Tallboy Seat Thoughts?
Thread Starter
|
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 450
Likes: 2
From: Loudon TN. (30 miles from The Dragon)
Tallboy Seat Thoughts?
I just put the HD Tallboy seat on my 2010 Road Glide. Being 6'3" i needed a little more leg room. The Tallboy puts me in a much more comfortable riding position. It seems a little firmer and feels like it sits me down a little more than my previous seat (RG Ultra seat) So, without having any miles on it I'm happy with the seating position. For those of you that have this seat is it as comfortable on the long haul as it is out of the box?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Advanced
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 62
Likes: 0
I like the Tallboy so far and have a few thousand miles on mine. The Tallboy puts you a little higher on the bike than most other seats, which I find more comfortable and places less stress on my hips. I just sent mine off to MeanCityCycles for the memory foam treatment and to modify the seat to get me 2" further back. I'm 6'6"...
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,599
Likes: 7
From: Hoffman Estates, IL
Tallboy sits you higher. You'd be better off going down and BACK. Pick out a top seat maker (I'm partial to Corbin), anyone but HD.
Anyway - I put a lot of money into seats (mostly Corbin and a Mustang here and there) before I started modifying my stock HD seats. But then I bought a Tall Boy (I was trying to get the better half to ride around a bit more and the "passenger pad" on my FLHX wasn't going to cut it with her).
Gotta say, I was freakishly impressed by the comfort of that seat. I've only had it for a few thousand miles and now it's on my 2011 Electra Glide (which made the bike look 100% more "slick" I might add). No uber-long runs with it, but there was a 750-ish run over a couple days last fall without a stitch of monkey-butt and the padding was very welcome (over the FLHX seat).
Last edited by JohnScrip; Jan 3, 2011 at 11:42 PM.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 32,562
Likes: 2,577
From: Shit Weather USA
I bought this for my bike the first day I picked it up,been on ever since. Very comfortable and it didn't raise me up any. Plenty of leg room,and comfortable,what else could you ask for? I have tried other seats including the Mustang super touring seat. For some odd reason HD seats are very comfortable to me,Mustangs are the worst
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,766
Likes: 62
From: State of Confusion
I thought it was going to sit taller, but as far as I can tell, the TB puts me down around a half inch and back around 2.
Anyway - I put a lot of money into seats (mostly Corbin and a Mustang here and there) before I started modifying my stock HD seats. But then I bought a Tall Boy (I was trying to get the better half to ride around a bit more and the "passenger pad" on my FLHX wasn't going to cut it with her).
Gotta say, I was freakishly impressed by the comfort of that seat. I've only had it for a few thousand miles and now it's on my 2011 Electra Glide (which made the bike look 100% more "slick" I might add). No uber-long runs with it, but there was a 750-ish run over a couple days last fall without a stitch of monkey-butt and the padding was very welcome (over the FLHX seat).
Anyway - I put a lot of money into seats (mostly Corbin and a Mustang here and there) before I started modifying my stock HD seats. But then I bought a Tall Boy (I was trying to get the better half to ride around a bit more and the "passenger pad" on my FLHX wasn't going to cut it with her).
Gotta say, I was freakishly impressed by the comfort of that seat. I've only had it for a few thousand miles and now it's on my 2011 Electra Glide (which made the bike look 100% more "slick" I might add). No uber-long runs with it, but there was a 750-ish run over a couple days last fall without a stitch of monkey-butt and the padding was very welcome (over the FLHX seat).
Thanks
Trending Topics
Advanced
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 70
Likes: 1
I like the Tallboy so far and have a few thousand miles on mine. The Tallboy puts you a little higher on the bike than most other seats, which I find more comfortable and places less stress on my hips. I just sent mine off to MeanCityCycles for the memory foam treatment and to modify the seat to get me 2" further back. I'm 6'6"...
How much does this raise the seat height when all is said and done? I bought a 2011 RGU and haven't ridden it yet because of the weather here and would like to make comfort changes before riding season. I am also 6'6".
HDF Community Team
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,892
Likes: 551
From: NH
I thought it was going to sit taller, but as far as I can tell, the TB puts me down around a half inch and back around 2.
Anyway - I put a lot of money into seats (mostly Corbin and a Mustang here and there) before I started modifying my stock HD seats. But then I bought a Tall Boy (I was trying to get the better half to ride around a bit more and the "passenger pad" on my FLHX wasn't going to cut it with her).
Gotta say, I was freakishly impressed by the comfort of that seat. I've only had it for a few thousand miles and now it's on my 2011 Electra Glide (which made the bike look 100% more "slick" I might add). No uber-long runs with it, but there was a 750-ish run over a couple days last fall without a stitch of monkey-butt and the padding was very welcome (over the FLHX seat).
Anyway - I put a lot of money into seats (mostly Corbin and a Mustang here and there) before I started modifying my stock HD seats. But then I bought a Tall Boy (I was trying to get the better half to ride around a bit more and the "passenger pad" on my FLHX wasn't going to cut it with her).
Gotta say, I was freakishly impressed by the comfort of that seat. I've only had it for a few thousand miles and now it's on my 2011 Electra Glide (which made the bike look 100% more "slick" I might add). No uber-long runs with it, but there was a 750-ish run over a couple days last fall without a stitch of monkey-butt and the padding was very welcome (over the FLHX seat).