Lower seats

[broncsrule21]

I have been reading "seat" threads for hours.....Is the Mustang the only option out there for us vertically challenged folks? I don't want to mess with the awesome ride quality, so messing with lowering the whole bike would be a last resort. Sorry if I have missed the answer, trust me I have been searching.


Edit.. Just saw the Hatrco banner. Looks like that would/could be lower due to the custom design....

[Rudy]

I can only comment on the Mustang and the Ultimate I currently have. The Mustang certainly dropped me down in the bike and was just to low causing my long legs to cramp. My Ultimate raised me about an inch and is an extremely comfortable ride for me.

[opas ride]

I am 5'9'' with 29" inseam and the Mustang seat works great for me with the 1" lower seating position...If you don't want to spend a bunch of dollars and would like a real quality seat..Contact Allen at Mean City Cycles (on the web) and they will custom build your stock seat the exact way you want...I will probably use them next time I need a different seat as they do great work for the money.....Regards and ride safe....

[Steve 0080]

The Mustang is the only one mass produced... Check the For Sale Ad here, there was one for sale ???

[broncsrule21]

Thanks! and it apparently works with the stock pax backrest?

[broncsrule21]

I am 5'9'' with 29" inseam and the Mustang seat works great for me with the 1" lower seating position...If you don't want to spend a bunch of dollars and would like a real quality seat..Contact Allen at Mean City Cycles (on the web) and they will custom build your stock seat the exact way you want...I will probably use them next time I need a different seat as they do great work for the money.....Regards and ride safe....

I will check that out.

[opas ride]

I will check that out.

I think either choice will work for you as both seats are nice to have if your looking to sit lower..BTW, I really miss Denver and the West a lot...Lived in South Denver for over 20 years and graduated from South High School way back in 1957....Been in Michigan since 1963, but travel to the West a lot as I still have family in Colorado and Utah.....Ride safe....

[BadDawg]

Just one more for the Mustang. I've put 8000 miles on mine and aam very happy with it. I'm 5'6" with a 30" inseam.

[Bob Penn]

Thanks! and it apparently works with the stock pax backrest?

The Mustang is fine up to about a 500 mile day. Then do to the lack of any available driver backrest it becomes fodder for the classified sales column. I haven't sold mine yet because I haven't found anything else.
As far as mechanically lowering the bike. It actually improves the handling except you will scrape the kick stand on left turns if the road is canted the wrong way.
I don't know about the passenger backrest because I never carry passengers. I hate it when they poop on my backseat!
I can tell you with the mustang and the 3/4" lowering kit I can sit flat footed at the lights. I'm 5'8" with 29" inseams.

[MountainDew]

The Mustang is fine up to about a 500 mile day. Then do to the lack of any available driver backrest it becomes fodder for the classified sales column

Are you saying you really can't lean back on the seat? The contour of the seat makes it appear that way. And it looks like they have a newer seat although the dimensions are the same.

[BadDawg]

Are you saying you really can't lean back on the seat? The contour of the seat makes it appear that way. And it looks like they have a newer seat although the dimensions are the same.

MountianDew, the back support barley reaches the small of my back . However, i've done extremely long trips on mine. What I have found for me is posture. If I just slump on to the bike I will start feeling it in a few hundred miles. What I figured out on my last trip. If I get on the bike and lean forward then slide by butt back against the seat and sit up straight I'm good for well over a 1,000 miles.

[MountainDew]

MountianDew, the back support barley reaches the small of my back . However, i've done extremely long trips on mine. What I have found for me is posture. If I just slump on to the bike I will start feeling it in a few hundred miles. What I figured out on my last trip. If I get on the bike and lean forward then slide by butt back against the seat and sit up straight I'm good for well over a 1,000 miles.

Thanks. I'm just under 5'10 with a 32'' inseam and I really want to get both feet flat on the ground. This seat looks to do the job but I want to make sure the support is there.

[jaygollner]

I am 5'9'' with 29" inseam and the Mustang seat works great for me with the 1" lower seating position...If you don't want to spend a bunch of dollars and would like a real quality seat..Contact Allen at Mean City Cycles (on the web) and they will custom build your stock seat the exact way you want...I will probably use them next time I need a different seat as they do great work for the money.....Regards and ride safe....

I spoke with mean city Monday and learned that they cannot move you back in the seat but they can lower it. I for one would love to move back a couple of inches +/- but the woman I talked to said it doesn't work due to the seat pan.