My 2 cents
We had an 86 Venture, my wife always talked about just looking at the back of my head, she considered getting a portable DVD player and sticking it to the back of my helmet, now on the 02 yes she sits higher so now she can see stuff, but said the backrest on the 02 is lower and she lets me know when the shifts are not the smoothest.
She likes the seat on the 02 and is trying to figure out how she can knit while on the back, so that tells me she feels both comfy and safe back there. I have looked at the Corbin seats and passenger backrest, the back rest looks taller on the Corbin then my stock one.
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