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slimwilly
GP Hero
Posts: 3,698
I love to ride them hills
Main bike:
FZ1 Faired Gen2
Seat shape ?
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26 June 2014, 09:17:05 am »
I am in the process of making an over seat sponge,foam cover,vinyl covered.
It is for comfort ,touring,distance, and on my Gen2 1000 .
So what , where is the biuld up,shape needed, and also not,,middle,forward,width ?
any ideas of anyone who bought new seats,covers,,what made it better,more comfortable?
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JoeRock
WSB Pack Hound
Posts: 907
Main bike:
FZS600 02-03
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #1 on:
26 June 2014, 12:56:34 pm »
This isn't specific for the 1000, but in general for a touring seat you want quite firm foam, and you want it nice and flat, so the whole of your butt shares the load rather than there being one wedge that cuts in.
I think I'd be likely to go for a 2, or perhaps 3 layer seat - thin gel cushion on the top (you can even buy heating elements now if you wanted a heated gel seat for the winter?), a lighter foam next and then a firmer foam on the bottom.
From what I can remember of the FZ1 seat, the reason it's just not that comfy is because it's just thin and hard!
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slimwilly
GP Hero
Posts: 3,698
I love to ride them hills
Main bike:
FZ1 Faired Gen2
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #2 on:
26 June 2014, 02:40:26 pm »
Seems like sense,try to flatten a bigger area for my bum,
the FZ1s seat narrows lots at the front, i do find myself moving forward on it.
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slimwilly
GP Hero
Posts: 3,698
I love to ride them hills
Main bike:
FZ1 Faired Gen2
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #3 on:
06 July 2014, 06:32:37 am »
First i have cut a piece of rubber backed door mat to sit on the original seat.
Then i will build up the foam onto this
So i purchased some firm base foam and raised the front and widened it a little.
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seat foam1
seat foam1
Then stick a nice lump of rubber foam onto that,making the pad a bit bigger (just a little)
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seat foam2
seat foam2
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slimwilly
GP Hero
Posts: 3,698
I love to ride them hills
Main bike:
FZ1 Faired Gen2
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #4 on:
06 July 2014, 09:10:18 am »
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seat foam3
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seat foam 3a
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seat foam4
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slimwilly
GP Hero
Posts: 3,698
I love to ride them hills
Main bike:
FZ1 Faired Gen2
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #5 on:
06 July 2014, 09:12:08 am »
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seat foam 5
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seat foam 7
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slimwilly
GP Hero
Posts: 3,698
I love to ride them hills
Main bike:
FZ1 Faired Gen2
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #6 on:
06 July 2014, 09:13:33 am »
So now the seat is level and wil slope slightly back to to bum bases
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red98
GP Hero
Posts: 6,567
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- FZS600,CB400/4,X7,CB250
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #7 on:
06 July 2014, 09:29:05 am »
hey slim.....you use a chain saw to cut the chip foam
.....best tool for that is swmbo`s electric carving knife
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Skippernick
GP Hero
Posts: 2,083
Main bike:
FZS600 02-03
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #8 on:
06 July 2014, 09:39:01 am »
Liking this slim, very interested in how it works out.
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slimwilly
GP Hero
Posts: 3,698
I love to ride them hills
Main bike:
FZ1 Faired Gen2
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #9 on:
06 July 2014, 09:56:08 am »
yes, just a first try for now,,but i can tell you it is a huge improvement, may look heath robinson buti will be sat on it
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seat1
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seat3
seat3
Now when i am riding my inner thighs are level and make good contact with the seat,taking some of the weight,
The front now is about 2" higher than before and the rear of the seat about 1/2 to 3/4" higher,squarer too.
The polythene is cut out after sticking the vinyl to the pad so the rubber mat sits on the original seat ,the firm foad sits right to the tank ,so no forward movement.
And the vinyl complete pad secures itself to the seat and can be removed easily.
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Last Edit: 06 July 2014, 09:57:33 am by slimwilly
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slimwilly
GP Hero
Posts: 3,698
I love to ride them hills
Main bike:
FZ1 Faired Gen2
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #10 on:
06 July 2014, 10:26:00 am »
The finished seat cover
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finished2
finished2
Handily hooks onto the seat support pads.
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finished3
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finished4
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finished6
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finshed7
As you can see it is alot higher at the front now
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ogri48
GP Hero
Posts: 1,899
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- XJR1300 , evo fatty
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #11 on:
06 July 2014, 10:33:01 am »
Nice one bill. Me and the missus use airwolfs on a long run, same principle I guess but a lot more cost. There good though, and you can swap them from bike to bike
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slimwilly
GP Hero
Posts: 3,698
I love to ride them hills
Main bike:
FZ1 Faired Gen2
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #12 on:
06 July 2014, 10:34:51 am »
Yes,swapping them bike to bike,,,good idea,once you have a pattern,it gets easier
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slimwilly
GP Hero
Posts: 3,698
I love to ride them hills
Main bike:
FZ1 Faired Gen2
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #13 on:
06 July 2014, 08:18:55 pm »
Did about 140 miles on it today,,much better for my boney bum
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flesh
WSB Pack Hound
Posts: 558
Main bike:
Other
- MT10
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #14 on:
13 July 2014, 12:02:53 am »
I originally thought about doing what you have done and making my own seat but realised I was totally inept.
Eventually invested in a custom seat made by Tony Archer which I acquired for a small fee from another Foccer.
Fantastic seat which is about 4cm taller than the stock unit but once your arse sinks into it you do not notice the difference in height.
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Davidjw
DAS Born Again
Posts: 67
thought i would do it , so here I am !
Main bike:
FZS 1000 Gen1
- push bike !
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #15 on:
13 July 2014, 07:24:51 am »
I think these things like screens are personal , we are all built differently , because I used to do a lot of push bike riding , on a hard seat , I find my standard seat very comfy even for 600 miles in a day , always interesting to see how others get round things and then try a few things see what works
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slimwilly
GP Hero
Posts: 3,698
I love to ride them hills
Main bike:
FZ1 Faired Gen2
Re: Seat shape ?
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Reply #16 on:
13 July 2014, 07:36:27 am »
I tried Nicks Gen 1 seat last week , it feels good, the shape is much more even,flatter,more bench than narrowing ,we do need a bit more to sit on.
I may pop back to the upholsterer who i got some foam off and ask him if he could fabricate a cover from vinyl,,it is easy to make the basr to the desired shape, just need a tidy cover.
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Last Edit: 13 July 2014, 07:43:31 am by slimwilly
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