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Seat question - numb legs

Will those work on an SE? Looks like your pictures are an SM.

Sure they would. They actually mount on the motor mounts, so are very securely attached to the frame. They are thick steel and can easily handle any amount of weight you might place on them. You just need to make sure the pegs you use can also hold the weight.

One thing about these brackets, they really make removal of the bottom panels difficult. They supply a bolt that actually runs from one side of the frame, across the engine to the other side, replacing the two short motor mount bolts with one long one. This long bolt blocks easy access to the bottom panels, which makes oil changes more difficult. My solution to that was to remove the bottom panels altogether, which was done to help manage the heat issues anyway.
 
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A Possible Solution

This thread may not necessarily be a seat issue - my suggestion would be to look into the Rivco Floorboard relocation kit. They offer a kit (for model years up to 2013) that will raise the floorboards 2" and alleviate any inner thigh issues. We run them on our shop bike and I'm 5'9" with a 30 inch inseam and have no issues what-so-ever.

Best,

Dave
 
I'm am new spyder owner all ideas sound par but as my bike instructor would say:"find the bike that fits!" & never try standing wile driving! Floorboards or not. Hopefully there will be vendors at rallies with displays to sit on & try out, but is expensive and doubtful, g'luck 2u , other fourms with "iron butt" winners may have more tips, just be aware enough to not dismount to find out u cant walk! See u out there
 
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