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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 01:29 PM
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Yes, definitely a success, You played it nicely.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 03:06 PM
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Notice how mine has the little medallion in the front and the leather-ish accents? I wonder why yours is different....


 
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 03:43 PM
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yes your seat definitely looks different. how old is it? My wife got mine for a Christmas gift. She ordered it right out of the Harley catalog and they shipped it from syrdyke Harley down in Fenton mo. the shape is the same, but the stitching and accents are clearly not the same.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 04:12 PM
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I ordered mine when I bought the bike 2 months ago. Maybe one of ours is older stock and they came out with a different one recently.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 06:47 PM
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I actually like the look of your seat. My seat looks exactly like the on the Harley website. you may have gotten one from an older stock.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...-16-5297605--1
 
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 08:59 PM
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Probably so. I was pleasantly surprised when I first saw it because it didn't look like the one on the website. But I really like the accents and the little medallion.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 10:43 PM
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neither one of your seats look like that one, They make a bunch of tall Boys, you guys each have different seats, I found them in the P&A web site 52000252 and 52099-09A.
 

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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 06:37 AM
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neither one of your seats look like that one, They make a bunch of tall Boys, you guys each have different seats, I found them in the P&A web site 52000252 and 52099-09A.
Yeah but they're for different year models.
 
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Jclax's is for 08-13 Touring - P/N 52099-09A- $349.95

SWThomas's is for 14+ Touring - P/N 5200025 - $349.95

Obviously 08-13 seats still fit the 14+ but may be a little shorter in the passenger area (foam wise) when using a tourpak - since that is what the redesign was for.

The link a few posts up is for a 07 and below seat.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2017 | 08:48 AM
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Just curious, why did you have to buy the caps? Was St. Louis Plating unable to plate the caps?
 
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