3 Must-Have Motorcycle Seats For A Comfortable Ride On Your Harley Davidson!
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- The best motorcycle seat? You need three of them to cover your "bases." I have had almost every seat you can imagine, and they all have strengths and weaknesses. I feel like you need more than one to be ready for any situation, so let's talk about why I think you actually need three!
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I think you are totally right on that . I had two different seats on my 75 FXE and people told me I was nuts ,but I had a Bar hopper and a long haul seat. Say Hi to Mrs. Monkey , and the Little Monkey And tell the I keep them In my Prayers also. God bless ,And ride safe .
I've put over 115,000 miles on my Springer with a Mustang wide vintage seat. Absolutely my favorite!
All I’m gonna say is “Mean City Cycles”
Definitely “Comfort” and cool af all day long👊❤️
I run a Harley tall boy seat from the day I bought my bike and love it. I had no problems at all riding from Pa to Myrtle Beach in one day. I would like something that looks cooler, but for now this is going to have to do.
I love the look of the pro monkey seat
I love my Corbin saddle. Looks cool and is super comfortable. Rod down Florida and it was a game changer.
I have a heated seat and a world of difference for winter, early spring, and fall. Maybe I have gotten soft in old age, but that and heated hand grips make my riding year longer and much more enjoyable.
Alright geezer. Time to get a trike.
@PotatoeJoe69 no trike, but I do ride in 30° Fahrenheit weather.
@@marshall4759 Just busting your balls old timer. I ride in the cold as well. Grew up snowmobiling, so the frigid winter temps never made me shy away from riding my bike
Definitely agree with you on the “at least 2 seats” I live in Alberta Canada. If any of you have been here, you know. We have some long assed boring roads and highways with nothing between but forests and fields unless you’re in the mountains. You don’t always want the “pretty” seat when you have a couple hundred KM between gas stations
Me too. Edmonton actually. I bought a pretty Corbin Classic Solo for my Fatboy Lo and it’s the hardest, most uncomfortable seat I have ever owned. The stocker had the 2 mounting bolts digging into my tailbone region but this thing kills my hips after an hour.
I have tried HD, Corbin and Mustang... the HD Sundowner was a decent seat. Unfortunately, I found it plain. The Corbin seat was nice and looked good. It was hard and took a couple of years to break in. The Mustang seats are my favorite. No break in required and they stay comfortable for as long as you own your bike. My two cents :-)
Tried many over the years, some for style and some for comfort - with age, COMFORT wins out!
Settled on Saddlemen for both bikes - Extended Road Sofa w/ backrest for the 14-FLHTK (2-UP) & Extended Lariet Solo Seat w/ backrest for the 15-FLHR. The gel technology is a winner.
Like you said, it's an individual preference -
Safe travels to/from Sturgis...
Bones
Seems that you either love or hate the Saddleman. I've been hesitant to pull the trigger on one because of the love/hate relationship, but they look great!
Corbin is my favorite with the soft foam. I just ordered one for my Highway King. My second is the Harley tall boy seat.
Hey always enjoy your videos, my 2009 street glide stock seat sucks. I purchased the mustang 2 piece seat . It dropped down a couple inches and gave me more comfort and control then the pos stock seat. Set me back a little and very comfortable. Just my opinion.
My guy you are the best Harley Davidson youtube channel. 🤘🏾
Learning every video something new.
Took my Hammock seat to As Tech Seats in Marion IN , they custom "rebuilt" my seat for me. By far the best seat I have ever owned and got it done at a fraction of what a new seat would of cost me.
Like your new seat idea, slammed and pushed back. Are you gonna have a gel option for that? I have the stock seat still on my 18' RGS and ran that to Sturgis from Ohio for the 80th. Was a tough 1900 miles on that seat! Love the saddleman step up look but maybe help you guys out and get your seat. Ill wait and see what options you guys offer on your seat. Love your channel and comedy!! Keep it on 2 wheels!!😊
I've been looking at seats for 2 years since I bought my 21 SGS so many different opinions on them I didnt know what to do I ended up pulling the trigger on the Saddlemen Road Sofa CF and put my 1st 300+ miles on it yesterday and couldnt be happier! What a difference with the added lower back support better foam and gel inserts. Best 600 bucks spent yet and it came right before the trip to Montana and Sturgis.
