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Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: People's Republik of Kalifornia
Okay, I got a Mustang seat with my 07 Fat boy. It has a backrest and everything. Takes about five minutes to change out the stocker, which is pretty good too but not as comfortable as the Mustang.
Problem is that the Stang is the wide-body 17 model. Sucker is huge. So even if I ride it complete with backrest it looks like hell on the bike, like a giant black pizza or something. Same as having a hot fatty for a girlfriend, might be a good ride but damn showing up in public sucks. I imagine the comfort upgrade is maybe 25 percent which would be important on a cross country ride, but the 400-mile round tripper this weekend? Hmm tough call.
Any input, rants, putdowns cheerfully accepted. Im in a good mood today so WTF
Problem is that the Stang is the wide-body 17 model. Sucker is huge. So even if I ride it complete with backrest it looks like hell on the bike, like a giant black pizza or something. Same as having a hot fatty for a girlfriend, might be a good ride but damn showing up in public sucks. I imagine the comfort upgrade is maybe 25 percent which would be important on a cross country ride, but the 400-mile round tripper this weekend? Hmm tough call.
Any input, rants, putdowns cheerfully accepted. Im in a good mood today so WTF
I have a C & C seat with gel insert. Get one. You won't look like a dork, either.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Massachusetts
Being an softail owner and having shopped for seats before, I beg to differ on that one. They either look good OR are comfy. All of tem. The stock seat is pretty much the best compromise you can find. I use mine almost exclusively, after finding out that 320lbs is just nor the right weight for a lepera barebones. Feels like sitting on a piece of plywood.
@Bjewell: I say function beats form. For a 400 miles trip, it would be the comfy seat all day.
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Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Along the shoreline in SW FL
I suppose my answer would be "Depends how bad your discomfort is". Or more specifically...do you get REALLY uncomfortable due to something like blown disks or other bad lower back ailment? If so...comfort would trump style in my book.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Georgia
I think if you are young and have few aches and pains looks probably edges out comfort. However, as you get older and deal with the aches that accompany aging comfort starts to win out. Another benefit of getting older is you start to not put as much value in what other people think about you or your bike.
You got that right. When I was younger, looks were always more important but these days comfort definitely reigns.
Don't knock the fat chicks: "Yeah, she's ugly but she sure can cook!"
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Mesquite,Nevada
You know what fat chicks and mopeds have in common? They are both fun to ride till your friends see you on one!
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