I don't think it is made for very long rides, but that doesn't mean he cant improve the ride if he can find an "ultimate seat" or "mustang seat" , You can improve any motorcycle ride 100% by adding an ultimate seat. I love my bike, but I think the raider is the best looking non-custom bike ever made. If I didn't do "all day rides" and ride on the interstate, I'd have bought the raider. That's one cool machine. The point I was trying to make is I had a tough time picking between a raider and a roadliner. I picked the liner because I wanted a windshield and hard bags.