1. Remove the rear backrest plate, which is attached using four Allen bolts.
2. Remove each passenger grab rail by undoing two Allen bolts on each side.
3. Remove one 8mm hex bolt from each side of the seat, towards the very rear.
4. To take off the seat, lift the rear up while sliding it towards the rear, allowing the
tongue at the front of the seat to disengage from the frame. If the seat has heater
wires connected to it, you must unplug the wiring harness from the seat before taking
it off. (See Seat Heater instructions below if your Road Sofa has the optional seat
heaters installed).
5. See Fig. A. There is a metal bracket attached to the bottom of your stock seat that
will need to be removed, and re-installed in the same location, onto the bottom of your
new Road Sofa. New bolts are provided on the bottom of the new seat.
6. Install the Saddlemen seat by reversing the removal procedure; slide the front of
the seat towards the tank cover as you lower the rear, engaging the front seat tabs into
the frame. Reattach all fasteners and both passenger grab rails.
11-400472 GL1800 F6B Road Sofa (Rev 0 07-2023)
Remove this bracket from your stock seat, and re-install it onto
the new Road Sofa. New hardware is included.
The new seat may be slightly higher than your original seat which may have broken down and compacted over years of use. The new Saddlemen will
also lower with time but will not break down as the original seats often do. Take care when you ride the bike for the first time and until you become
familiar with the new “feel” and riding position.
OPTION: REMOVABLE BACKREST - ADJUSTMENT AND OPERATION
If your seat was ordered with the Driver’s Backrest option, there will be hardware inside the seat to receive the backrest bar (note that this will not
work with any fender-mounted backrest installation, or other aftermarket backrests). Access is through a slot (sometimes covered by a flap) on the
seat top behind the driver’s lumbar support. The metal backrest bar will get inserted into this sleeve and can then be adjusted both vertically or fore
and aft.
Your backrest may have come pre-assembled. If so, please skip ahead to #2.
1. ASSEMBLY Remove the loosely assembled bolt, washers and nut. Find the Backrest Bar and assemble it to the Backrest Pad by inserting the end
of the bar with the welded tubing into the chrome “C” bracket found underneath the pouch on the rear of the backrest. Re-install the bolt, washers
and nut. The fore/aft adjustment screw on the bar should be facing forward on the bike.
2. INSTALLATION Grasp the backrest bar and slide it into the hidden metal sleeve. You should feel it click into place. If the backrest bar is “floppy” or
loose after insertion, it is not inside the metal sleeve. Remove and reinstall, making sure it is firmly in the correct position.
3. ADJUST HEIGHT The height of the backrest is adjustable to two or three positions, determined by detents on the backrest bar. Adjust height by
firmly grasping the bar and lower or raise it to the desired height.
4. ADJUST FORE/AFT POSITION The fore/aft position of the backrest unit is adjusted by a thumb screw located under the backrest pad on the back-
rest bar. It is accessible through a hole in the backrest bar cover. Turning the screw in or out, will change the bar angle. This can slant the pad fore
or aft by three inches. The most common and suggested starting position is with the backrest aligned directly above, and at the same angle as, the
upward portion of the driver’s lumbar support. When you have adjusted the backrest to the desired angle, using a separate open end wrench, tighten
the included jam nut against the backrest bar to prevent the screw from backing out while riding.
5. ANGLE The backrest pad is designed to automatically conform to the angle of the driver’s back during riding. No adjustment is necessary.
6. REMOVAL Grasp the backrest bar. Pull it firmly up and away from the seat.
7. FOLDING The backrest can be folded forward by pushing the top of the backrest forward. This will assist passenger boarding.
8. TENSION The tension of the folding process and the angle adjustment can be changed as desired. Tighten or loosen the two horizontal bolts pass-
ing through the backrest bar at the hinge and backrest pad attachment points.
OPTION: WIRING FOR SEAT HEATER
If your new seat came with a seat heater installed, there should be two wires coming out from the bottom of your new seat; one Ground (black) and
one Positive (red). Connect the Positive wire to the power source on your motorcycle. This can be directly to your battery's Positive (+) terminal, or
spliced into a wire or connection that is powered only when the motorcycle's ignition is turned on. Most motorcycles' owner's manuals have a wiring
chart you can refer to. Connect the Ground wire to your battery's Negative (-) terminal. Make sure that all connections are protected from shorting,
and that any extra wire length is neatly wrapped and does not interfere with the seat installation to the motorcycle. If you connect directly to the
battery's two terminals, note that you must turn off the Seat Heater switches whenever the motorcycle is parked.