I've only had 2 custom seats, both Corbin on an 04 Wide Glide and on my current 14 Dyna Super Glide Custom. As you've mentioned, it's a personal decision based on your height, weight, arm-leg length and the footpeg-handlebar relationship. Living in SoCal, I'm only a days ride from Hollister, home of Corbin seats. On the Wide Glide after 4-5 years, the foam was shot. I designed the Corbin seat on-line with the dual-bucket style. Dyna passenger accommodations are not the most comfortable place for anybody. Made an appointment for 8:00 am. On the ride up, I had to stop numerous times with a sore derrière. Arrived at the factory, showed them my design with the materials & stitching and by noon the seat was done. This included a couple short rides to make sure I was satisfied with the shape and feel of the seat. When I left for the ride back to SoCal, I didn't even think about my butt. Even after being told that it would take 2-3 months(depending how much you ride) to break in the seat, it still was like night & day. I was also very impressed with the variety of materials, colors and stitching available for a custom seat.
I have a 03 ultra and I hated the seat till I took it to a upholstery shop and had the front narrowed and the seat lowered and it is super comfortable now and now for my tri glide I will be doing the same thing I also bought a CC Rider seat that is narrow in the front but I will be having the center lowered that has 200 miles and is a nice seat
I rock 2 seats one for 2 up riding and one for just me. I run a saddleman extended set up for my solo seat and a seat off a 2022 ultra that I use for 2 up riding.
The HD seat is soft and comfortable but over long haul rides I have issues with my right leg.
With the saddleman seat once I broke it in 100% it was better than the stock HD seat just my opinion
I’ve got a stack of aftermarket seats in my barns rafter, and a stock seat on my Road King.
I got my 16 Fatboy S fitted with a Russel DayLong seat and I have had no problems. Expensive to get done but I can go 1k miles and no pain at all. It made riding almost boring since I wasnt in pain and using that to keep my mind on riding or busy. I will get one again for 20 Heritage soon.
Thanks for the information on the seat. I have a 2018 heritage and thinking about a seat..
I came to say this. Yes, it takes a while to have your seat manufactured. And yes it’s $1000. Assuming you go all in on the options realistically, when you’re paying that much money for a seat you might as well go all in.
I’ve had Russell daylong seats on four of my bikes now and there is nothing that comes close as far as long distance touring comfort. It is 1442 miles from my door and beautiful Southwest Florida to the family farmstead in northern Michigan. I tend to run that in one shot takes about 20 to 24 hours just depending on traffic and road conditions. The Russell day long allows me to do that without being crippled the next day.
Stock ain't bad on a touring bike, but I sprung for the super tour extended deluxe. I'm 6'2 and always need to scoot back. had 4 different seats for my fatboy and none of them was good for more than 50 miles at a time.
Put a Corbin gunfighter and lady on my 77XL years ago. My 2003 fxstdse deuce also had a Corbin dual tour seat included when I bought it. Rode it from the Tennessee border to Minnesota in one day. I was “only” in my mid 50’s at that time, but could never have done it on the stock seat.
I personally run a Road Sofa on my 20 RGS, I am currently having a custom one built for my bike specifically at the moment. Have put 12K on my Road Sofa and it’s a good all around seat even when doing 1200 to 1500 mile trips over a few days.
I’ve ran the stock seat on my 2016 FLTRU for over 72k miles. It’s comfortable to me and I will ride it 500+ miles a day with no complaints. I recently put a wind rider cover on it because of it’s appearance… thread coming apart and what not… I will add I have done 550 mile day and never got off the bike. Straddled the bike for 9 hours. Stood up to get my wallet while getting gas but never got off…
I have 61000 MI on my 16 Road King stock seat rode it all the way from Florida to Pittsburgh no problem whatsoever it is comfortable as the day I bought it.
Stock seat on my ultra was great.
Did not replace it until it was wore out.
Went with the Mustang and very satisfied with it. Had a Corbin seat on a Goldwing it was also a great seat.
