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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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Hey DavidC is that the 2 piece Mustang vintage seat or the 1 piece? I have the 2 piece just in case my wife ever wants to ride (she has only sat on it once just for me to take a picture and said she never wants to ride on a motorcycle) but I use the solo one just for me. I also have a taller sissy bar with pad but again since i ride solo i put a small sissy bar on back with no pad. Maybe you can just swap those 2 things out and leave them on most of the time so you have an excuse to why she can't ride. Tell her it is a pain in the *** to swap the seat and sissy bar out.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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haha that's awesome. don't get me wrong i like making her happy but i really just don't like riding with her on the back. either or we are men and we lose all battles and she would offer to sit on the fender or even on the bars if thats what it takes for her to ride with me
 
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 10:40 PM
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I have a homemade mini on mine. Like the look of it as opposed to a tall one and I only have an occasional passenger , I think it's personal preference though. Get what you like and what you need!
 
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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Hey DavidC is that the 2 piece Mustang vintage seat or the 1 piece?
It is a 1 piece, I guess I should have gotten the 2 and the sissy bar is detachable.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 10:50 PM
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I kinda wish my sissy bar was detachable but the guy who had the bike before me already had it on there when i bought it. Sometimes it is useful for strapping a bag on the back but sometimes I wish it wasn't on there at all.
 
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