Anyone running a sprung solo seat?
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Anyone running a sprung solo seat?
I want to change out the seat on my Slim to something that looks more vintage.
I really like the looks of a solo seat with the coil springs.
What I don't like is the "kit" that has to be used. It just looks cheesy, IMO.
Has anyone come up with an option for the kit?
Also, I'm only 5'5' (I was taller when I was younger). Is the sprung seat going to set me up higher or will the springs allow it to sink down some. I'm 195 lbs (I was lighter when I was younger).
It's hell getting old.
I really like the looks of a solo seat with the coil springs.
What I don't like is the "kit" that has to be used. It just looks cheesy, IMO.
Has anyone come up with an option for the kit?
Also, I'm only 5'5' (I was taller when I was younger). Is the sprung seat going to set me up higher or will the springs allow it to sink down some. I'm 195 lbs (I was lighter when I was younger).
It's hell getting old.
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I want to change out the seat on my Slim to something that looks more vintage.
I really like the looks of a solo seat with the coil springs.
What I don't like is the "kit" that has to be used. It just looks cheesy, IMO.
Has anyone come up with an option for the kit?
Also, I'm only 5'5' (I was taller when I was younger). Is the sprung seat going to set me up higher or will the springs allow it to sink down some. I'm 195 lbs (I was lighter when I was younger).
It's hell getting old.
I really like the looks of a solo seat with the coil springs.
What I don't like is the "kit" that has to be used. It just looks cheesy, IMO.
Has anyone come up with an option for the kit?
Also, I'm only 5'5' (I was taller when I was younger). Is the sprung seat going to set me up higher or will the springs allow it to sink down some. I'm 195 lbs (I was lighter when I was younger).
It's hell getting old.
Not sure what to suggest given your height. I'm 4 inches taller than you and I feel that the seat being any taller would bug me. Hence my swapping out the stock seat which was more padded and made about an inch or so of height difference. The only other thing going for you in terms of height with a sprung seat is that they are generally far narrower at the nose. This means your thighs come closer together increasing your reach to the ground.
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yup
Yup you're sure enough going to sit higher mostly because of the way everything mounts. I changed the stock seat out on my 08 bones to the 1925 seat and it managed to lower me just a bit. I picked up a Corbin seat on egay that doesn't use the springs but mounts to the frame and Im probably another inch lower. My favorite though is the 1925 seat unless I'm going more than a hundred miles. Super comfortable to me but on a long ride it puts my pecker asleep. Not good.
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Ya!
I learned this pretty early on as I researched the seat height matter myself shortly after getting mine. At the time, the Deluxe was the only other model that had the Profile Low suspension as stock equipment. Eventually the Fatboy Lo got them and now the Slim. Not sure if any other models come from the MoCo with the lowered shocks.
I learned this pretty early on as I researched the seat height matter myself shortly after getting mine. At the time, the Deluxe was the only other model that had the Profile Low suspension as stock equipment. Eventually the Fatboy Lo got them and now the Slim. Not sure if any other models come from the MoCo with the lowered shocks.