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     Kaudette |
Hi everyone - sorry for the Non-Buell query but I'm looking for some help & advice in choosing the right seat for my wife's sportster (to-be) On a 1200R she's missing about 1 & 1/2 inches to flat foot on the bike and I was hoping that a low seat could do the trick without having to drop the forks or touch the rear suspension. For the moment I'm looking at the LePera Up Front Sillouette LT as an option and one of the other HD brands but I won't have the chance to see either "in the flesh" before ordering. Anyone out there with some advice if this or another seat could do the trick? Thanks for the feedback & ride safe! Ken XB12S btw (wife likes the Buell but can only get one foot down at a time ... ) | ||
| Josh_ |
You might look at the HD Badlander - a local shop ought to have one to try. I really liked my Mustang seat but they don't make one for height-challenged riders. | ||
| Madduck |
Ken, When getting a seat for a woman, always try it out before buying. Every Harley dealer should have a good selection in inventory to try. They sell a bunch of seats and will take them back if you aren't happy ( Usually ). My nieces favorite seat was a solo saddle from Corbin. Rode passenger on the tail section and was fine. Women need wildly different seating than men, let her try a bunch and let her make up her own mind. Most like a couple different choices depending on mood and how far they are riding that day. Seats are like shoes, never met a woman yet that only had one pair. | ||
| Spiderman |
Ken, WHat year sporty is it. IIRC a newer 883L seat may fit on earlier models. It is very low and narrow. | ||
| Kaudette |
looking at a 2005 1200R - preference for a 2-up seat (at a minimum some sort of real pillion...) | ||
| Leftcoastal |
Several years ago when my wife had an XL, we loaned it to Saddleman (here in so.Cal) who used the bike to make seats specially for women riders. They reworked to foam and front of the standard seats to be a bit thinner and narrower at the front. It worked out pretty well. I think they may have a line of seats for women and shorter stature riders in their catalog. Try Saddleman.com - AL | ||
| Sportsman |
Get off the wallet and get the shortest shocks too. Flatfooted is good, bent knees are better. Will save you money and her embarassment in the long run. Girls and parking lots are a tough combo. | ||
| Bigdaddy |
http://www.progressivesuspension.com/ | ||
| Blublak |
Hey Kaudette, In addition to the BumbleBuell, the wife has a '95 1200C Sporty. Standing an impressive five feet tall she needed help to reach on that bike. Sooo, here are a few of the things we did with her bike. Progressive rear shocks, as low as the go. La Pera Seat, got the solo gel seat and used the 'stock' pillion. Pull back bars (although she wants another set to let her arms have a bit more curve to them while riding) and on the 'C' with the forward controls and longer forks we actually swapped the forks on it to the 'L' model forks. I'm not sure what else is done to it, since she kind of got crazy and was tossing several ideas out at once and I'm not sure what was chosen, but these are some good places to start. You could also have them mount a few of the seats (if at a dealer) so she can get a feel of the changes each one makes. We started with the 'L' saddle and progressed to the La Pera. Last note, when lowering the sporty, you'll find you quickly loose ground clearance, the wife has scraped her pipes more times than I can count.. so for warned is for armed. Hope this helps a little.. Later, |
