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Old Apr 28, 2018 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by dDavid
Im looking for a seat to sit me back further, off of my tank, on my ‘18 Limited.

I demoed a Tallboy and I liked how far back it was, and I liked that it was lower and lowered the center of gravity. It felt like a different bike. What concerned me was the passenger pillion being narrower and thinner, and my arms were outstretched on the handlebars, with just a slight bend.

Does anyone have experience with the Mustang SuperTouring on the newer Limited or Ultra? How does it compare to the stock seat in height from ground? How is the passenger pillion for comfort compared to stock? Also, for those who know, how does the Mustang compare to the Tallboy as far as height, distance back, and passenger comfort?
I have had Mustang and Corbin in the past and loved them. on my new Road Glide special I went with the ultimate seat. Like what I saw and read about them. because I wanted to go solo once in awhile. Wife loves the backseat... They also have a touring version one piece just something to
. consider. I know a lot of Harley Riders do do not use this seat but I am happy with my decision
 
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Old Apr 28, 2018 | 10:06 AM
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I've been through all these seats over the last few years.

I'm 6'2" and around 250 and as such these are my observations:

Tallboy. I replaced the stock seat with this at delivery. I liked the extra leg room but the reach to the stock bars was too far and caused a lot of shoulder discomfort for me.

I also found the seat was absolutely horrid for touring - not enough foam and it created some very uncomfortable hot spots. It was fine around town, but agony if I had to spend more than a couple hours in the saddle.

My OL was no fan either. I sat too far back into her which caused her legs to be forced wider than was comfortable, which in turn caused her hips to hurt. I ended up just using the stock seat for a while.

I later thought to try a Hammock seat.

Hammock. I realize you didn't specifically ask about the Hammock, but I'm going to opine about it anyway.

I thought the riding position was better than the Tallboy, seating me farther from the tank, but not as far as the Tallboy, and maybe a tad higher than the stocker.

The comfort of the seat was very similar to the stock seat - well padded and supportive. At first I thought it was better than the stock seat, but after a while I'm really not sure it was.

I never really noticed any "give" from the suspension though. I think the Hammock seat is best used by a lighter guy than me. I think I was just squashing the slings flat and preventing them from doing much. I checked the slings periodically, but they never slipped out of position. I came to feel the Hammock was just ok, but not great.

After a year and a half with it I was ready to try something different.

Mustang Super Touring- I didn't have this seat on for long, but I did think highly of it for the time. I liked the seating position, farther back, up a bit, wide and flatter seating surface and it wasn't as thick overall, which made it easier to swing my boot over without dragging my toe across the seat.

It is definitely a harder foam than the stock Harley seat, which I was concerned about at first, but it proved to be more supportive without hot-spot pressure points. Also being flatter made it easier for me to shift around.

Despite all that, my wife hated it.

I sat too far back into her again. The seat was way too hard for her liking. She complained about her legs going numb. I tried an Airhawk pad for her. That made her sit too high. She didn't like that. I tried sitting more forward, but would inevitably end up back into her.

We went on a little 300 mile round trip excursion one fall day and she was miserable. I had to stop the bike probably 4 times on the way back to let her get off. She was nearly in tears by the time we got home.

The Mustang seat came back off.

My current and hopefully last seat is a police seat with the accompanying Mustang pillion. I bought a roached police seat from ebay for about $50 and had our local custom seat guy pad and recover it with the same basket weave upholstery Mustang uses on the pillion.

I ride Harley at work, so I'm accustomed to the seat and have always liked them. It's not for the short guy though, I sit probably two inches higher and closer to the tank. As you're up higher and the seat is very flat, being closer to the tank causes no issues though.

The seat provides much more leg room than any of the frame mounted seats I've tried.

The matching pillion, while a Mustang again, gives my OL much more room to move around as I'm farther forward. So far, so good on her liking it!

Hopefully this is the last seat I have to buy!
 
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Old Apr 28, 2018 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by zeke7142003
I just purchased the Mustang Super Touring seat for my 2912 Street Glide for when I do long rides. I like it. It keeps me back about the same distance as the stock seat, which is great, but puts me up by about an inch. It's comfortable and the backrest is kinda nice. The only downfall with the back rest is it's not secure in the mount, meaning someone could grab it and walk off with it. Also, I'm going to have to get a slightly taller windshield because the airflow now hits me in the head (I'm 6").
but the backrest is so small I can just remove it and put it in the bag. The stock HD badkerest is huuuuuge IMO and would take up note room in a bag. Cuz I used to remove it on trips too.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2018 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by kojak
How tall are you? The Harley stock seat on the limited is pretty good if you are in the 5'10 to 6'2 range. The cvo's have the heated hammock as oem and that is a fantastic seat but very pricey.
I’m 6’ tall. I’m interested in anything that gets me off the tank, has a comfortable passenger pillion, and doesn’t noticibly raise you up relative to the stock seat.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2018 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by dDavid
I’m 6’ tall. I’m interested in anything that gets me off the tank, has a comfortable passenger pillion, and doesn’t noticibly raise you up relative to the stock seat.
Demo the hammock at the dealer and see how you like it.
 
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