Road glide seat installed!
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Road Warrior
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Road glide seat installed!
I got the road glide seat I bought off e bay and put it on my ultra last night. It's just what I was looking for, trying to get a little more leg room. Anybody over 6ft and feeling a little cramped on a e-glide try one of these, it really brings you back and down in the bike.
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From: Po-Dunk Looziana
RE: Road glide seat installed!
I just put one on my Ultra as well. Does yours slide ALL THE WAY up onto the tank?Also, does your saddlebag lid(s) touch the seat on the sides even the slightest?
Reason for asking this is I corrected these on mine but did experience this.
Also, the seat looks good, but I do hear/have heard that the seam that rides up the middle of the seat can be uncomfortable on long trips knawing at the buttocks for hours! We'll see.
Reason for asking this is I corrected these on mine but did experience this.
Also, the seat looks good, but I do hear/have heard that the seam that rides up the middle of the seat can be uncomfortable on long trips knawing at the buttocks for hours!
We'll see.
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From: Po-Dunk Looziana
RE: Road glide seat installed!
ORIGINAL: rideon
My seat doesn't slide all the way up, but neither did the stock seat, I don't understand what you mean by the lids touching the seat?
My seat doesn't slide all the way up, but neither did the stock seat, I don't understand what you mean by the lids touching the seat?
BTW, the reason I'm asking these questions is that my stock Ultra Seat didn't create these issues, but they were easily fixed with a bit of tweaking. The seats(side by side in comparison)appeared to have the same dimensions, including the tongue that shoves up in the metal up front, but I did have to tweak the fitment to make it perfect.
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RE: Road glide seat installed!
ORIGINAL: rideon
My seat doesn't slide all the way up, but neither did the stock seat
My seat doesn't slide all the way up, but neither did the stock seat
There's more that one way to close that gap!
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From: Po-Dunk Looziana
RE: Road glide seat installed!
ORIGINAL: PhilM
Ya'll might need to losen the three bolts that hold the dash on and slide it back towards the seat a little.
There's more that one way to close that gap!
ORIGINAL: rideon
My seat doesn't slide all the way up, but neither did the stock seat
My seat doesn't slide all the way up, but neither did the stock seat
There's more that one way to close that gap!
Thanks for the info PhilM..........seriously. My reply sounds like I'm being sarcastic but I, by no means, am. I truly did not think of this.....LOL
=/walks away feeling stoopid......[>:]
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RE: Road glide seat installed!
Also, does your saddlebag lid(s) touch the seat on the sides even the slightest?
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RE: Road glide seat installed!
You should be able to loosen the brackets that hold the wire clips that the twist locks go into. Basically you need to slide the entire bag back slightly.
You guys should really try a Corbin. HD just does't offer an all-day confortable seat imo.
BZ
You guys should really try a Corbin. HD just does't offer an all-day confortable seat imo.
BZ
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From: Po-Dunk Looziana
RE: Road glide seat installed!
ORIGINAL: TowJam
How did you correct this? The stock RG seat gets in the way of the lids when you open the saddlebags and unless you're VERY careful when opening the bags, you're eventually going to end up with some scuff marks on the inside corners of the lids.
Also, does your saddlebag lid(s) touch the seat on the sides even the slightest?
Next, I adjusted my saddlebag "locks"......the brackets on the bike itself where the twist-locks fasten too.....by moving them slightly rearward, all the time checking clearance underneath my saddlebags making sure they did not come in contact with the metal rail that runs along the bottom.
Perfect fit without any "contact" by either metal or leather. Lovin the look and the fit now.