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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 01:33 PM
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Don't know bout the seat, Love the stock seat on our Heritage...

But I do really like that paint on Ur Deuce. Don't remember ever seeing one that blue.





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Thanks It's Cobalt Blue.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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I have a Sundowner I can use for longer rides, but I won't hesitate to do a 2 hour trip across the state to visit friends on one.
Maybe, but I'll bet you wished you had the Sundowner for the ride home Man, anytime I hooked up riding with some buds and put on any distance, I would dread the thought of the miserable ride back. The LePita Solo made a candy-a$$ rider out of me last summer. I just couldn't hang with the suffering of long rides, nor did I see any point to doing so any longer. Sure it looked great, but any ride over 1.5 hours took all the enjoyment out of an otherwise great cruise.

My former LePita is history now. I really love the look, but fuction over form is my first priority. I'd much rather be riding my bike than to be looking at it.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 01:54 PM
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Looks similar to my Danny Gray in my rocker. I did 600 miles a day, no issue...love it
 
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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 01:54 PM
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Maybe, but I'll bet you wished you had the Sundowner for the ride home Man, anytime I hooked up riding with some buds and put on any distance, I would dread the thought of the miserable ride back. The LePita Solo made a candy-a$$ rider out of me last summer. I just couldn't hang with the suffering of long rides, nor did I see any point to doing so any longer. Sure it looked great, but any ride over 1.5 hours took all the enjoyment out of an otherwise great cruise.

My former LePita is history now. I really love the look, but fuction over form is my first priority. I'd much rather be riding my bike than to be looking at it.
I've been on worse. I owned a Honda RC51 at one point and that's about as close to sitting on a plank as you can get. The seat itself was about 1/2" thick the entire way through and had no shape. It was just a slab of wrapped padding.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 02:13 PM
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I bought a LePera bare bones off ebay and though it was for an older model and didn't bolt up, I did put it on and sit on it and was amazed at how hard that damn thing was.

With the rough-*** roads around here, I'm looking for a compromise between that and a factory seat. C&C it seems...
 
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Originally Posted by Village Idiot™
I've been on worse. I owned a Honda RC51 at one point and that's about as close to sitting on a plank as you can get. The seat itself was about 1/2" thick the entire way through and had no shape. It was just a slab of wrapped padding.
It's all about what works for you Bud. Great looking ride, enjoy
 
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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 02:29 PM
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Mines good for about 2 hours
 
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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 02:34 PM
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lol...this is about the 20th Lepera thread and we all say the same thing everytime so I thought I would have a little fun with this one
 
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lol...this is about the 20th Lepera thread and we all say the same thing everytime so I thought I would have a little fun with this one
Boo....Work internet isn't showing the photo. I'll have to remember to check it out when I get home.
 
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lol...this is about the 20th Lepera thread and we all say the same thing everytime so I thought I would have a little fun with this one
That's being very conservative.......
 
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