Seat years
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Seat years
Getting back into the Harley life after a long absence. Just bought a 2012 Street Glide and I'm loving it. Looking to change the seat from a deep saddle with large passenger pad for a more low profile seat. Looking at a used seat that the guy had on a 98 Road King. Will this seat fit a 2012 Street Glide?
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A 2009 and up may fit better. The 2008 seats will work but some like a Corbin are not as wide. In 2009 they changed the frame on the touring bikes.
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Have 2 seats off a 19 Street Glide, one had been mod with memory foam 1 inch lowered and narrowed by MCC, other stock except for sides slightly narrowed. Will send ya pic's if interested, also a Smooth Le Pera Maverick seat. Thanks.
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actually, i meant to type 2009, but fat fingered it.... thanks for catching that.
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The nose area where the tank connects to the frame is shaped a little different and some frame hugging designs from aftermarket may not mount up correctly (as mentioned, like Corbin), but the Stock HD seats will work fine.
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From: anacoco, la
i had considered 2008 to be one of those 'grey years'. i know they changed the way the seat mounted in 2008, but changed the width of the rear fender in 2009. wasn't sure if that had any impact. now that i know it doesn't, that might help in my quest for a used seat....
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