Ride safe
The unfortunate issue with many aftermarket seats is it can be difficult to "try" one out. I have a 2005 Road King. My wife absolutely could not last longer than 30 mins without needing a break on the stock seat. So, my search began....I sat on a few bikes with different seats, Saddlemen, different Harley seats, etc....problem I had was most I tried were on newer bikes. I eventually bought the Mustang Lowdown based on reviews for comfort. I got lucky being it worked out for both me and my wife liking it, however if i had not liked it, I would not have been able to send it back for a refund. I dont know if any aftermarket seat manufacturers allow you to send a seat back after you try them out. I'm lucky my $700 seat worked for me.
Ultimate Seats does, they have a 14 day trial.
@@beerbottlebabygood to know. Thanks.
That's the same thing I noticed. You have to buy it to try it. You could go thru a lot of cash trying to find the right one
Can confirm on the cheap foam . Big difference on metric bikes as well. Short legs for torque not high speed I know this because I'm in the same boat
The price of seats still blows my mind. I can buy a pretty nice air ride seat for a Kenworth for what a Saddleman or Mustang seat costs.
I tend to agree with you on seating 😊
I agree on needing multiple seats lol. Purposely Making char watch this video with me so she gives the ok one or maybe two new ones. 🤷🏽♂️🤣
That’s a DOPE seat!!! GALD they take your opinion into consideration💪🏼🤙🏼
I have a 22 fat boy and I stripped my seat and gel padded the hell out of it. The thing about mine is if you take the rear pillion off, you can sit further back and it makes it a whole lot more comfortable. For Sturgis, I’m going to have a packed duffel right behind me as a back rest, but no passenger seat.
The Road Zeppelin with air ride is by far the best seat made in the world.
I love mine. Great seat.
Agree 100% Love my Road Zeppelin.
I love it, wife hates it
I have one on my ‘03 Ultra Classic Anniversary. The problem with the seat for me is I am short legged. The seat is too wide to get my feet planted good at a stop. 😊
@@masterchief586 I hear you - it’s a very wide seat!
I love the Advanblack Assault Seat. I’ve had a lower back fusion and I have tailbone pain since that surgery and I’ve never felt pain with the Assault Seat. On rides of about an hour to hour and a half
I've had 3 different people tell me if you want a good looking seat buy a Saddlemen, if you want a comfortable seat buy a Mustang. I've been eyeing the Mustang Wide Tripper Solo with the backrest.
I have the raptor seat and I love it
Agreed big ugly works for distance. I currently I am rocking a HD Hammock seat. The wife LOVES it, I would like to sit back and down a bit more but this seat is comfy!
same seat i have. still get sore some but can ride longer rides
I have my stock seat but I have just been running my distance touring seat because until a year ago I was riding 2 up most of the time, Now that I am solo 99% of the time I am looking for a new daily seat.
🎶🎶 I like big seats, and I can not lie 🎶🎶
How did you get through that without butt jokes?
That touring seat you referred to, I believe is called the Hammock. I bought one for the reason you stated: long rides.
I have a Saddlemen road sofa. I put 3000 miles on it and it still didn’t seem to want to break in. I changed over to the Mustang much better.
I’ve had no issues with the stock seat on my Ultra Limited. I still try to get off the bike every 100-150 miles, but I can put some serious miles on in a day with this seat.
stock ultra seat wasnt bad but after 20k miles on it started to hurt wife and I butt. so i upgraded to a hammock
Harley sundowner seat is very comfortable.
I have always heard that pillowed seats are really comfy. They have the old school look to me too. Whatever fits the booty though lol. Good vid
Ive done well on the Road Zeppelin.
There are many good seats and like you said everyone has their own likes and dislikes.
I have a sundowner and a lot of people love this seat but no good for me. Thanks for the video as I'll be getting a saddlemen.
Same here. I like how low the Sundowner puts me on my Road Glide, but it also puts me forward, with my junk shoved against the tank. I might be looking at the Pro Monkey for that bike when they come out.
After an hour and a half of riding my seat feels like I'm setting on a board . So I bought another seat that moved me back off the gas tank and gave me more leg room, which was nice, but the results were the same after an hour and a half or so It feels like a board . I end up with a numb ass ! That's right, I'm a numb ass .
Swapped out the stock seat on my 14 UL to the ASR seat and pillion pad with back rest. Love it so far, but still breaking it in.
