Friends GL 1800 seat is too small

[Comanche]

My friend has a Road Smith GL 1800 trike. I think it has the OEM seat. He is a very large man and says he is too jammed up on the seat. I have ridden his trike and I am much smaller, but I too, am pushed up really far on the seat.

Does anyone else with the OEM Seat feel crunched on their trike or is it only the RS combination with the OEM seat?

 

[mhgoldwing]

If it's the OEM seat then the seating distance is exactly the same as bike. The trike kits do not change the seat or it's position. The 1800 has less driver room than the 1500's did. The answer is to have a custom seat made that moves the driver back further. I believe there are several companies that do this.

BTW, I have a Road Smith and I owned the bike before it was triked so I can assure you the conversion kit did not change the seating position.

 

[wingking51]

I am a big man too. On the factory seat my legs would touch the wall on the fairing above the heater air vents and my knees were bent back like riding a crotch rocket. I bought a "King" model seat from Ultimate Seats and now I sit farther back and up higher. It is a far superior ride than on the OEM seat. Other than the trike kit, I can honestly say it was the next best money spent on my Wing.

 

[Lunchbox1983]

If it's the OEM seat then the seating distance is exactly the same as bike. The trike kits do not change the seat or it's position. The 1800 has less driver room than the 1500's did. The answer is to have a custom seat made that moves the driver back further. I believe there are several companies that do this.

BTW, I have a Road Smith and I owned the bike before it was triked so I can assure you the conversion kit did not change the seating position.

All true, this is one of the reasons I have stayed with a 1500. OP Have your friend look around for seats that move you back futher, they cut out the little back pillow section.

 

[Scott1]

Ultimate seats makes a very nice seat. I have one on my Valkyrie Interstate Trike and the cost is not cheep. I have the 4 piece Ultimate Big Boy Seat and I think I paid around &1,200 for it. They make a Ultimate King Seat for the GL1800. Ultimate Seats found here. Ultimate Seats: World's Most Comfortable Aftermarket Motorcycle Seats - Enjoy the Ride Again!