seat question
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Road Captain
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From: carolina
seat question
found a 100th anniversary seat for my fat boy, but i was also looking at the sundowner. just have no idea how comfortable either are. sundowner looks comfy. seat with emblem looks good. i think comfort is my main objective though. as far as price goes, original is almost half of the sundowner. any opinions on comfort?
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Mustang seats are incredibly comfortable, both for rider and passenger. When I bought my new bike my old lady wouldn't ride on the seat that it had, a 60 mile trip literally had her in tears. With the mustang she can ride for hours with out a single complaint. Price isn't terrible either.
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I just installed a new Sundowner Deep Bucket seat on my Fat Boy a few weeks ago (signature picture was before I got the new seat).
While I liked the stock seat, after a couple of hours, my butt would be numb and my back was aching. I have back problems anyway, so the big draw for me to the Sundowner was the lower back support. Just personal perference, but I also like the trim on my stock seat, so I got the Sundowner model that has the same trim as my stock one.
The weather in and around Raleigh has just sucked this winter, plus I slipped a disk in my back a couple of weeks ago, so I haven't had a chance to put any miles on the new seat yet. However, just sitting on it after I installed it (and before my back went out), I could easily tell the difference with the new seat - way comfortable and I could feel the support up against my lower back.
Granted, the miles will tell the story, but I believe this was money well spent.
Hope that helps...
Jack
While I liked the stock seat, after a couple of hours, my butt would be numb and my back was aching. I have back problems anyway, so the big draw for me to the Sundowner was the lower back support. Just personal perference, but I also like the trim on my stock seat, so I got the Sundowner model that has the same trim as my stock one.
The weather in and around Raleigh has just sucked this winter, plus I slipped a disk in my back a couple of weeks ago, so I haven't had a chance to put any miles on the new seat yet. However, just sitting on it after I installed it (and before my back went out), I could easily tell the difference with the new seat - way comfortable and I could feel the support up against my lower back.
Granted, the miles will tell the story, but I believe this was money well spent.
Hope that helps...
Jack
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i hear ya bout the weather. i'm down the road in charlotte. got out a couple times for quikies. i think i am gonna go with the sundowner. mine feels like a 2x4
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Thinking of going with Sundowner too, so can I ask where you found best deal? I am wanting the deep bucket style.
Down the road little further in SC and snowing
Thanks
Down the road little further in SC and snowing
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Strat, can you tell me where I can find that seat with the higher chrome bars on the back of the Softail in the picture you have there? My '09 Softail came with a short version of the but I would like the one that is in the picture. Thanks so much. KCAztek
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From: carolina
found the sundowner on ebay for 259 plus 20 shipping. I might see if a local dealer will match it. Ive checked 5 dealers around here and none of them have one in stock. it's 330 in their book. I'll let you know what i find out. odviously they're nice, aint seen a used one for sale