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Cheap Seat Modification - not for the short of leg - pekingduck - 06-29-2014
I know I've seen a post on the same subject, but can't find it. I have a 30" inseam and found the stock seat too narrow and too low in front, designed to accommodate shorter riders. It may feel okay in the showroom, but it's too narrow to distribute my weight.
The seat-to-peg distance also caused more bend in my knees and hips than I wanted, and I didn't want to lower the pegs.
So, I took my stock seat to my upholsterer, who added some width and height to the stock foam in front only. He extended the sides of the stock cover in the front half so he would have plenty of material to staple, but that material is on the underside - all you see is the stock cover, with the Honda logo in back intact! All for only $75! (And it can be reversed with no damage if you don't like it)
That extra inch in front is just enough to unkink my knees and hips, and the slight additional width distributes the load better. That added to my 919 handlebars makes a perfect sport touring riding position.
Not sure it's for you? Try folding a bath towel up so it's an inch thick and ride a round a little bit.
RE: Cheap Seat Modification - not for the short of leg - Buffalorider_imp - 06-29-2014
Looks good and comfortable. Might be a viable fix for those of us who are leary on laying out $400-$500 on a new seat.
RE: Cheap Seat Modification - not for the short of leg - Randy B - 06-29-2014
RE: Cheap Seat Modification - not for the short of leg - Tortuga_imp - 06-29-2014
I like the idea of a budget seat fix..
I might strap the bath towel on and ride around a bit like that for a while..then apply duct tape when I'm sure I like it
Yes I'm cheap!
RE: Cheap Seat Modification - not for the short of leg - Cormanus - 06-29-2014
It's said—cruelly and inaccurately, I suspect—that the English have little use for bath towels anyway.
RE: Cheap Seat Modification - not for the short of leg - Tyke57nz_imp - 06-29-2014
(06-29-2014, 05:10 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: It's said—cruelly and inaccurately, I suspect—that the English have little use for bath towels anyway.
I was told the safest place to hide your money in the UK was under the soap
RE: Cheap Seat Modification - not for the short of leg - Randy B - 06-29-2014
Umm...OUCH!!! Aren't you guys supposed to be NICE to the crown?
See....we don't have to because we kicked em out about 238 years ago.
RE: Cheap Seat Modification - not for the short of leg - Cormanus - 06-29-2014
(06-29-2014, 07:11 PM)Randy B_imp Wrote: Umm...OUCH!!! Aren't you guys supposed to be NICE to the crown?
See....we don't have to because we kicked em out about 238 years ago.
Do you know something I don't, Randy? Is Tortuga the Queen or one of her offspring?
Not that it would change my approach.
RE: Cheap Seat Modification - not for the short of leg - Randy B - 06-29-2014
I was talking about "the safest place to hide your money in the UK" gag....lol.
RE: Cheap Seat Modification - not for the short of leg - Tortuga_imp - 06-29-2014
You're all very nasty, silly men!
