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I've only been out with it once, but I wanted to offer my impressions of the Parts Unlimited low-profile solo seat (with flame stitch.)
I was searching endlessly for reviews of this thing before I purchased, but only a handful forum members are using this seat. To begin with, it looks great. The quality of the materials is very good. There is a solar-reflective leather on the main part of the seat, and a heavy vinyl on the edges. I really love how it shows off more of the rear fender. You can really see Lola's ass now, and **** she looks good! Now I just need to find a way to clean up those rear fender bolts. I don't want to cover the fender with a rack, so some type of plug might be the answer. Overall, it looks the price. The stitching is well done, and the flame pattern is very nice. Goes great with the flames on the tank....
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The PU seat is noticeably wider than the stocker. That's both good and bad. The good part is there's more real estate under your butt. You feel more planted on the bike, and cutouts at the front of the fake strut mounts are well hidden. The down side is that if you're vertically challenged like myself (30 inch inseam) your legs are stretching slightly further to touch the ground. It's not a big deal, but if you're shorter than me you'll want to keep this in mind.
As for comfort, no complaints here. I won't say it's more plush than stock, but I certainly like the feel better. More importantly, I did not feel it pushing me forward like some say about the Mustang solo seat. Installation was easy, but Phats forgot one of the bolts used to secure the rear anchor onto the bike. It's not a big deal because I like the stock chrome hardware much better than the black bolts from PU. You will be re-using the front L-bracket from your stock seat, so switching between this and the stock one would not be a fast transition.
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The buying experience from Phats Performance was average. It took a week for them to get the seat, and two weeks for ground shipping to the Toronto area. Would I buy it again? **** yeah. But I will come back here after a couple months to update this review if it warrants.
Thanks for reading folks.
'Burner
I was searching endlessly for reviews of this thing before I purchased, but only a handful forum members are using this seat. To begin with, it looks great. The quality of the materials is very good. There is a solar-reflective leather on the main part of the seat, and a heavy vinyl on the edges. I really love how it shows off more of the rear fender. You can really see Lola's ass now, and **** she looks good! Now I just need to find a way to clean up those rear fender bolts. I don't want to cover the fender with a rack, so some type of plug might be the answer. Overall, it looks the price. The stitching is well done, and the flame pattern is very nice. Goes great with the flames on the tank....
The PU seat is noticeably wider than the stocker. That's both good and bad. The good part is there's more real estate under your butt. You feel more planted on the bike, and cutouts at the front of the fake strut mounts are well hidden. The down side is that if you're vertically challenged like myself (30 inch inseam) your legs are stretching slightly further to touch the ground. It's not a big deal, but if you're shorter than me you'll want to keep this in mind.
As for comfort, no complaints here. I won't say it's more plush than stock, but I certainly like the feel better. More importantly, I did not feel it pushing me forward like some say about the Mustang solo seat. Installation was easy, but Phats forgot one of the bolts used to secure the rear anchor onto the bike. It's not a big deal because I like the stock chrome hardware much better than the black bolts from PU. You will be re-using the front L-bracket from your stock seat, so switching between this and the stock one would not be a fast transition.
The buying experience from Phats Performance was average. It took a week for them to get the seat, and two weeks for ground shipping to the Toronto area. Would I buy it again? **** yeah. But I will come back here after a couple months to update this review if it warrants.
Thanks for reading folks.
'Burner
