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    Did '13 RT Limiteds come with the comfort seat? How do I tell if a comfort seat is installed?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mark4Jesus View Post
    Did '13 RT Limiteds come with the comfort seat? How do I tell if a comfort seat is installed?
    Did you look at the label underneath the seat? That might be the best way to tell. The other is to compare the measurement of the seat to someone else's known seat. The comfort seat puts the driver back 2" more than the stock seat.
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    the comfort seat is not standard on any spyder.

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    If the seat looks like the one on the left below it's a stock seat. If it looks like the one on the right it's a Comfort Seat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cruzr Joe View Post
    the comfort seat is not standard on any spyder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JayBros View Post
    If the seat looks like the one on the left below it's a stock seat. If it looks like the one on the right it's a Comfort Seat.
    I have the stock seat. Thanks for the pictures! The stock seat is comfortable, but having two more inches back would be nice, I'm 6'2". I wish the comfort seat came in brown like my stock seat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mark4Jesus View Post
    I have the stock seat. Thanks for the pictures! The stock seat is comfortable, but having two more inches back would be nice, I'm 6'2". I wish the comfort seat came in brown like my stock seat.
    There are some other options. See an earlier thread or two this past summer about options for replacing the stock seat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark4Jesus View Post
    I have the stock seat. Thanks for the pictures! The stock seat is comfortable, but having two more inches back would be nice, I'm 6'2". I wish the comfort seat came in brown like my stock seat.
    The Comfort seat was probably available in
    briwn in 2013. The seats that Jay pictured are from a 2014 or newer RT. The backrest hole was not on the 13s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01 View Post
    The Comfort seat was probably available in
    briwn in 2013. The seats that Jay pictured are from a 2014 or newer RT. The backrest hole was not on the 13s.
    The website doesn't specify year, so is the Comfort seat good for all years?
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    Yes, the Comfort Seat is good for all years with the exception Ann pointed out about the driver backrest hole. From the BRP parts list for the '13 RT-Ltd the part number for the stock seat is 708001220. It might be worth a call to BRP or a message to brp.care@brp.com to inquire if a brown Comfort Seat is available. The current catalog lists only one Henry Ford model, black. I am very satisfied with mine and it was a lot less expensive than a Corbin or an Ultimate. I gambled on the Comfort Seat being the best one for me for the price and hit the bulls-eye.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mark4Jesus View Post
    The website doesn't specify year, so is the Comfort seat good for all years?
    Yes all RT seats fit any year. If you do get the Comfort Seat from a 14 or newer just know that the backrest is a different part number for the Comfort than it is on the stock seat.

    Look on EBay you may find a good deal on one from a dealer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark4Jesus View Post
    I have the stock seat. Thanks for the pictures! The stock seat is comfortable, but having two more inches back would be nice, I'm 6'2". I wish the comfort seat came in brown like my stock seat.

    Check out this dealer,was here Friday,great sale.They have brown comfort seats
    https://smithmarineusa.com/

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    Having ridden only on the original seat, is the Comfort seat a big improvement from the 2010 version? Prices seem good for one in black. And the rear backrest doesn't need to be swapped, correct? Thanks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by slick999 View Post
    Check out this dealer,was here Friday,great sale.They have brown comfort seats
    https://smithmarineusa.com/
    That's PN 708001662 and is a real good price -- if they have them in stock. Otherwise run the PN by brp.care.
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    Something I just thought of...my wife will lose space in seat. Anyone have experience with the rider getting cramped?
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    Had my wife sit on the back. Looks like 2" will get a little cramp, especially if I get a backrest. Thanks for all help.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mark4Jesus View Post
    Had my wife sit on the back. Looks like 2" will get a little cramp, especially if I get a backrest. Thanks for all help.
    Look back at the pictures I posted. See how the Comfort Seat area behind where the driver's backrest is truncated as opposed to the stock seat. I don't know because I've never seen a stock '13 seat or a '13 Comfort seat that has no backrest hole in it. My wife, who is neither circumfrentially challenged nor an extremely experienced pillion rider has never expressed any sense of being cramped by the 2" setback of the Comfort Seat. I do not use a backrest.

    Three years ago at Spyderfest I let a retired CA Highway Patrol officer and his wife test sit my Comfort Seat. Her immediate comment, "You gotta get one of these."
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    Quote Originally Posted by JayBros View Post
    circumfrentially challenged
    Well chosen words!
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    This doesn't completely apply to the original question, but there are good pictures of a comfort seat and measurements.

    Go here.
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