Mustang seat doesn’t fit

Rocket_Rider said:

hi all,

Recently purchased A Mustang dual seat... problem the mounting brackets to bolt to the bike don’t line up... anyone had this issue and how did you fix it? I have contacted Mustang too... but as I am in Australia I really don’t want a two month turn around to get a replacement

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Rocket_Rider said:

Hi all,

So I still haven’t got an adequate response from Mustang....and I can’t gelp but wonder if they delayed so it’s outside their RMA procedure of needing an RMA acceptance within 10 days of delivery... I did talk to them and send images but they didn’t respond after that... they may eventually but I couldn’t be bothered waiting any longer.

So,

Drilled rivets in brackets, used double sided tape to get brackets in right spot after having filled the holes with heavy duty bog, re-drilled and riveted... voila, seat now fits... it’s a tight fit as the brackets are really not a great fit even when aligned but it works. Pictures attached to show how I did it for others reference...

So be warned, if you have a late model touring and buy a seat from mustang you’ll be modifying it I guess.... or sending it back.

I recognise they’ve been around a while and a lot of people talk about how good the company is but that just wasn’t my experience... in future I’ll go to Corbin or elsewhere....

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Jay said:

How much did the 2-sided tape affect the vertical adjustment? Did you leave it in place when riviting or remove thus causing the brackets to be 1/8” closer to seat? I am wondering if that caused more downward force to be required when aligning the bolt holes?

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Rocket_Rider said:

The double sided tape is pretty thin... I left it in place... I had to push down on seat a little to do up the bolts... the brackets are barely tall enough... the design is a bit poor in my opinion... specially when spending that much on the seat

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