seat front tab
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seat front tab
Who measures the front tab on HD stock seats??
I have two HD brand seats for my fatboy(03)
both of them did not engage the frame enough to hold the seat with slight upward pressure..i/e can "pop" them out easily, and the long two up stocker wobbles on the frame.
the solo does not wobble. has (side screws,no rear screw)
My fix was to add a 1/4" extension to the front tab .( welded on)
Also made the extension a little wider to stop the wobble.
This is just a rant about very expensive seats that do not fit.
my "mustang" seat on my sportie fits well
I have two HD brand seats for my fatboy(03)
both of them did not engage the frame enough to hold the seat with slight upward pressure..i/e can "pop" them out easily, and the long two up stocker wobbles on the frame.
the solo does not wobble. has (side screws,no rear screw)
My fix was to add a 1/4" extension to the front tab .( welded on)
Also made the extension a little wider to stop the wobble.
This is just a rant about very expensive seats that do not fit.
my "mustang" seat on my sportie fits well
Road Captain
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From: Southern Maine
I'm not sure if this is the issue you are having but here's some info. I had to get the rear fender replaced on my '04 heritage. The new fender was direct from harley, color matched. It came with a longer rear tab for mounting the passenger pillion on the fender. I also noticed there are two holes near the rear of the driver seat. I think the new fender has the two holes so it can be used with a newer style seat (2007 & up I think). Anyway, if I mounted my stock seat with the original rear pillion tab/screw, the front tab was not long enough and the two side screws were out of alignment. I also have a badlander seat, but that one fits okay with the stock rear tab. It has no side screws.
6th Gear
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From: E. Central Florida Coast near Cape Canaveral / Cocoa Beach
"short seated"
Ugggh....And I thought I was the only unlucky bastard with this problem. Just got a HD Solo Seat this weekend and the same thing was going on..I will say this though, After an hour of my fat *** on it I seemed to flatten/stretch out the length of the seat and tailpiece. It seems to fit much better now. If I could weld, I would definately add some more to that front tab though.
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From: Mansfield, MA
Who measures the front tab on HD stock seats??
I have two HD brand seats for my fatboy(03)
both of them did not engage the frame enough to hold the seat with slight upward pressure..i/e can "pop" them out easily, and the long two up stocker wobbles on the frame.
the solo does not wobble. has (side screws,no rear screw)
My fix was to add a 1/4" extension to the front tab .( welded on)
Also made the extension a little wider to stop the wobble.
This is just a rant about very expensive seats that do not fit.
my "mustang" seat on my sportie fits well
I have two HD brand seats for my fatboy(03)
both of them did not engage the frame enough to hold the seat with slight upward pressure..i/e can "pop" them out easily, and the long two up stocker wobbles on the frame.
the solo does not wobble. has (side screws,no rear screw)
My fix was to add a 1/4" extension to the front tab .( welded on)
Also made the extension a little wider to stop the wobble.
This is just a rant about very expensive seats that do not fit.
my "mustang" seat on my sportie fits well
The 84-99 softails had a shorter tab. Sounds like maybe you have one of those.
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From: east texas
"are you sure the seats were for a 2000-up softails.
The 84-99 softails had a shorter tab. Sounds like maybe you have one of those"??
I think they are for the 03 , the long(two-up) stocker has the 100 years logo on it ..
As I said both are fixed with a little help from my MIG welder..
Was just ranting about the "quality fit" from HD ,
and as some of you replied.."My aftermarket seat fits well"
The 84-99 softails had a shorter tab. Sounds like maybe you have one of those"??
I think they are for the 03 , the long(two-up) stocker has the 100 years logo on it ..
As I said both are fixed with a little help from my MIG welder..
Was just ranting about the "quality fit" from HD ,
and as some of you replied.."My aftermarket seat fits well"
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From: Clermont, GA, CSA
It's the blind 400 lb gorilla at the factory who measures the tab.
His big brother is the 800 lb gorilla that puts the oil filters on new bikes!
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I think if I bought a cadillac, the seat wouldnt wobble..
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