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[Sapper6]

From my research, it looks like my Sundowner seat for my 2009 Road King will work on the SG. Is it wrong to demand the new seat if mine does not have it from the factory? Is it my understanding the guards will NOT work with the brackets?

I spoke with my dealer.  I told him about the seat issue and sent him a copy of the service bulletin.  I told him that I had an interest in putting the saddle bag guards on and that the bumpers would not allow for them to be installed.  I said that I understood if they felt the need to order the bumpers first, but that I believed they were on back-order.  I told them that my intent was to receive the revised seat before I picked up the bike.  They just confirmed today that they had ordered me a revised seat.  See it doesn't hurt to ask.

I still have my Corbin Solo, but need to make this one work until I can get the pillion and tourpak backrest setup for the wife.

[Racerdj]

Excellent information!

[Badger Mike]

I was always tought to be nice and polite, until it's time not to be nice and polite.  Ihope that works with my dealer.

[Mr. Wizard]

Had my seat bumpers installed today. Went out to take a look. The seat just does touch the console. They said, "got to try this first".

OK, cool... when I got home I called them and said. "Go ahead and order the seat".

No, the bumpers didn't work. After I sat down and rode her home it was the same as it was before. When I got off the seat it didn't touch the console anymore. That was a 15 minute ride.

 

Just another post about something that didn't work.

-wiz

[Badger Mike]

On Monday, when my bike goes in to get the cruise control and 6th speed light fixed  I'm going to have a real heart to heart talk with my dealer about the seat.  I'm so not good with the bumper fix on this

[Sapper6]

Fire for effect!

[Mr. Wizard]

On Monday, when my bike goes in to get the cruise control and 6th speed light fixed  I'm going to have a real heart to heart talk with my dealer about the seat.  I'm so not good with the bumper fix on this

Mike...

Do you have a tuner on your bike such as the SEST or TTS?

[Badger Mike]

I went with the Power Commander V w/ Auto Tuner.  We're still working on getting the mapping perfect, it's in the ballpark and I can't notice a difference, but my mechanic is a perfectionist and makes me bring it back to him every 300 miles so that he can keep changing the map.

[Mr. Wizard]

Sending PM to you.

[Badger Mike]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[TEQUILA -aka- RED RUM]

On Monday, when my bike goes in to get the cruise control and 6th speed light fixed  I'm going to have a real heart to heart talk with my dealer about the seat.  I'm so not good with the bumper fix on this

  Where is the six speed light...........I did not see it........?....Keith

[Badger Mike]

It's on the dash with the rest of the indicator lights.  If you're not seeing it (green 6) then yours is probably not working either.

[Mr. Wizard]

Here are two shots taken yesterday after the return from my dealer. They installed the seat bumpers.

This shot is after the bumpers were installed and after a 15 minute ride home.

[Mr. Wizard]

This shot is same as above but with my 190 lb butt sitting on the seat.

Is this acceptable in your opinion?

[grc]

This shot is same as above but with my 190 lb butt sitting on the seat.

Is this acceptable in your opinion?

No.  Even the shot with no one sitting on the seat isn't great. 

Harley's own bulletin indicated that the situation tended to get worse over time (that's what happens when you make a seat pan so thin and cheap), so I would guess that if your's looks like that at a relatively young age, it will look like chit in the near future.  Have them fix it right; the bumpers are just their cheap azzed answer to their cheap azzed original screw-up.  They know this isn't the real answer, otherwise they wouldn't have a backup option (new seat) in the bulletin.


Jerry