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From: Ontario, Canada
Is it the Sundowner Solo that lowers you? I will be getting a Sundowner this spring to replace the stock seat and I was under the impression the one piece 2-up Sundowner is the same height or maybe a bit higher/wider than stock. If the solo sits lower then that's what I'll get, I need to get this right the first time as I can't really afford to experiment by changing seats. Tks.
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From: Dallas, TX & Santa Fe, NM when I can find the time....
Is it the Sundowner Solo that lowers you? I will be getting a Sundowner this spring to replace the stock seat and I was under the impression the one piece 2-up Sundowner is the same height or maybe a bit higher/wider than stock. If the solo sits lower then that's what I'll get, I need to get this right the first time as I can't really afford to experiment by changing seats. Tks.
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From: Ontario, Canada
I e-mailed "motorman Jerry Palladino" a short while back and he suggested with the Sundowner Solo being narrower at the front it allows your legs to be closer together therefore letting you flatfoot the ground easier which is what I want. I don't think the Reach Seat is for me but the Sundowner Solo might so that's the way I'm thinking right now unless someone confirms that the one pc. 2-up Sundowner sits lower and is narrower which I don't think it is...my short stature requires a seat no higher than the stock '02 RK Std. seat. Thanks "monstead."
Tom
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From: Dallas, TX & Santa Fe, NM when I can find the time....
Believe it or not, the H-D dealers in my region of Ontario (Ottawa area) don't carry much of an assortment of things like seats, handlebars, chrome goodies, etc. They have some just to say they have some but there's not a lot on hand, most stuff needs to be ordered.
I e-mailed "motorman Jerry Palladino" a short while back and he suggested with the Sundowner Solo being narrower at the front it allows your legs to be closer together therefore letting you flatfoot the ground easier which is what I want. I don't think the Reach Seat is for me but the Sundowner Solo might so that's the way I'm thinking right now unless someone confirms that the one pc. 2-up Sundowner sits lower and is narrower which I don't think it is...my short stature requires a seat no higher than the stock '02 RK Std. seat. Thanks "monstead."
Tom
I e-mailed "motorman Jerry Palladino" a short while back and he suggested with the Sundowner Solo being narrower at the front it allows your legs to be closer together therefore letting you flatfoot the ground easier which is what I want. I don't think the Reach Seat is for me but the Sundowner Solo might so that's the way I'm thinking right now unless someone confirms that the one pc. 2-up Sundowner sits lower and is narrower which I don't think it is...my short stature requires a seat no higher than the stock '02 RK Std. seat. Thanks "monstead."
Tom
Since I have the stock seat and the Sundowner one pc, I'll put them both on my RK and report back to you. Haven't had the stock seat back on since I first got the bike. I don't do well with a wide front either. My best fitting seat is the Mustang solo, but then again, we're all different!
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Is it the Sundowner Solo that lowers you? I will be getting a Sundowner this spring to replace the stock seat and I was under the impression the one piece 2-up Sundowner is the same height or maybe a bit higher/wider than stock. If the solo sits lower then that's what I'll get, I need to get this right the first time as I can't really afford to experiment by changing seats. Tks.
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From: Ontario, Canada
Tom
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 466
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From: Ontario, Canada
I didn't like the Reach...sat me way too close.
Since I have the stock seat and the Sundowner one pc, I'll put them both on my RK and report back to you. Haven't had the stock seat back on since I first got the bike. I don't do well with a wide front either. My best fitting seat is the Mustang solo, but then again, we're all different!
Since I have the stock seat and the Sundowner one pc, I'll put them both on my RK and report back to you. Haven't had the stock seat back on since I first got the bike. I don't do well with a wide front either. My best fitting seat is the Mustang solo, but then again, we're all different!
Tom
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