sitting on the battery..
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From: Tulsa, OK
sitting on the battery..
Its been said often the the stock seats on our rides are low quality, but i actually found that the stock Heritage seat fits my butt pretty good,and I like the looks of it. I just would really like a backrest, preferably one that is quick deatachable.
anyyhoo my point...
I had my seat off today and noticed that there seems to be a "dent" in the top of my battery. The dent coincides with the rubber bumper on the bottom of the seat pan. I suppose when HD realized that the thin seat pan flexed too much, this hard rubber bumper was the answer from the genius pool.
I'm not really a lightweight at 210lbs, but I know there are some that outweigh me by more than just a few pounds. I can't imagine that having all of my weight on a 1"round bumper on the battery is doing it any good..
I wonder if anyone has ever had a cracked battery.....damn what a mess that would be.
I reckon the stock seat will be going into the storage shed as soon as I can decide which seat to try....
anyyhoo my point...
I had my seat off today and noticed that there seems to be a "dent" in the top of my battery. The dent coincides with the rubber bumper on the bottom of the seat pan. I suppose when HD realized that the thin seat pan flexed too much, this hard rubber bumper was the answer from the genius pool.
I'm not really a lightweight at 210lbs, but I know there are some that outweigh me by more than just a few pounds. I can't imagine that having all of my weight on a 1"round bumper on the battery is doing it any good..
I wonder if anyone has ever had a cracked battery.....damn what a mess that would be.
I reckon the stock seat will be going into the storage shed as soon as I can decide which seat to try....
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From: San Diego, CA
RE: sitting on the battery..
Well, I'm a lightweight at 203 but haven't noticed any more than the round circle mark that my Springer seat makes on the battery. I just changed out the original battery a couple of months ago and it didn't show any wear other than the circle....but my seat is also supported by 2 bolts into the back fender that is attached to the seat rail. That may have made the difference vs. your seat set-up.
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From: San Ramon, Ca
RE: sitting on the battery..
The pre 99 (Evo) Softails had a wide rubber strap holding the battery down.
I've noticed that little dent (mostly in the label too.) My Corbin seat has the bumper.
I've noticed that little dent (mostly in the label too.) My Corbin seat has the bumper.
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