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I sat on a new Speedmaster yesterday, too. Then sat on the '10 model sitting next to it with the same stock Gunfighter seat my '04 came with.

The new seat feels like plywood. Yes, it's lower, but at a price I'm not willing to pay. I always thought my stock seat was all-day comfortable, despite what others here said. My Triumph Touring Seat feels the same, and if any taller, I can't tell it.
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But no way would I want a new Speedmaster seat on an older Speedmaster. Low profile or not, I want to stay in the saddle more than that!



I'll be taking delivery of a 2011 Speedy, but it will be coming with the stock solo seat for a 2010 America instead of the seat that's been discussed here.

In my case, shortness (I'm only 5'7") and a mild handicap in my right leg make it impossible for me to mount the motorcycle because of the rather steep incline in the passenger portion of the '11's stock seat. I thought it a bit wide too.

From those here saying that the new seat on the 11 Speedy -- and America model too, I believe they're identical -- being like plywood, I guess my handicap made out good for me this time.

Having said this, it should be clear that the fitments on the new 11 America and Speedmaster models are essentially the same as in prior years. That inch of shortness comes more from modifications made elsewhere in the design.