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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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I had mentioned in another thread that my neck hurt after riding for some time and wondered about new handlebars. I may still do that for cosmetic reasons, but I put a new seat on and it worked wonders! It's a heritage style button seat. I don't like the buttons so much but, man does it make the ride nice!
One question...this one has two bolts that hold it on the back, instead of the ones on either side. And the passender pillion slips onto those bolts and then one on the back, instead of actually bolting onto the seat from underneath...is this a common set up?
 
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 08:50 PM
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The mount on the rear of the solo seat is the way Heritage's and Deluxe seats are. Don't know about the passenger pillion.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 09:05 PM
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As I said in your other post the seat can make a world of difference. Now put on the apes and really feel good
 
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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Correct on the passenger pillon, then there should be a single allen head bolt on the rear of the passenger seat to hold it down on the rear fender.
 
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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sounds like mine, its a 07.
heres a snap of it.. Two bolts at the rear of the seat to slip on and one bolt toward the middle rear fender to tighten the back end of the pillion on...
 

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Hmmm...so I wonder if that means it's been modified to accept seats from both Heritage model styles (90's: bolts at bottom/sides of seat) and also (00's: two bolts on back of seat) Is that right?
 
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