New Seat Installed

I wanted to upgrade the solo seat on my wife's new 2009 Harley Davidson Dyna Super Glide. We selected a mustang two-up touring seat. I've used a Mustang seat on my own bike and have like it, so I was comfortable with the brand.


We received the new Mustang seat from Dennis Kirk in just 3 days. I put it on. It looks nice, though it hasn't been tested out yet.


Surprisingly there was no information that I could find online on how to install it. Even the mustang website was behind in their online instructions -- they haven't updated their instructions since 2006.

It's very simple:

1. Remove the phillips head bolt which holds the stock seat.

2. Carefully left the rear of the seat up, then slide the seat toward the rear of the bike. The front has a tab which tucks into a metal slot up front by the gas tank.

3. Remove the black plastic snap ring from grommet where the bolt came out. Just slip it off by pushing it back away from the grommet. Don't try to pry it off or you'll mess up the paint and/or crack the ring.

4. Once you remove the ring, the grommet may fall out under the fender. If not, reach up carefully underneath the fender, from the back, and pull it out with your fingers. It should fall freely into your hand with little pressure.

5. Find the black plastic "Harley Davidson Logo Embossed" plug which blocks the predrilled hole for the two-up seat. Reach up underneath the fender with your fingers, and press on the underside of the plug. It should pop out. You might want to put another hand over the top of it. I didn't, and it literally went flying. Fortunately for me, I found the flying plug without trouble.

6. Place the black plastic plug in the original hole, which had held the grommet for the stock seat bolt. It should just snap into place with minimal pressure. While this will be hidden under the new seat, it's as good a place as any to store the plug. If you ever revert to a stock seat again, you'll wish you had it.

7. Put the grommet through the second hole, the one toward the rear of the fender, which orinally had had the black plug.

8. While holding the grommet in place from underneath the fender, slip the black plastic snap ring around the top of the grommet to hold it in place.

9. Gently set the new two-up seat back on the bike. Tuck the tab at the front of the seat into the slot. Gently lower the rear of the seat. The bracket on the rear of the two-up seat should fit nicely over the grommet.

10. Replace the phillips-head bolt.

You're ready to ride!