doj1975
Active Member
I had planned to ride mine to work today and go by HD on the way home to pick-up the seat, but it was flooding this morning. Tonight is supposed to be 60 and tomorrow sunny and 90 so I will definetly ride tomorrow. I have an 86 mile one way commute so its always nice to ride to work.
UPDATE I went to HD at lunch. After talking to the guys at the counter and looking at seats for about 40 minutes, I ended up getting the Reach Seat. I am mildly vertically challenged (about 5' 7") and we all agreed that the Reach may be a better fit for me. The padding for the passenger is about the same thickness and about an inch more narrow. I think wife will be happy! I'll let you know.
Put the seat on yesterday. My wife and myself rode for about 30 minutes. She loves it. She says it its VERY comfy. It is also more comfortable for me, not to mention I can now place both feet flat on the ground at red lights. We are very happy with the new seat. It does however take away from the looks of the bikw slightly. I will be keeping my stock seat for shorter solo rides. :newsmile108:
I continued on with the break-in service work Saturday night. I went on the HD web site and printed the service check-up for my bike at 1000 miles. I did all of the inspections and checks. I also adjusted the clutch and clutch cable per the thread here on easy clutch adjustment. Worked great! The only two tasks left now are changing the front fork oil and lubricating the steering head bearing. I just went down the list on the print-out and checked it all off 1 by 1. I will keep this with my receipts for the oil and filters. We also got a nice ride in yesterday, about 200 miles. The reach seat is great. Not one word of complaint from my wife. She is happy and finally likes the new bike. Thanks to everyone for the continued help and answers to my questions. This is a great site, its like having my own personal instructor whenever I get stuck with on a project on the bike.
UPDATE I went to HD at lunch. After talking to the guys at the counter and looking at seats for about 40 minutes, I ended up getting the Reach Seat. I am mildly vertically challenged (about 5' 7") and we all agreed that the Reach may be a better fit for me. The padding for the passenger is about the same thickness and about an inch more narrow. I think wife will be happy! I'll let you know.
Put the seat on yesterday. My wife and myself rode for about 30 minutes. She loves it. She says it its VERY comfy. It is also more comfortable for me, not to mention I can now place both feet flat on the ground at red lights. We are very happy with the new seat. It does however take away from the looks of the bikw slightly. I will be keeping my stock seat for shorter solo rides. :newsmile108:
I continued on with the break-in service work Saturday night. I went on the HD web site and printed the service check-up for my bike at 1000 miles. I did all of the inspections and checks. I also adjusted the clutch and clutch cable per the thread here on easy clutch adjustment. Worked great! The only two tasks left now are changing the front fork oil and lubricating the steering head bearing. I just went down the list on the print-out and checked it all off 1 by 1. I will keep this with my receipts for the oil and filters. We also got a nice ride in yesterday, about 200 miles. The reach seat is great. Not one word of complaint from my wife. She is happy and finally likes the new bike. Thanks to everyone for the continued help and answers to my questions. This is a great site, its like having my own personal instructor whenever I get stuck with on a project on the bike.
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