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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 11:12 PM
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Are there any of you out there who have ran or are running the HD Fat Boy seat # 51560-00A. That is the one with rider back rest. All the softtail versions of this seem to be the same so any input would be great.... is it a good long mileage seat, does it push you forward,backward? Is it worth the money as opposed to the stock seat?
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 01:08 AM
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Dunno what year yours is... But as far as I'm concerned ALL FB seats suck! Hard as a rock... The guy I bought my 92 from put on Heritage seats. Then for some reason the base on my seat spilt from tab to tab (maybe I'm too fat?) Dunno... I put on the regular seats for a spell till I could score a new seat. MAN that was some crappy seating! Wife even commented on how hard the p-pad was, too! When I was single I looked into ones with the back rest. Lots to choose from. Wife makes for nice back rests now...

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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 02:52 PM
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I bought a Mustang seat for mine. Best money I've spent on the bike, bar none. I'll never own another bike without one.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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Check out the Fast Gunfighter seat by Corbin. I love it. I have ridden 800 plus mile weekends with no problem and it gives good back support at that.
 
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I bought a Mustang seat for mine. Best money I've spent on the bike, bar none. I'll never own another bike without one.
I second that motion. Mustang seat with rider backrest and a set of Heritage bars made my Fat Boy so much more comfortable. And that mangy *** rear wheel in my pic is on the way out. Ordered a matching RC Components "Wicked" to match the front one.
 
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