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[Old Harley Dude]

  What an irritating issue the gap is. I took my 2010SESG to my dealer last week and showed the SM the problem.  He said he had not seen it before. He did not hesitate to say he was going to call HD hotline and get the scoop. He then took the stock POS off and handed me a Sundowner asking if that would do it for me.  We put it on and it rides great but I'm a little higher and the front is fairly wide which splays my legs out a bit. The rear cushion is huge but doesn't look too bad.  So my solution, other than suing HD, is to use the Sundowner when I'm riding 2-up and get a Mustang Solo seat for most of my riding. $36,000 and this is what we get.

Next will do a Fullsac conversion on a V&H Power header + TTS. I can't stand the quiet of the engine, of course I have the clacking problem but I turn the radio up and when I get my exhaust converted it won't bother me as much.

Keep on riding.

[jacksglide]

Hey Wheelsnkeels, snap a pic for me while you are looking straight down at the tank. I want to see the gap between the tank con. and the seat.

[Wheelsnkeels]

Here are pictures of my seat with gap issues replaced it with a Sundowner while waiting for the dealer to work through the Gap issues with Harley.

Here is a better picture of the part #

all the numbers are the same as TJ's seat with the exception of mine has a 3 under the first letter of the part number where his has a 2? Not sure what this indicates but neither was peoperly designed.

[Wheelsnkeels]

Hey Wheelsnkeels, snap a pic for me while you are looking straight down at the tank. I want to see the gap between the tank con. and the seat.

Like this?

[jacksglide]

Why is there still that gap?  My road Glide overlaped the tank by over 1 inch.

[Wheelsnkeels]

Why is there still that gap?  My road Glide overlaped the tank by over 1 inch.

Thats how it came they havent addressed the problem yet my stock Street Glide seat covers it by at least an inch

[Wheelsnkeels]

Thats how it came they havent addressed the problem yet my stock Street Glide seat covers it by at least an inch

Sundowner too!

[Old Harley Dude]

Picture of the gap looks like mine did.

Changed my mind and ordered a Corbin Claassic Solo with backrest.

Have see threads that show custom stitching of seats.  Who does it?

[Sapper6]

Corbin does the custom stitching on their own seats.  It is not any extra if you are getting one with heat, but is extra if your not I believe.  JCZ posted some of this information in his thread.  If it is not to late you should be able to call Corbin and have your order amended.  Some people have had trouble getting the exact color that they wanted, because Corbin has many thread color options, but doesn't send out samples of the thread colors.

My recommendation if your order is not complete is to order your seat through HD-dude.  That is what I would have done until he offered up the same seat I would have ordered early and pre-made.

Ordering through Jim will get you a 10% discount because your a member of this site as well as great customer service from someone who knows already how to interface with Corbin.

Just my 2 cents.

[Sapper6]

Picture of the gap looks like mine did.

Changed my mind and ordered a Corbin Claassic Solo with backrest.

Have see threads that show custom stitching of seats.  Who does it?

Here is the thread where JC got his Corbin Solo.  JCZ mods have begun.  The link should take you to the part about the seat.  JC got his through Jim (hd-dude).  So did I and several members here.

Metal Dragon
22336 Meekland Ave
Hayward, CA 94541-4992
(510) 885-9471

[Old Harley Dude]

Thanks guys. I'm a newbie, though I'm probably older than most of you, how do I contac hd dude, AKA Jim?

[Wheelsnkeels]

Thanks guys. I'm a newbie, though I'm probably older than most of you, how do I contac hd dude, AKA Jim?

Jim's contact info is in the thread Sapper sent you or you could PM him through the site.

I love JC's Corbin I want the two up version with that stitching in Tangerine!!

[Old Harley Dude]

Thanks again Wheelskneels

[djkak]

The low profile SESG seat doesn’t have a pan reinforced in the same manner as the FLHX does. It looks like this was done to reduce the cross sectional area and lower the saddle height. The SESG seat pan is more flexible than the FLHX.

The SESG seat part number has not been superseded and does not have a letter suffix. Based on the photos and the part number, it is not likely that the seat pan has been modified or reinforced since its introduction in July.

The SESG seat on my FLHX now has 350 miles on it, and so far there is no gap; although a good old fashioned road trip in triple digit heat might very well change that. I like the seat; its comfort; the low profile, and the snub nose design. I could live with or work around a small gap; a gap like Carlos's wouldn't be very amusing, though; time will tell.

http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=32923.msg533253#msg533253

[Wheelsnkeels]

I like the seat and the design just need to cover the gap. The seat just needs to be made 2" longer IMHO

I had hoped to keep it for around town rides but its embarassing the way it is?