Trying the Ultimate seat out
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Trying the Ultimate seat out
I think the stock seat is fine but not enough back support from the passenger seat and none at all with it off. I had a Mustang seat & backrest on my Road King Classic and liked it very much. I ordered one for the 2011 heritage and received it last week and absolutely did NOT like it, hard as a rock, pushed me up to far toward the tank and up in the air, sent it back.
I received the Ultimate seat and backrest today and tried it out on a simple ride from home to office about 8 miles. So far I like it...the backrest seems to be in the correct position of the back and the seat is deep, a little firm but better than what I had experienced with the Mustang.
Will try it out over the next several days and report back, but so far so good...
I received the Ultimate seat and backrest today and tried it out on a simple ride from home to office about 8 miles. So far I like it...the backrest seems to be in the correct position of the back and the seat is deep, a little firm but better than what I had experienced with the Mustang.
Will try it out over the next several days and report back, but so far so good...
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Just put an Ultimate seat on my Deluxe. Took a 4 hour ride that I've done several times with the stocker and several times with a modified stocker... You're gonna love it.
BTW, the backrest is nearly worth the price of the whole package. For me, it makes all the difference in the world.
BTW, the backrest is nearly worth the price of the whole package. For me, it makes all the difference in the world.
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Update on Ultimate
Well on Saturday I rode 300 miles with the new seat. The seat fits my rear end good, it sits you back in the crack of the seat like one should and even without the backrest it has very good support.
It felt like I was a little closer to the tank than the stock seat but maybe the stock seat is a hair longer. The backrest is nice and feels like it comes a littler higher than the Mustang backrest, probably due to deeper bucket on the seat? My butt still got a little numb on the way back but guessing it's because I simply have been riding to work and back and not longer distances lately.
I feel that the seat WILL be staying with me and thought for my butt it had a ton better feel than the Mustang wide seat. I like the fact that I feel I can take off backrest and leave in bag for longer rides while the seat feels better on the back than stock even without the passenger seat for support.
It's a few bucks more than the Mustang but I feel that it's worth it, only thing I thought was a little crumby was the $40 shipping/handling...Should be a straight ship cost for the premium seat price.
I give it a thumbs up!
It felt like I was a little closer to the tank than the stock seat but maybe the stock seat is a hair longer. The backrest is nice and feels like it comes a littler higher than the Mustang backrest, probably due to deeper bucket on the seat? My butt still got a little numb on the way back but guessing it's because I simply have been riding to work and back and not longer distances lately.
I feel that the seat WILL be staying with me and thought for my butt it had a ton better feel than the Mustang wide seat. I like the fact that I feel I can take off backrest and leave in bag for longer rides while the seat feels better on the back than stock even without the passenger seat for support.
It's a few bucks more than the Mustang but I feel that it's worth it, only thing I thought was a little crumby was the $40 shipping/handling...Should be a straight ship cost for the premium seat price.
I give it a thumbs up!
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Funny, I went exactly the opposite way. I thought the Ultimate was a bit uncomfortable and didn't like the way the backrest fit me. I gave the Mustang a shot and agree that in the beginning it felt a bit hard but after a few thousand miles (read that a month) it is more than soft enough and broken in just the way I like it. Rode 500+ a couple of weeks ago on it and couldn't be happier.
This is why we have choices I guess, so we can all have happy backsides.
This is why we have choices I guess, so we can all have happy backsides.
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I agree fcsallan, I had a Mustang on my Road King and really liked it allot, thought I would go that route again...Entirely different seat for the softail frame, every butt is different for sure, mine has gotten a little heavier and that could have been the deal?
Anyway I really think I like the Ultimate, here are some pics with backrest off today.
Anyway I really think I like the Ultimate, here are some pics with backrest off today.