Little off topic but good to see ya at the live tonight brother See ya at Sturgis 🤘😎🤘 I have a mustang seat
Replaced the awful stock seats on our 07 Heritage with a Sundowner 2-up. Huge improvement, but then 3 weeks ago traded that bike for 120th Anniversary Heritage, so we're back to an awful stock seat! It LOOKS cool as hell with the deep red panels, but we ordered another Sundowner. Maybe throw the stock seat on for shows.
It would be way too much to hope that the new pro monkey seat would also be available for 97-07 touring bikes wouldn’t it? I have a saddlemen step up but have the same issue where I need it lower and farther away. Also, smart move having the passenger section “ribbed for her pleasure”.
I have a Mustang tour couch and a custom bar hopper seat. But I understand why you mention an intermediate seat.
I have a 08 Road King classic HD and I think I'm going to get a mustang seat for it. It is a very difficult decision when it comes to seats.
Just got back from a 1000 mile trip one direction on a stock ultra seat comfort wasn’t bad just riding position need the tall boy I’m 6’2”need a little more room
That’s bad ass Fam. Love that seat they made for u. 🔥🔥
Well my stock seat that on my 2002 RKC is bit different than yours, although I know the new RK probably have the same seat and it kills my tail bone, did put rider back rest on and made world difference on the 200 plus rides.
Honestly, it's individual tastes like you said. Personally, I prefer the 2nd seat but in the harley stock form . I have it on 2 of my 3 bikes the 3rd is a saddlemen like your seat it's on my dyna and I love them all and I'm able to put down 500-650 miles a day easy .
It’s either Saddleman if you own an M8 or 2012 Dyna touring glide and up that’s what you want if you’re riding an old-school Hardtail panhead knucklehead shovel head give me head do you want a good cheetah seat in my opinion🤷🏽♂️💯
I agree, 2 seats!! I like the stock seat on my electra glide for long rides and a stock street glide set for the normal short stuff. Anything over 2 hours the Bosslady INSIST I put the couch seat on!!! I'd rather her be happy and enjoy the ride then look cool and put up with constant bitchin!!!
I have a 2012 and I still am sporting the stock seat. Oh yeah, I ride one of those other brands
Good Video.
I have 2 for my RG. One custom ostrich and a huge sofa seat when mamma bear is going with.
Cut your hat tag! Your driving me nuts! 😂😂
anybody heard of the Russell day long seat? the name says it all
100 percent true about the you can either look cool or ride distance 😂. For me the reduced reach HD seat that came on 17 Road King is so comfortable I can’t justify getting anything else. What I want to do is just have it re-covered with a nice pattern stitch that “looks aftermarket” so I get the best of both worlds. Currently it is big and ugly though. You ain’t lying about that 😂
Russell Daylong! you may not like the way they look but I have tried just about everything and nothing even comes close for comfort.
I'm a friend. I need a seat!😁 Because my stock one sucks......
2012 ultra. Road couch pillow top for me. If I want to look cool, I'm riding a different bike. Lol
I do both, love my seat
Always have used the HARLEY DAVIDSON SUNDOWNER SEATS for long distance rides on my fat boy and my freewheeler perfect extra thick very comfortable
The stock seat on my 2018 Road Glide standard looks great and is fine for daily riding. However I obtained a H/D Hammock and it is so much more comfortable, plus it is heated for cooler fall & winter rides. I believe the MSRP is over $1K, but I got mine used for $200.
Very nice discussion about seats, have half a dozen and found a solo with and add on for passenger, and like it, best regards,
When is the PM version coming out!! Take my money!
I bought a badboyz seat I think it’s comfortable for long distance only test was from Florida to Wisconsin and back
I run mustang wide tour seats with driver backrest on my strretglide special, indian chieftain darkhorse, and victory magnum.
Love the stock seat on my 2021 Ultra im a big boy can ride on freeway for hrs no sore bum.. Yes its a bit close to tank but you get use to it im 6.2"....
FLHTK- (all touring long distance)I like the stock seats for about 10k miles. Then they start to break down the foam. I buy them as take offs. I currently have 3 spares that were taken off at the dealer when new. In the past I spent big money on aftermarket seats that were torture! I don’t give a crap about the styling of them. I can’t see the seat when I’m riding it!
