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kman.45
Joined: 06 Apr 2006
Posts: 65
Location: Knoxville Tennessee USA
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 Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 4:38 pm Post subject: Custom seat |
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Thought y'all might want to see my new custom seat, couple of views. Rich's Custom Seat in Seattle, as suggested by another member. Will be all day comfortable.
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dmon722000
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
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Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 12:06 am Post subject: |
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Nice seat. That guy does damn good work. Real subtle seat area improvement, much more support (not like the ol' log straddel the original was, lol). Good to see some quality work for a change. Enjoy.
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tuny
Joined: 25 Feb 2006
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Location: zolder, belgium
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is it me or is the bigger part little to fare backwards? i ugualy sit with my balls allmost on my tank? or am i so different? its seems to be better in cornering ( fore me )
the rest, nice job on the sadle, |
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kman.45
Joined: 06 Apr 2006
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Location: Knoxville Tennessee USA
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 6:42 am Post subject: |
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| tuny wrote: | is it me or is the bigger part little to fare backwards? i ugualy sit with my balls allmost on my tank? or am i so different? its seems to be better in cornering ( fore me )
the rest, nice job on the sadle, |
That is the position I like to just "ride" in. Rich's placed that based on my measurements while on bike. But you are right, for aggressive riding, I ended up more forward, and the seat is narrow enough to move around. Made maiden voyage yesterday and rode for a solid 5 hours, from pavement to gravel/degraded road, seat was brilliant over it all. Bike is extremely comfortable now, no problem going all day.
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Randew2U
Joined: 24 Jul 2004
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Location: Albany NY
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 7:23 am Post subject: |
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Wow, your bike looks great, red is the best color for these bikes in my humble opinion, shows the styling well.
Please tell us what kind of turn indicators and tail light you have there. Is that an entire replacement tail section or light and signals. Thats how I want to set mine up!
Does your new seat ride 2 ok? |
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kman.45
Joined: 06 Apr 2006
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Location: Knoxville Tennessee USA
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 8:07 am Post subject: |
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| Randew2U wrote: | Wow, your bike looks great, red is the best color for these bikes in my humble opinion, shows the styling well.
Please tell us what kind of turn indicators and tail light you have there. Is that an entire replacement tail section or light and signals. Thats how I want to set mine up!
Does your new seat ride 2 ok? |
Baja Designs tail light and fender, with Motrax blinkers (L-P sells the same ones). See dgunther post for excellent views and instruction also. http://mzriders.com/viewtopic.php?t=1460
The seat was set up for single rider, they can do double perch if you desire, or I suppose just have them make rear more passenger friendly without a big dish area if you want. I'll not carry any passengers, don't even have the rear pegs on. Wife hates the ultra curvey roads here so doesn't like riding with me. Oh well!  |
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dgunther
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
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Location: Marietta, GA
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 8:29 am Post subject: |
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I really like the idea of the dished area being towards the back of the seat as well - I found that I tend to not sit right up against the tank, and will often slide back to the pillion area to stretch out a bit (I'm fairly tall with long arms). I have no need to carry a passenger - my wife has her own bike, and if we go on a 2-up trip we'll be on the BMW, not the Baggi.
After a 400 mile day yesterday, I think I'm about ready to name the stock seat "Prison Lovin". I can see Rich's Custom Seats getting some of my hard-earned cash in the very near future! |
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