| Author | Message | ||
     Swordsman |
Quote from the Buell site: "Requires removal of passenger footpegs for installation." Can someone tell me why this seat needs the passenger pegs removed to work? Seems totally bizarre. I could see it if you were talking about the TT number panels, but not the seat...? ~SM | ||
| Smokescreen |
If you look on the seat you should see a picture illustrating the "no passengers" symbol. It is there for liability reasons. I believe it is because there is no real padding back there for a passenger. Maybe you got small gf or wife like me?  So the answer to your question is, no you do not need to remove the passenger pegs to use the seat.  | ||
| Swordsman |
OOOH, I get it. They "require" you to remove the pegs because the seat isn't designed for two up. How very clever of them.  I don't need the pegs for a passenger, but they come in very handy as a bag tie point, and as bonus crash protection (saved my seat rails and frame a time or two!). I'm just looking for a seat that will let me stretch out a bit. I don't like where the stock Ss seat "cups" me in... it would be a lot more comfortable if I could slide back a little farther. ~SM | ||
| Xb9er |
it says no passengers because there is no buddy strap on the seat | ||
| Froggy |
Sword, i got one for sale in your interested.  | ||
| Swordsman |
PM sent!  ~SM | ||
| Jraice |
Let me know what you think about the seat! | ||
| Froggy |
I shipped him my seat. Want my opinion? I didn't like it, I only used it for a few tanks of gas before going back to the SS seat. There is no cushioning behind the driver portion, so its not like you can scoot back to stretch. Every ass is different, hopefully he likes it better than me. | ||
| Jraice |
Thanks Froggy! What about from an aggressive riding point of view, did it make any difference in your ability to move around on the seat etc...? Was it atleast as comfortable as the regular Ss? I like the Ss but its pretty soft and I was thinking something harder would allow you to move about more easily. | ||
| Froggy |
I found it to be less comfortable. I can't recall how difficult it was to move around, it was over a year ago that I last sat on it. | ||
| Sort23 |
I have an SS and I switched to the assault seat at the start of this riding season, I like it much better than stock. More comfortable and easier to move around on. | ||
| Mmcn49 |
+1 on what Sort23 said. Have both seats and find the 2-rider seat to be uncomfortable. Never use it. The extra inch or so of height on the solo seat is easier on the knees. | ||
| Ducbsa |
I don't need the pegs for a passenger, but they come in very handy as a bag tie point I took mine off my 12S and bolted on S hooks from the hardware store as bungee hook points. | ||
| Swordsman |
Froggy- seat came in today! Definitely an interesting change. I see what you mean about lack of padding toward the rear. I think it'll work well though. When I'm cruising and want to sit up straight I'll be more forward in the saddle anyway. When I'm cupped into the stock position, I'm kinda' wadded up in a tuck, but I think with this it will allow me to slide back farther when I tuck, and the firmness won't be so much of an issue (I don't tend to stay in a tuck long). Thanks again for dealing! ~SM |
