A while back I saw some comments on here from a bloke called Ed from a company called SICK SADDLES in the USA. http://www.sicksaddles.com/ I had a look at his site and the single Sportster seat starts at $155 delivered to Australia. They looked ok for the money, so I ordered one for Karens bike (883 L) and optioned it up with leather and memory foam. Only took about two weeks from order to delivery (Ed is a one man business) and cost $245 delivered. Quality is FAR better than I expected, and Karen says its much, much better than the standard seat. I think sitting on the frame would be better than the standard seat on the low ! The stitching is very good and neat, as is the quality of the leather. I was so impressed, I've ordered one for my Fatbob. Sorry about the quality of the pictures, I'll take some more if the sun ever comes out again in Melbourne,
These look awesome, even more so at those prices. Will detinitely be checking out the dual set up for the Fatbob. Well done on letting others know, much appreciated Cheers, Andy
I hear what you are saying. So far I have 1...the orginal seat 2...Harley custom leather seat 3...Sundowner seat 4...Harley premium seat with backrest. The time I've wasted changing back and forth and not being really comfortable on anything other than the original, I could have grown a calf to full size, killed it, tanned its hide and figured out how the make my own seat!
Other than the original, my knee hit the A/C, so I fixed that easily by fitting a round A/C. the sundowner is comfy, but moves me too far forward. The custom seat looks ace, but is too skinny and hard for my fat arse. The other one is basically a sundowner with a backrest. The backrest doesn't seem to tilt back far enough for me to be happy with, though I have had 3 rounds of spinal surgery and don't bend as well as I should. I'll let you know how it is when I get it. If you are ever in Melbourne, you are welcome to get in touch and try out my seat collection !
Took some better pictures today between the rain showers.
Cool.....White looks so good on the sporty. Great pics. Looks like the dog wants to go for a spin aswell!
Karen took the bike for a ride yesterday, and is extremely happy with the seat. She said it makes it feel like a totally different bike, with no aches or numb bits when she hops off. The memory foam compresses nicely, but not enough to feel the seat base underneath like the original. Money well spent I think. Happy wife, happy life !!
Just checked the sick saddles website and purchased a black leather saddle with silver flame inserts. There is an image on the homepage. it looks as cool as.
Ed was very helpful. Can't wait to put it on my Nightster.
I know this is a sporty page, but i to orderd a seat from sick saddles about 3 weeks ago,$245 deliverd, put it on my 2010 widey went for its firs run today,dont think i could be happier,good quality to
Hey fat tim, has that seat shown up for your Fatbob yet? I'm interested to hear what your thoughts are as I ordered the Dyna custom 2 up in leather with memory foam about the same time as you opened this post. Cheers, Andy
Andy, seat arrived yesterday and I fitted it last night. Narrower and thinner than the sportster seat (it is a different seat after all). Had to do some minor ""tweaking"" of the brackets to make it line up with all the attachment holes perfectly, but nothing too drastic. The single seat on its own fits perfectly, but when you fit the two together, the pillion seat doesn't quite sit right. Its fine once you plonk your arse on it though. If I can polish up the rear guard from years of having a double seat, I may just run the Sick Saddles seat as a single. Sorry about the quality of the photos, I'll try and get some outside this weekend. I haven't ridden it yet, so I can't comment on the comfort, but it feels pretty goood sitting in the shed. Because its so low, those floorboards I fitted are now way too high, placing your knee way higher than your hip, and I'm not as flexible as I was. I'd look like a demented yabbie flapping my legs about to reduce cramping in the hips if I rode to far the way it is, so its back to the forward controls.
Shit, just noticed the dates wrong on the camera, there goes two hours trying to reset that !!!
Just a couple of shots showing how the seat sits now. Didn't get a chance to ride it, working all weekend.
