Hammock seating position
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 830
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From: Illinois
Thats the stock seat on my 2010
OP
Im 6,1 and the seat puts me up high, I feel like Im on top of the bike and closer to the tank
I have tried Mustang ---Sundowner and just got a MCC modified 2012 seat
all of these have set me back and lower then the stock hammock seat.
Hope that helps
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 344
Likes: 10
From: Pensacola, FL
Too many guys and gals make the mistake of buying an aftermarket seat. Riding it less than a few hundred miles and then saying they don't like it.
One should ride at least 500 miles to allow the seat to break into the rider and his bottom side. Lets face it foam is foam, the only difference is the firmness. It takes time to get the seat where you are comfortable riding it.
I even hear folks complain about they can't ride for more than 50 miles before they start hurting. Try sitting in your recliner at home and not moving around on it. You can't! As we all age the riding time in the saddle becomes less and less comfortable. Perhaps as we age things definately change. Take time for those frequent stops for getting off the bike and walk around for 5-10 minutes. You will thank yourself for doing so. This is not a race to see who can get to a destination the fastest. Slow down and enjoy the ride, no matter how long or short that jt is.
One should ride at least 500 miles to allow the seat to break into the rider and his bottom side. Lets face it foam is foam, the only difference is the firmness. It takes time to get the seat where you are comfortable riding it.
I even hear folks complain about they can't ride for more than 50 miles before they start hurting. Try sitting in your recliner at home and not moving around on it. You can't! As we all age the riding time in the saddle becomes less and less comfortable. Perhaps as we age things definately change. Take time for those frequent stops for getting off the bike and walk around for 5-10 minutes. You will thank yourself for doing so. This is not a race to see who can get to a destination the fastest. Slow down and enjoy the ride, no matter how long or short that jt is.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 905
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From: New Jersey
I am on my second Hammock seat. The first one was on my 2011 Road Glide Ultra and this one on my 2015 Limited. I use it to move me back because I have a 32' inseam and the stock seat pushes me up against the tank. The Hammock also lifts me up a little bit so that my legs move closer to a 90 degree angle when bent as oppose to that *** down, knee high feeling I get on the stock seat. Now, I also have long arms so I moving back still leaves me with a really comfortable reach to the bars.
I don't know why they make the stock seats for short legged folks. I like the feel of the seat itself. Wish it were moved back an inch or two.
I don't know why they make the stock seats for short legged folks. I like the feel of the seat itself. Wish it were moved back an inch or two.
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