without a Tour Pack for instance.
Being in the same family Harley used one fender for both models.
I'll respectfully disagree with the above post. As long as your willing to tinker with the mounts and the pan somewhat matches the fender/ battery area you can make just about any seat fit. As far as safety goes....well I dont see it as a problem. Most of the front mounts are attached with rivets from their makers. So as long as you re-attach that part with rivets or bolts again I dont see how they are any less safe than original.
I adapted a 2008 street glide seat to my '95 FLHR. I just reworked the front mount with a grinder and bench vise...re-riveted it on...and have been good to go ever since.
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Bparsel, I agree. You're right, just do good work!
They can be changed and I have changed several over the yrs, but like I said, be safe...that meaning a good solid connection.
With these older bikes, it seems I'm always modifying..something!
1989flht, My seat is a low profile Milsco, bought yrs ago, probably not even available anymore, but who knows!
http://www.milsco.com/marketsMotorcycle.html I believe milsco makes Harley seats, very excellent quality!
My model number is 048450
The last couple times I was in the Harley dealer they had several older model seats sitting out all reduced to clear out.
I looked at some of them and a few could be modified. Check at your dealer for stuff left over, these were priced real low!
They can be changed and I have changed several over the yrs, but like I said, be safe...that meaning a good solid connection.
With these older bikes, it seems I'm always modifying..something!
1989flht, My seat is a low profile Milsco, bought yrs ago, probably not even available anymore, but who knows!
http://www.milsco.com/marketsMotorcycle.html I believe milsco makes Harley seats, very excellent quality!
My model number is 048450
The last couple times I was in the Harley dealer they had several older model seats sitting out all reduced to clear out.
I looked at some of them and a few could be modified. Check at your dealer for stuff left over, these were priced real low!
Last edited by Holster Maker; Apr 20, 2011 at 01:36 PM. Reason: to add my seat descr.
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I'll respectfully disagree with the above post. As long as your willing to tinker with the mounts and the pan somewhat matches the fender/ battery area you can make just about any seat fit. As far as safety goes....well I dont see it as a problem. Most of the front mounts are attached with rivets from their makers. So as long as you re-attach that part with rivets or bolts again I dont see how they are any less safe than original.
I adapted a 2008 street glide seat to my '95 FLHR. I just reworked the front mount with a grinder and bench vise...re-riveted it on...and have been good to go ever since.
I adapted a 2008 street glide seat to my '95 FLHR. I just reworked the front mount with a grinder and bench vise...re-riveted it on...and have been good to go ever since.
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You just grabbed my attention with those words! My 1990 FLHS has threaded inserts set in the rear of the seat and is held on by screws that pass upwards into them from under the grab handle. Is that the same as your 95? I am looking at an 08 'reach' seat that has a chrome tab at the rear, so I assume you installed inserts into your new seat?
If you dont want to re-work your bracket you have 2 pretty easy solutions.
1. If you have an air stapler you can simply pull out the rear staples, remove the back of the cover and pop out your inserts under the foam. Drill their new holes pop them back in and re-staple your cover.
2. The method I have used on most seats - Simply use a dremel or rotary tool to cut out a "Window" in the bottom of the seat pan close to your inserts. A big enough space to get your fingers in. Drill your new mounting holes, use a larger diameter phillips to push your inserts out and use your fingers to reposition the inserts into their new locations. Bolt it back up and your good to go.
There are only really 2 differences between the older and newer seats, the pans are all pretty similar. The rear mount is different based on the bracket mounting to the older style tour pack "Plate". You can re-use brackets or bolt directly to the fender like the newer models do. The second is the way the front bracket slides under our lip as opposed to the newer angle that they use. You can generally re-use the same bracket mounting holes and just change the angle of the bracket itself to slide under the lip on our older bikes. All really simple if you just tear into it.
Here's my old girl with it's '08 seat on it that I re-worked the foam on this winter for a little deeper dish. And it's new apes I hooked up and wired internally.
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That's a great help, many thanks. I'm keeping an eye on an 08 seat, with just a couple of days to go on ebay!
Only earlier this week I visited a friend who has a comprehensive workshop, including a couple of real Dremels! I didn't realise they were a brand until then. Fortunately I knew what you mean, as I have a dremel, in other words a cheap copy!
Only earlier this week I visited a friend who has a comprehensive workshop, including a couple of real Dremels! I didn't realise they were a brand until then. Fortunately I knew what you mean, as I have a dremel, in other words a cheap copy!