Seat advice needed
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Cruiser
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From: Valdosta, GA
I will have to look into Mean City Cycles.
I would like to see a Saddlemen Explorer G-TECH on a street glide anyone with experience? It looks like it would be nice low & comfortable and not look like a throne.
I would like to see a Saddlemen Explorer G-TECH on a street glide anyone with experience? It looks like it would be nice low & comfortable and not look like a throne.
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From: Denver
I hated my stock seat and switched to the slightly reduced reach seat, #52619-08A. It moves you 1/2" forward & down. It was just enough for me and feels great. Passenger portion is a little wide for my liking though...
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Someone like Mean City Cycles can help you with ground reach. As far as comfort goes, what I am hearing is anyone over 250 pounds should probably take a look at having their seat modified by Russel Day Long, it won't be sporty, but it will be comfortable.
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From: St. Augustine
Mean City
Id send the seat to meean city cycles and have them rework it for you. www.meancitycycles.com
I just got mine back and it looks great. I've only gone on a short ride but it seems very comfortable. They say it takes about 800 miles to fully break in to you but then you have a seat that is all YOURS.
I had them replace the Street Glide panels with Ostrich and it looks great too. I'll try to post some pictures later today...
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From: Coeur d' alene, Idaho
I agree with the Mean City recommendation. I needed to be 3/4" lower on my Road King with no change front to back. They did exactly that plus reshapped the seat pan and replaced the foam with hospital grade memory foam. I went from 200 miles per day with butt burn to 450 with no problem. Plus, its cheaper than a new seat.
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When i purchased my 2008 FLHRC i was on my tippytoes ,short inseam .I had MeanCity Cycle rework the seat for me . lowered and nose narrowed, with Memory foam option for comfort. When i got it back it looked great, set 2.5" lower and nose much narrower . i cam flat foot it now and after it broke in i t took a 1650 mile trip over a long weekend and was comfortable the whole trip.It was way cheaper than a new seat . $100 plus shipping. Trifty.
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