Love the bike ! Just found your channel, I'm happy to support you and other motovloggers. Best of luck with your efforts, I look forward to seeing more from you. Take care and ride safe out there 💯💯👍👍
The Road King changed in 2008 midyear. 2008 and earlier have an air ride bag that inflates to raise the seat and adjust for weight, 96 motors. Mid-08 and newer have this set up with ABS and the 103 new seat
My '05 has an issue when you bring the seat up it squishes all the wires. I tried to fabricate an extension so the seat is lifted up but I'm not sure how long it'll last. I'm going to see if the 2016 saddle bracket would work on an '05.
There is no need to fight taking the seat shock off, all you have to do is remove the battery and the bolts holding the seat shock in place are easy to get to. Work smarter not harder.
I just bought a 2015 police Electra Glide and the seat is put on wrong. The two bolts were mounted through the seat bracket and not in the spring, and the bracket to pivot the seat up is backwards. Once I correct these, how is the seat height adjusted?
I am not aware the seat height is adjustable? The adjustment on the seat damper spring is for the rider weight. Using c spanners. Maybe yours was bolted on differently to change the seat height?
Hi Abu, what a great question. Better is a subjective term, it also depends on the size, weight and leg and arm length. For me, the Police seat is much better over long distances for comfort. This is due to the padding and shock absorber. See my Video, I went over 1000 miles in a week. No comfort issues. There is also a reason why the police use these saddles, they are comfortable, its designed for a traffic officer to sit on it for a whole shift! I am over 6 feet tall, so the police seat being higher gives me a perfect leg position. The normal saddle puts my legs too bent and cramped on the foot boards. The only downside for me of the police saddle was that it put me further back on the bike so my arms were stretched, but I have solved that by fitting a set of 14 inch apes, although I wish I had 16’s now. If you are a shorter rider, the police seat is quite high, so you may struggle to get your feet down on the road comfortably. Also, if you like a very “sporty” feel where you are close to the bike the normal saddle is better, the police seat moves you slightly further away from the bike. However i have seen officers argue this is better for slow speed high accuracy maneuvers. For me, I own both seats. The Police saddle is better, it looks better, it's more comfortable and puts my feet in the right position.
Love the bike ! Just found your channel, I'm happy to support you and other motovloggers. Best of luck with your efforts, I look forward to seeing more from you. Take care and ride safe out there 💯💯👍👍
Thanks man, really appreciate the support.
The Road King changed in 2008 midyear. 2008 and earlier have an air ride bag that inflates to raise the seat and adjust for weight, 96 motors. Mid-08 and newer have this set up with ABS and the 103 new seat
i run a Mustang Police saddle on my 2015 flhp. it sits you slightly lower and forward. it's awesome.
My '05 has an issue when you bring the seat up it squishes all the wires. I tried to fabricate an extension so the seat is lifted up but I'm not sure how long it'll last. I'm going to see if the 2016 saddle bracket would work on an '05.
I would imagine the police saddle being more comfortable, it definitely looks better.
There is no need to fight taking the seat shock off, all you have to do is remove the battery and the bolts holding the seat shock in place are easy to get to. Work smarter not harder.
Does the normal seat lower the height?
I just bought a 2015 police Electra Glide and the seat is put on wrong. The two bolts were mounted through the seat bracket and not in the spring, and the bracket to pivot the seat up is backwards. Once I correct these, how is the seat height adjusted?
I am not aware the seat height is adjustable? The adjustment on the seat damper spring is for the rider weight. Using c spanners.
Maybe yours was bolted on differently to change the seat height?
Where did you buy the seat. Did it include all the new mounting hardware ?
The Road King police comes with a police seat and the hardware. The normal saddle came from Ebay.
@@harleydavidsonbeginner5428 Thanks for getting back to me. I was hoping you had converted to the Police seat. Have a nice day.
Wich seat is better
Hi Abu, what a great question.
Better is a subjective term, it also depends on the size, weight and leg and arm length.
For me, the Police seat is much better over long distances for comfort. This is due to the padding and shock absorber. See my Video, I went over 1000 miles in a week. No comfort issues. There is also a reason why the police use these saddles, they are comfortable, its designed for a traffic officer to sit on it for a whole shift!
I am over 6 feet tall, so the police seat being higher gives me a perfect leg position. The normal saddle puts my legs too bent and cramped on the foot boards.
The only downside for me of the police saddle was that it put me further back on the bike so my arms were stretched, but I have solved that by fitting a set of 14 inch apes, although I wish I had 16’s now.
If you are a shorter rider, the police seat is quite high, so you may struggle to get your feet down on the road comfortably. Also, if you like a very “sporty” feel where you are close to the bike the normal saddle is better, the police seat moves you slightly further away from the bike. However i have seen officers argue this is better for slow speed high accuracy maneuvers.
For me, I own both seats. The Police saddle is better, it looks better, it's more comfortable and puts my feet in the right position.