I wanna be comfortable 100% of the time and I don't care if it looks like a lounge seat. The stock seat on HD tourers and the Heritage back in the Evo days were fantastic, then HD stuffed that up by typically making the rider seat relatively comfortable but then went for 'cool' when it comes to the pillion seat. I ride 2-up most of the time and I'm sick of spending the big bucks on a new bike which is designed for 2-up riding but then have to spend another $500 on a new seat because the HD goes for a narrow slanting backward pillion seat.
Had the HD Sundowner on my SportGlide. It was good but knew there was better out there. Now rocking a Saddlemen Explorer. Only complaint is that I wish I would have gotten the tuck and roll instead of the diamond stitch.
I have that on my sportglide also. That seat is actually why I bought the bike. I sat on all the new bikes and hated them all because the seats suck. And I couldn't flat foot.
I prefer comfortable over cool on a long distance seat.
I hope they make one for my 05 softail cholo build!! Love your work as always pro monkey
You cannot order the CVO seat unless you own a CVO. I wanted to get the CVO ultra seat for my 19 CVO SG and they wouldn’t even let me order one because you have to turn in the old seat to get the new one AFTER they verify ownership with your vin. Ridiculous….
If you weren’t riding touring monsters with windshields - but had a fat boy for example would you ever put a windshield on it?
Looks lower than the Saddlemen step up and that‘s what I want! Where can I buy it?
Need larger windsheild for my 24 Street Glide.
The drag specialties predator III is my all time fav. Had one on my FXBB and have one now on my FXLRST now. Have done 5 rides of 1,000+ miles in a day. Three iron asses and two sturgis trips. Checks the boxes for cool and comfortable. I can tell though when i am in my 40's that may not be the case and i may want more couch cushion lol
I second that. I've got the same seat on my 2013 wideglide. Love everything about it 🍻
OH MAN... i need me one of you're seat's for my 21 street glide with green stitching please!!!! LOL... thanks for the video Monkey!
I want to find the person who can customize it to make it look old school and make it taller because I’m 6’6”. I want it moved back slightly and up with a deep pocket so I still have back support for long rides
Any further back and youre in the fender.
Coming from an old man. That rides heavy cruiser. I've had my tattooed biker behind in a saddle for millions of miles. Last year I bought the ultimate seat. I paid way to much and it was worth every penny.
I like to change the looks. All our seats I can ride 300+ miles days without complaining (about my butt anyway). We have stock seats, a "big ugly" for that 2 up occasional ride, and CVO style seat with passenger pillion. Regardless of the seat, I have to have a drivers back rest. That is the deal breaker for me. I did not last a couple hundred miles with my solo seat (2 days of riding). the solo seat was a must for the tourpack bracket that moved it forward, but not forward enough to be my backrest. Vicious cycle....
The stock seat on my 2020 Road Glide Limited,the big ugly seat, KILLED my tailbone after about an hour. I had it reworked with better foam. It is awesome now!
Idk that stock limited seat isn’t good… it hurts the hell out of my tailbone, for both me and the wife.
I like my 19 Ultra Limited stock seat. I’d love it if I could have the padding on the tip of it cut down so it didn’t make my taint sore after 100 miles or so.
I own a Le Pera maverick and the wife loves it and i hate it. I am in the market for a new one but hate that i cant demo the different brands.
For one the number one problem is Harley. Davidson does not know how to make seats correctly and I got for Harleys one new Milwaukee 8 and 2shovel heads 1pan and a sporty chop.
Bro when is your seat coming out. I want one love the look of it
No idea, I keep asking!
Would like to see them make a seat with the same shape of a stock roadglide 2018 FLTRU but with the colored stitching. I like the wide passenger look. (Looks better with the tour pack )
Are you still with the organization that shall not be named. Just curious and thanks for your channel
No. We stepped away in January.
I don't know if I need to get a tall boy version (I'm 5' 10" - 6' depending on the convenience store) of the stock touring seat or what, but I rode just under 400 miles yesterday on a stock road glide seat and my tail bone was KILLING me. I normally love to ride, but by the time I got home, I didn't even want to look at the bike I hurt so much.
Yeah that stock RG seat isn’t made for that.