Need advice on new Seats
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From: Bergen County
I had the drag specialties predator and it was garbage. I had the le pera silhouette which i liked but kept sliding off when accelerating. I had the mustang seat which i didnt even install because i foind it ugly and took away from the bike. I had a danny grey short hop, ran it for a few weeks, also didnt like it, didnt find it comfortable in the least bit. I am now running a le pera stubs cafe, which I am loving! If i absolutely needed a 2 up i would run a le pera daytona, le pera cherokee, or the new saddlemen ls-step-up.
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Joined: May 2016
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From: Sonoma County
L-896 looks to fit your year range ['82-'03]
I almost went La Pera Daytona for my Nightster, but the reputation and build quality of Mustang seats won me over. No regrets at all on the decision, The mustang is a VERY well made seat. (makes the OEM seat look like its strait from China...
) They dont look to have a huge option list for the 91 model year though.
Last edited by Maximus924; Dec 5, 2016 at 04:16 PM.
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I'm looking a lot closer at the LePera Daytona. It has enough pad for a small gal if necessary. Got a set of passenger pegs on the shelf. I like the saddle over the smooth flat seat of the Cobra/King Cobra, I can see where some sliding could happen on acceleration. Not that my 883 causes much terror.
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Last edited by John Harper; Dec 5, 2016 at 07:57 PM.
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The Cobra is a "looks over comfort" seat, if you can deal with the lack of padding it will probably be just what your looking for.
L-896 looks to fit your year range ['82-'03]
I almost went La Pera Daytona for my Nightster, but the reputation and build quality of Mustang seats won me over. No regrets at all on the decision, The mustang is a VERY well made seat. (makes the OEM seat look like its strait from China... ) They dont look to have a huge option list for the 91 model year though.
L-896 looks to fit your year range ['82-'03]
I almost went La Pera Daytona for my Nightster, but the reputation and build quality of Mustang seats won me over. No regrets at all on the decision, The mustang is a VERY well made seat. (makes the OEM seat look like its strait from China...
) They dont look to have a huge option list for the 91 model year though.John
Last edited by John Harper; Dec 5, 2016 at 08:19 PM.
Just to be clear, because it's not really obvious from our website - seats for the 3.3 gallon tank Sportsters from 1982-2003 will fit ALL the Sportsters in that range. Frane is the same, only the tank varies, so you may have a 1.5" gap at the nose.
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From: Sonoma County
the language on the website for the "Pre 04" Fastback seat is this:
"Harley-DavidsonŽ XL 1996-2003 & all pre-2004 3.3 gallon tanks, Fastback One-Piece"
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So are you saying that any seat that would fit a 2002 XL with a 3.3 gal tank will also fit a 1990 with a 3.3 gal tank?
the language on the website for the "Pre 04" Fastback seat is this:
"Harley-DavidsonŽ XL 1996-2003 & all pre-2004 3.3 gallon tanks, Fastback One-Piece"
the language on the website for the "Pre 04" Fastback seat is this:
"Harley-DavidsonŽ XL 1996-2003 & all pre-2004 3.3 gallon tanks, Fastback One-Piece"
Seats designed for the 3.3 gallon tank will fit with the 2.1 gallon tank with a 1.5" gap. The seats designated on our website as '96-03 and all 2.1 & 3.3 gallon tanks will fit ALL XL models 1982-2003.
We're aware this is really awfully worded on our website. We're working on making that a lot clearer, but as you probably know, everything in a company happens slower than we'd like.
