Congrats Shooter, that is a great looking seat. Glad you are pleased with it's performance.
Can you still remove the side panels with the new seat on ?
Congrats Shooter, that is a great looking seat. Glad you are pleased with it's performance.
Can you still remove the side panels with the new seat on ?
Yeah. I think its easier.
Looks darn good. Something to consider after I get some good mileage, and feelings for the ride. Enjoy it and thanks for the info.
That's what he really meant. We used to share a pup tent in cub scouts. We are VERY close.Originally Posted by okf6b
At first glance I thought that said "Thanks honey."
In the photos above, it looks like the passenger backrest is attached to a mount on the back. In on the Ultimate Seat Website, it appears that the backrest goes into the seat. Is that an option?
You have to read the description on their website about that:
In essence, the Deluxe only uses the stock passenger backrest mounting system. The Standard allows for their proprietary passenger backrest mount system.
Both Midrider and King seats are offered with or without a passenger backrest. The Standard Model has the passenger backrest bracket install in the seat, the Deluxe Model does not. The Deluxe Model uses the existing OEM Passenger backrest or we offer a new taller bracket and an improved matching passenger pad. The Standard Model passenger backrest bracket CAN NOT be added to a Deluxe Model seat at a later date.
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...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
Well, I figured I'd be in for a fight, but I had no idea...after 2 hours patiently trying every which way, I'm still no closer to having the new seat installed. It's not like I haven't done this before...several times on GL1800s...and I've had the OEM seat on and off a dozen times already. But this is gonna be a real booger!
But, the good news is, the seat looks real cool sitting on the bike!
Oh well, I have one more day to get 'er done before leaving for Arkansas...any tips from the peanut gallery?
BTW, I saw no good reason to re-install the two bolts that held the OEM rear bar down. That wouldn't be part of the problem, I would think...
Using a flashlight and skinny phillips-head screwdriver to line up the holes, it looks like the seat needs to move forward a bit, but there's no budging it.
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2010 GL1800 level 1 hot rod yellow
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Hey Big Cat,
Someone had posted previously that there was an issue with the front portion of the seat that hooks in to the bike. They had to slightly modify it (increase) the clearance (on the front seat fastener) in order to get the seat to slide slightly more forward.
Check post #12 in the below thread:
http://hondaf6b.com/showthread.php?7...ate+seat+issue
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
I’ve had the midrider for over a year. Love this seat. You can ride all day without any discomfort. I ordered the backrest but hardly ever use it.
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