Ya know ~ it's interesting (and I have buggy eyes after reading all the comparisons on the net ) A lot of folks complain about the Sundowner being too wide in the groin area (hence the hip cramps I experienced) It makes me feel like I had ridden a Clydesdale or something!!! I know one seat can't fit all butts, but it seems the only thing that riders complain about on the 'stang' is the price. Well, you do get what you pay for ~ so the saying goes.

It's just been un-nerving to me that this summer it's become an arduous task to ride the Dyna. I've never experienced this discomfort and feeling of instability with this bike prior or any other bike. That is why the True-Track went on, switched out the OEM Dunlops (needed to go anyways) to the Michelins. The wife noticed right off the bat how the bike felt more stable when riding with me. Unfortunately, I take all the fun out of the ride by constantly shifting around in the Sundowner trying to get comfortable and ultimately end up 'skewed' in the saddle with the bike (and me) leaning. Screwy! 

Some of my buds have had Corbin and Mustangs on their Road Kings ~ The Mustang was the shiz. Guess I'll 'pony' up the bucks (yes, pun intended!) and get in touch with highrisk about how he got his True-Track all lined up. I've done years of aligning vehicles with multiple wheels ~ but a two wheeler with links and such is a different bear cat!

You guys are great and I thank you all for the input! If the new seat doesn't cure the situation... I'll just go do this...

Coop

Well ~ it's a done deal... new Mustang Wide Vintage Saddle w / backrest and passenger pillion on order... w / studs (Thank you Howard and Gary!) HA HA! You guys know how to spend someone else's dough! Heh heh! J/K ~ thank you to all for your input ~ your opinions and experience mean a lot ~ so, who wants a Sundowner for $700 bucks??? Hey! I gotta cover handling ya know... and it's been well cared for!!! HA HA HA HA!!! I hope this is the trick... I love the ride and just need something to help my back, et al... fingers crossed and eyeballs too!
Coop
(I said 'eyeballs' FXR... ha ha!)
G(with a C)

I have been told that some people think Mustang seats are "Hard" to break in to be comfortable. Mine was installed in april and a very warm day for the first ride and it seemed to fit all contact areas most delightfully well from the first moment. There has not seemed to have been any change for the last 4 yrs of pleasure. Hope yours fits the seat as well.

Greg, I hope you like the Mustang as well as I did. Howard, I never heard that about a Mustang. Mine was good after about the first week. A Corbin however will break you down, before you break it in.

P.S. I'm gonna have to BITE the BULLET and buy a Mustang for My Dyna. Ha HA Ha

There ya go Gary! Check out Dennis Kirk ~ they had them in stock with free shipping :-) Mine is already on the way and should arrive on Tuesday... kinda feel like the kid in the candy store ~ but this is a bit more than a nickel! Ha ha ha! Maybe I should rename 'Black Pearl' to 'Black Licorice'... didn't Grand Funk do that song??? Hooo Boy!

Hey ~ Mustang is on ~ quick ride down the road... firm but kind to a very sore back... thank you all for your input! And the saga continues... ;-)
Coop

Good to hear Black Pearl. You will like it.

Oh yeah, Yes on the Licorice...

you need to do 2 things to correct this. 1) take the wallet out of your back pocket. 2) get a sundower thats narrower in the nose so its not to wide or have your seat altered to fit you. the reasson i say this is because i had to do the same thing to my seat on my harley. and a matter of fact a wallet in the back pocket over time, will make you develope a bad ciatica condition. i know cause i have ciatica.

Don't worry,  Your backside will reform to the seat....Then it will be softer....Gets better when you figure the backrest position

Have you tried moving your handle bars a little since you changed sets it might be a "Reach" problem. I don't know how everyone else feels about Corbin seats, but you might check them out. They start off hard but will soon conform to your "butt" and makes for a nice ride. Just a suggestion.

I meant seat not set sorry

Yes ~ that might be next on my list... either new bars or risers. My arms do get out there a ways...
Had to laugh... my wife works at a large 'warehouse store' and has been polling anyone who comes through with a Harley shirt on what kind of seat they have. (what a character!) She asked a couple the other day about what kind of seat they had and told them I had just gotten the Mustang... the husband looked at his wife and said 'See? She let him get a Mustang...'  I just about fell over laughing! (Yes Dear...) HA HA!!!

I Went 700 miles from Colorado to Texas, in one day on a road king with a sundowner. And I felt fine. Now I have a 32”inseam. Ya I’m a short ******. But no problem with the width of the seat. My friend had a new Mustang seat on his glide and he was hurting by the end of the ride. Neither one of us had a back rest on are bikes. But I don’t know what kind of Mustang seat he had. It might not be a touring seat. Your best bet would be to find a friend with one and see if you can try it on for size. Maybe the back rest might make all the difference. I wish you the best with it.

I have a Sundowner Solo on my RK. Love it!  Did a 300 mile ride Sat with the kid.  Just wish I didn't slide forward everytime I stop. (I sit hard into the cantle). Guess I just need to break down and get the kit to move my boards... then the bars... what next?

I have a sundowner seat for my RK and it is narrower in the front then the stock seat and pushed me a little forward. Not enough for problems for me to have problems. Passengers do love them over stock. But when ever possible to eliminate the cause of the issue, if you have your old seat switch it back and see if it changes things. If it does then your narrow it down to the seat. Then your off and running on the new seat. If not then you may want to hold off on the seat and look at other areas.