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Old Oct 25, 2016 | 02:42 PM
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Had a 2004 Fatboy. The seat was the first thing to go. Waiting on my 2017 Fatboy and was wondering if they have made any improvements on the seat comfort.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2016 | 08:15 PM
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The 2015 Fatboy seat sucks I can tell you that.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2016 | 08:27 PM
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Test rode a 2017 SG last Saturday and the seat was pretty cushy. Felt like I could ride that thing all day...
Couldn't tell ya about the Fatboy. Probably hasn't changed much...
 
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Old Oct 25, 2016 | 09:21 PM
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The stock 2017 Fat Boy seat looks really similar to the stock 2017 Softail Slim seat (which I own). Personally, I really like the stock Slim seat (I wish it came in leather) , but I seem to be in the minority on that one.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2016 | 06:10 AM
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Would anyone happen to know who makes the Harley brand after market seats.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2016 | 07:56 AM
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I have a 2011 and find the stock seat much more comfortable to most other stock seats I've encountered. It's really hard to say it sucks after owning a 48.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2016 | 07:59 AM
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I really like the stock 2015 Fat Boy seat, which I believe is identical to the 2017. I swapped it out for the Ultimate Softail Seat but only because I wanted the backrest. If you don't want a backrest I am guessing that you will like the stock seat on your FB. Seats are, of course, an individual thing.
 
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I too have the Ultimate seat with a backrest. Best investment ever
 
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The 16 S Fat Boy seat sucked, I couldn't do more than 30 minutes without tail bone pain. I too switched to Ultimate.
 
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