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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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Default Cross Bones w/ Custom seat

Our dealer but a HD Retro seat for a Softail Custom and Softail Custom sissy bar on a vivid black Cross Bones. I like the Cross Bones with the stock seat, but I actually like it better with this set up. If I had a Cross Bones, I'd do the same thing with the sissy bar and Retro seat. Here's a link to our dealer's website with pictures of the bike. They have pictures with both the stock seat and the Retro seat. http://h-dog.com/invdetails.php?id=489
 
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 03:14 PM
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i like the way it looks on your bike better.... just not old school enough for the bones IMO
 
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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Default RE: Cross Bones w/ Custom seat

I just dont like the look with that seat as much as I do with a brawler or even the original spring seat. It looks good, just not for me I guess.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 09:02 PM
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I just dont like the look with that seat as much as I do with a brawler or even the original spring seat. It looks good, just not for me I guess.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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Default RE: Cross Bones w/ Custom seat

Not a fan of that style of seat, but is there anyway to shorten the springs on the stock seat. I think it would look a lot better if the seat sat a little lower.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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Oh god that's horrid.. please make it go away...
 
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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I dont thinkk that seat works with the bones at all. fits the custom sooooo much better. nice to see dealers changing things up a bit though. Are they charging more $ for it with the retro seat?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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Not a fan of that style of seat, but is there anyway to shorten the springs on the stock seat. I think it would look a lot better if the seat sat a little lower.
i looked at the mounting for a couple seconds and think that even without replacing the springs that the seat could be possibly lowered 1/2" by taking out that little spacer and maybe flipping the bracket on the bottom of the seat (??)
i didn't look at it too much because i'm 6'3" and like the height

and that seat on the dealer's Bones isn't my personnal preference but i do think it looks good, it looks kinda like a Custom's seat
 
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That style of seat does not suit the Cross Bones, much prefer the original
 
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