Seat mods...

Tobydawg · 10-05-2004

When I have passengers on my 500r they always tend to slide towards me when I stop, resulting in an obvious state of non-comfort. I know that freakn modded his seat, but i was wondering if anyone has tried to mod the rear part of the seat, so that it doesn't tilt downward so much. I notice on other bikes that the passenger seat is more level, but on the 500r its slanted.
any ideas would be great.

ps-i don't want to buy a new seat

thanks.

TrashMonkey · 10-05-2004

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Tobydawg · 10-05-2004

I was thinkin i could maybe shave some of the back seat (like freakin did with is front seat), so that there's more of a groove to sit in.

Anyone else have this passenger slide problem? i'm curious. getting crushed into the tank at every stop sucks.

Tobydawg · 10-06-2004

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triplesecman · 10-06-2004

You could tell your passenger to put their hand on the gas tank when you're coming to a stop to keep them from sliding forward. This way they're still holding on to you with at least one arm if you have to take off.

ronboskz650sr · 10-15-2004

Just browsing in you guys' forum, if you come back to this thread, I cut my seat down in the front. I don't know how much foam you have in yours, but it seems like you could sculpt it to your own specs. That's how it worked on mine, even though it's a 25- year-old naked bike. The actual cutting and shaping was pretty simple...electric knife (turkey carving type) and a "cheese grater" made for shaping body filler. You'll have to figure out the removal and replacement details for your seat, and for the seat cover. Mine was a piece of cake. The whole thing took about an hour.

Ride safe...God bless1

-Ron

10-05-2004	#1 (permalink)
Tobydawg Top Gear Full Throttle BTK Expert Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 305	Seat mods... When I have passengers on my 500r they always tend to slide towards me when I stop, resulting in an obvious state of non-comfort. I know that freakn modded his seat, but i was wondering if anyone has tried to mod the rear part of the seat, so that it doesn't tilt downward so much. I notice on other bikes that the passenger seat is more level, but on the 500r its slanted. any ideas would be great. ps-i don't want to buy a new seat thanks.

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triplesecman hook line & sinker BTK Intermediate Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 167	You could tell your passenger to put their hand on the gas tank when you're coming to a stop to keep them from sliding forward. This way they're still holding on to you with at least one arm if you have to take off. __________________ I pity those who have trouble sleeping. Me? I can fall asleep just about anywhere, even at my keyyy

10-15-2004	#6 (permalink)
ronboskz650sr Foil Inspector BTK Beginner Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sedalia, mo. Posts: 107	Just browsing in you guys' forum, if you come back to this thread, I cut my seat down in the front. I don't know how much foam you have in yours, but it seems like you could sculpt it to your own specs. That's how it worked on mine, even though it's a 25- year-old naked bike. The actual cutting and shaping was pretty simple...electric knife (turkey carving type) and a "cheese grater" made for shaping body filler. You'll have to figure out the removal and replacement details for your seat, and for the seat cover. Mine was a piece of cake. The whole thing took about an hour. Ride safe...God bless1 -Ron __________________ "No cool points for crashing in the cool point contest."

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Tobydawg Top Gear Full Throttle BTK Expert Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 305	I was thinkin i could maybe shave some of the back seat (like freakin did with is front seat), so that there's more of a groove to sit in. Anyone else have this passenger slide problem? i'm curious. getting crushed into the tank at every stop sucks.

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Tobydawg Top Gear Full Throttle BTK Expert Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 305	~bump~

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