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Just got a weekender seat, thought the day rider was too narrow and the cross-country too puffy. It’s better than the 719 seat and looks good on the bike. Changes the riding position however so while I’m breaking it in I’m trying to get used to the new more forward position. Anyone else feel this?View attachment 9219View attachment 9220
I have the weekender seat and did not realize it moves you forward a little. I'm 6'2'' and can go for a long while on this thing. Will admit I shift around a lot and even stand up to keep blood flowing. What would be an upgrade in this regard? Because the original hi-seat was giving me hip cramps and the cross country looks the same as the weekender.
I’m 6’4” and have the Weekender on my Classic. With the stock seat the bike was 45 minutes max, while it is all day with the Weekender.Yes, it does put you forward 1 inch or even more. I was looking to buy it as well for longer rides, but I tried it on another bike at dealership and understood that the riding position is different and is not as convenient for a tall rider (for me at least) as the standard seat. The same applies to the Homage seat unfortunately, tried it as well. I liked the look a lot and the seat itself is comfortable, but the riding position is lot worse for tall riders - you sit too high and too forward to control the bike effectively , especially at high speeds or on twisties. So I am keeping the standard seat for now
I experimented with different seats on my Road King Special and found that sometimes it's better to push back than to go up. I used the Drag Specialties Predator Extended Reach Seat which is 0.25" lower and 2-2.5" farther from the tank than the stock seat and found that the knee angle was less acute than with the Tall Boy seat which is 1 inch farther and 1.5 inches taller. The problem was that the Drag Specialties seat put me too far from the handlebars and I didn't want to change them, I don't like to modify bikes much, so I ended up changing the HD to R18. More precisely - initially I wanted to keep both, but after riding both for a month I realized that HD was losing to R18 on most fronts and sold it.I’m 6’4” and have the Weekender on my Classic. With the stock seat the bike was 45 minutes max, while it is all day with the Weekender.
I do agree it would be good if it was slightly further set back, but I’d actually prefer if it was slightly taller, as the knee angle is the challenge for me.
This is why it’s hard to recommend seats over the internet. Everyone will have a bit different body distribution. I have long arms & long legs for my height. Those with a different makeup for the height will have a different experience.I experimented with different seats on my Road King Special and found that sometimes it's better to push back than to go up. I used the Drag Specialties Predator Extended Reach Seat which is 0.25" lower and 2-2.5" farther from the tank than the stock seat and found that the knee angle was less acute than with the Tall Boy seat which is 1 inch farther and 1.5 inches taller. The problem was that the Drag Specialties seat put me too far from the handlebars and I didn't want to change them, I don't like to modify bikes much, so I ended up changing the HD to R18. More precisely - initially I wanted to keep both, but after riding both for a month I realized that HD was losing to R18 on most fronts and sold it.