Reach seat - anyone using?
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 934
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From: Goldsboro, NC
Reach seat
I am 5'6" with a 29" inseam. I put the reach seat on my 08 Ultra, and just love it. I can move the bike backwards, and sit flat footed on it. It is very comfortable for both myself and my wife. Have done plenty of all day rides on it with no isues.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Fort Worth, TX
I have a reach seat, it is very comfortable but I bought it before I knew about having the stock seat sent out to MCC to customize it. Once I save up enough to get my stock seat done, I will be selling the reach seat.
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,372
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From: Louisville, CO
Anybody tried the Danny Gray Big Seat? I had one on my '07 Streetbob and it did more than anything for lowering me. Not sure if it made me any closer but definitely made me lower and felt like I was "in" the bike. Pretty comfy, too.
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Ohio
Thanks
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Denham Springs, La
Isn't a stock Street Glide 1" lower in the rear? If so, dropping the front 1" would level it out.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Malibu, CA
I'm 5'8" with a 30" inseam. I have a 2009 Street Glide. I could not sit flat footed with the stock seat or the Sundowner seat I also had. I bought the Reach seat on my way out-of-town for a week long bike ride with my girlfriend. The reach seat put me flat footed on both sides; and it moved me forward which put less fatigue on my shoulders. I was confortable the whole week. Also, my girlfriend said the Reach seat was just as comfortable as the Sundowner. The Reach seat has a very ample passenger pillion; yet the Reach seat is more low profile looking than the Sundowner.
I do have a question for those who have sent their stock seat to be customized--how do you know what to tell the custom seat people so that they re-make your seat to suit you?
I do have a question for those who have sent their stock seat to be customized--how do you know what to tell the custom seat people so that they re-make your seat to suit you?
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Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Central Florida
Mine is an 07 Ultra...
I'm 5'-7" with a 29" inseam. I installed the front and rear lowering kits as well as the reach seat, and can now comfortably keep both feet flat on the ground. I'm 66 years old, and have a bad left knee, so it was almost impossible to feel comfortable before lowering and changing the seat.
Give the reach seat a try...
I'm 5'-7" with a 29" inseam. I installed the front and rear lowering kits as well as the reach seat, and can now comfortably keep both feet flat on the ground. I'm 66 years old, and have a bad left knee, so it was almost impossible to feel comfortable before lowering and changing the seat.
Give the reach seat a try...