The tallboy seat is great for solo rides, moves you up and back away from the tank. ( I am 6'-0" tall 220lbs, wife is 5'-7" 115lbs ) Two-up felt pretty cramped for me and the wife with the tallboy. I had the HD sissy bar installed so her seating position was as far back as she could go, and was pushing my seating position forward away from the butt scoop on the seat. basically putting me back into the same position as with the stock seat, maybe up a little but not back at all. Even caused me to miss a gear or two while shifting. The stock seat was OK two-up, the tallboy will make you both a little cramped. As for the extra padding on the tallboy, was barley noticed, as it's really not much more than an inch more padding. And add the cramped seating, the extra padding don't make much of a difference. This is all my opinion, maybe different for you. But thought I would share......what I did after finding the seating position was cramped with the Tallboy, was kept the stock seat for when riding two-up, changed the feel slightly for me, but made us both more comfortable. Good luck, enjoy the bike.