most comfortable seat on Ultra
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From: Chataignier, Louisiana
most comfortable seat on Ultra
I am 5'7" and 175 lbs. I am wondering what the most comfortable seat would be on my ultra to take long trips. My stock seat is alright , but i know there are better ones out there.
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RE: most comfortable seat on Ultra
I'd first send yours out to get reworked at mean city cycles for a measly $40+shipping. That's what I did and it's great. Allen is a member here on the forum under "BadX" and does a great job. Shoot him a PM and talk to him about what you are looking for. If you want to spend your money and not go that route then you can go with a Sundowner and you'll be happy also.
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RE: most comfortable seat on Ultra
I am just an inch shorter than you - for ME, my Corbin is Great - keep in mind, I live in Northern Ca and had the chance to have my seat made at the Corbin Factory in Hollister - it was made to My butt -
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RE: most comfortable seat on Ultra
Gee everyone is different.... Size, Shape, Weight, Height and so on and so on... And everyone likes a seat that FITS THEM correctly
Mean Street can lower your stock seat & install memory foam and that's a ton cheaper then a new saddle.... I have never had a seat lowered but folks here rave about them & they are a vendor here++
Recommend before you put out some big $$$$$ on a seat purchase if you can - Visit a Bike Nite or a Rally and look at there seats.. Find the owner and ask questions & if you can sit on that seat... Talk to or visit a seat builder see if they can build one to suit your needs .. Corbin has built many of my seats in the past and I would spend a day or 2 there on No Calif testing & trying the seat before they covered it... But alot of people don't like Corbin Seats "Because they're hard... I have done a few 1,000 & 1,500 Iron Butts on a Corbin & They work
About the Best Seat HD makes would be the Sundowner... I have also had a couple of these and worked well for a 200 - 400+ mile day with limited discomfort that no more then a fuel stop takes care of... But again some folks just don't like them...
Mustang - Saddleman\Travelcade - Russle - and the list goes on and on...
Just my 2 cents [8D]
Mean Street can lower your stock seat & install memory foam and that's a ton cheaper then a new saddle.... I have never had a seat lowered but folks here rave about them & they are a vendor here++
Recommend before you put out some big $$$$$ on a seat purchase if you can - Visit a Bike Nite or a Rally and look at there seats.. Find the owner and ask questions & if you can sit on that seat... Talk to or visit a seat builder see if they can build one to suit your needs .. Corbin has built many of my seats in the past and I would spend a day or 2 there on No Calif testing & trying the seat before they covered it... But alot of people don't like Corbin Seats "Because they're hard... I have done a few 1,000 & 1,500 Iron Butts on a Corbin & They work
About the Best Seat HD makes would be the Sundowner... I have also had a couple of these and worked well for a 200 - 400+ mile day with limited discomfort that no more then a fuel stop takes care of... But again some folks just don't like them...
Mustang - Saddleman\Travelcade - Russle - and the list goes on and on...
Just my 2 cents [8D]
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RE: most comfortable seat on Ultra
ORIGINAL: SoCal_Pappy
Recommend before you put out some big $$$$$ on a seat purchase if you can - Visit a Bike Nite or a Rally and look at there seats.. Find the owner and ask questions & if you can sit on that seat... Talk to or visit a seat builder see if they can build one to suit your needs .. Corbin has built many of my seats in the past and I would spend a day or 2 there on No Calif testing & trying the seat before they covered it... But alot of people don't like Corbin Seats "Because they're hard... I have done a few 1,000 & 1,500 Iron Butts on a Corbin & They work
Recommend before you put out some big $$$$$ on a seat purchase if you can - Visit a Bike Nite or a Rally and look at there seats.. Find the owner and ask questions & if you can sit on that seat... Talk to or visit a seat builder see if they can build one to suit your needs .. Corbin has built many of my seats in the past and I would spend a day or 2 there on No Calif testing & trying the seat before they covered it... But alot of people don't like Corbin Seats "Because they're hard... I have done a few 1,000 & 1,500 Iron Butts on a Corbin & They work
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RE: most comfortable seat on Ultra
really? at 5' 7" can you really recommend an Air Zepplin as most comfortable? I've seen many posts here about loosing a couple inches of ground reach with a Zep. I'd think not being able to touch the ground with only your toes on one side or the other would impact the overall comfort rating for anyseat. Or is seat comfort only measured by the butt factor?
just wondering out loud.............
just wondering out loud.............
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I put a Harley Sundowner on my 06 FLHT/I and really like it. I've also got a Harley Badlander seat I use when I take the tour pak off , looks good but wouldn't recommend it for rides over 100 miles, it's also wider and made it harder to touch both feet flat onthe ground. I'm also 5'7" tall and tried the Harley reach seat, not comfortable to me due to it having less padding.
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