Post by Pete on Feb 10, 2013 18:04:10 GMT 10
Well...
I ditched the stock Honda seat and much research I've started to install a LaRosa "bobber' style seat.
After a bit of trial and error I came to the conclusion that I was sitting too far back into the stock Honda seat thus, I was actually sitting high up into the seats rear curve and after a few k's say, after 30km I was getting a sore ass and shuffling about trying to get comfortable.
I've always felt uncomfortable sitting right into the "groove' or middle of the stock Honda Seat as my knees were up into the tank. I'm not a tall bloke at 5'10" but I'm not short either.
After a bit of playing around with the handle bars position I was still sitting smack on the curve of the stock seat (The part of the stock seat that starts to curve up at the rear of the seat)
With no adjustments on the stock seat and adjusting the stock handle bars made no difference I decided to get a new seat.
Knowing that it was NOT the seat but the position I SIT in the seat non of the after-market seats like Saddlemen or Mustang (to name a few) would have been any better because I would still be sitting high up the curve and not have solved my seating issue.
I came upon a Honda Shadow rider in the USA who believe it or not had the same problem as me and his cure was a pan style seat that was adjustable.
I've installed a La Rosa pan style seat and have moved it back an inch and already I'm riding 80+km before I get saddle sore.
My last modification is to get a metal plate designed and cut to the shape above the battery compartment and to 'fix' the metal plate (cut to shape) to the bike frame. Once the metal plate is fixed to the frame I can get a series of hole drilled into the plate to accommodate the seat spring bolts so I've got forward and backward adjustments.
Here are a few photos of the new seat and I've also taken the black exhaust wrap tape off the exhaust and installed the Chrome heat shields.
The Vance & Hines short shots with chrome heat shields installed
The new La Rosa Seat, with bobber style seat springs added.
Cheers, Pete
I ditched the stock Honda seat and much research I've started to install a LaRosa "bobber' style seat.
After a bit of trial and error I came to the conclusion that I was sitting too far back into the stock Honda seat thus, I was actually sitting high up into the seats rear curve and after a few k's say, after 30km I was getting a sore ass and shuffling about trying to get comfortable.
I've always felt uncomfortable sitting right into the "groove' or middle of the stock Honda Seat as my knees were up into the tank. I'm not a tall bloke at 5'10" but I'm not short either.
After a bit of playing around with the handle bars position I was still sitting smack on the curve of the stock seat (The part of the stock seat that starts to curve up at the rear of the seat)
With no adjustments on the stock seat and adjusting the stock handle bars made no difference I decided to get a new seat.
Knowing that it was NOT the seat but the position I SIT in the seat non of the after-market seats like Saddlemen or Mustang (to name a few) would have been any better because I would still be sitting high up the curve and not have solved my seating issue.
I came upon a Honda Shadow rider in the USA who believe it or not had the same problem as me and his cure was a pan style seat that was adjustable.
I've installed a La Rosa pan style seat and have moved it back an inch and already I'm riding 80+km before I get saddle sore.
My last modification is to get a metal plate designed and cut to the shape above the battery compartment and to 'fix' the metal plate (cut to shape) to the bike frame. Once the metal plate is fixed to the frame I can get a series of hole drilled into the plate to accommodate the seat spring bolts so I've got forward and backward adjustments.
Here are a few photos of the new seat and I've also taken the black exhaust wrap tape off the exhaust and installed the Chrome heat shields.
The Vance & Hines short shots with chrome heat shields installed
The new La Rosa Seat, with bobber style seat springs added.
Cheers, Pete