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not counting shovelheads, I have nearly 300K on rubber-mount EGs, and have only ever used stock seats with a rider backrest. I have a "bad back" but the stock seats never have bothered me, although I do replace them after 50K or so, usually because the seat cover has worn through. I sometimes snicker (to myself) at the trouble and expense guys go to to ride 4K a year!
I'll typically do about 5,000 miles/year and my last 2 Harleys I changed out the seats. I put a 2-up Sundowner on my Sporty for the comfort of it! Big, wide and it fit me and the wife perfectly. On my Road King, I bought it stock KNOWING that I would be changing the bars and seat. At the time I was torn between a Heritage and the King. The Heritage fit me like a glove. I doubt I would have had to change anything. I bought the RK anyhow and I developed lower back pains almost immediately. I changed the bars to the Heritage style and put on a new take off seat from an 11 Ultra. While I loved the seat (BIG DIFFERENCE IN FIT & RIDE - SMOOTHER), the wife didn't like the fact that it was to wide for the passenger grabrails. I bought a Sundowner and never looked back! If you're lucky enough to fit on a stock bike, all the more to you. If you're not, a few bucks spent to make it fit is worth its weight in gold!
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Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
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Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
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Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.
Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.
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