Changing the seat on the XS

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  • Korr
    XStremely XSive
    • Jul 2008
    • 293
    • Torrance, CA
    #1

    Changing the seat on the XS

    I will have to admit defeat. My butt does not like cafe seats. Just not wide enough for me. Fourty minutes of riding IS the limit. Other people's butts may vary, but it is my fault i overlooked one fo the most important things to consider when changing seats... comfort

    Ok now i will just get me a nice cruiser type solo seat and fender
    1978 XS1100E Standard
    Kerker Exhaust
    Tkat Fork Brace

    On Hold
    TopCat S.O.F.A. + Fuse Block
    Mike's XS Pod FIlters
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    • strom
      XS-XJ Guru
      • Jul 2002
      • 1577
      • Slovenia, EU
      #2
      Its all down to quality... of the padding/cover material.
      I got me a used corbin for my guzzi and now I know why people pay insane amounts for new ones...
      If it doesn't have an engine, it's not a sport, it's only a game.
      (stole that one from I-dont-know-who)

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        • mro
          XS-XJ Super Guru
          • Oct 2005
          • 4276
          • Hayward, California
          #3
          Hi Korr,
          Union City?
          Like in between Hayward and Fremont ..or.. in some uncivilized part of the US

          mro

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            • daveyg
              XStremely XSive
              • Feb 2009
              • 411
              • Boise, ID
              #4
              Could you take a pic of your cafe seat? I may be interested in giving it a good home and helping offset the cost of your new seat.
              BARE BONES CHOPPERS: If it don't make it go faster, you don't need it!
              80 XS1100SG(cafe in progress *slowly)

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                • Korr
                  XStremely XSive
                  • Jul 2008
                  • 293
                  • Torrance, CA
                  #5
                  Yes i'm in the one between Hayward and Fremont

                  Before




                  Before seat foam



                  After seat foam & stitching
                  It's got some holes in it that i drilled out for mounting it. I'll take a picture of the holes when i get home.


                  The seat will have to be redone.

                  The seat is just way too narrow for me
                  1978 XS1100E Standard
                  Kerker Exhaust
                  Tkat Fork Brace

                  On Hold
                  TopCat S.O.F.A. + Fuse Block
                  Mike's XS Pod FIlters

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                    • XScafe
                      XSive
                      • Sep 2009
                      • 18
                      • ghost town, wy
                      #6
                      That is a narrow cafe seat. My cafe seat is actually wider at the seat than at the hump.
                      I know it sounds weird but cafe seats are more comfortable when you are laying over them in a "race" position. Sitting in a normal cruiser position they become uncomfortable is a short time. I've noticed this on all my cafe bikes.

                      If DaveyG passes on it let me know I need a seat for my next CB500T project.
                      sinners & saints
                      '80 xs11 special
                      '84 Honda vf700f
                      '75 Honda CB500T
                      '92 Yamaha Seca II

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