[RobertGary1]

I called a local upholstery shop to see if I could extend a comfortable ride to more than 15 minutes. The shop said the price has a lot to do with whether the foam needs to be 'molded'. I'm not sure if mine is or not. I have the stock seat.

-Robert

 

[michiganteddybear]

while not sure of the answer your looking for, I would look at other shops..

a 'molded' foam shouldnt keep a good shop from being able to rework what there, or even totally replace the foam, cutting and shaping it to fit what is needed

 

[RobertGary1]

while not sure of the answer your looking for, I would look at other shops..

a 'molded' foam shouldnt keep a good shop from being able to rework what there, or even totally replace the foam, cutting and shaping it to fit what is needed

He said that its more expensive if they have to mold it.

-Robert

 

[michiganteddybear]

if by 'mold' they mean shaping the foam, then yes, there is shaping probably involved. the only thing I can think of for a 'non-molded' foam would be a square or rectangular seat (think couch cushion)

 

[RobertGary1]

So I'm hearing roughly (over the phone prices) of about $150 (in California dollars). Does that sound about right?

 

[Knifemaker]

Did you try Spencer's Seats? They specialize in motorcycle seats and it should cost less than 150 bucks.

http://greatdaytoride.com

 

[RobertGary1]

I did look at Spensor but when I looked at ups it looked like it was going to be around $50 each way. Maybe I did something wrong on the computer. I sent him an email but he didn't get back to me.

 

[Knifemaker]

Where do you live? It's not listed in your header.

 

[RobertGary1]

Where do you live? It's not listed in your header.

NorCal. It looks like based on the dimensions of the stock seat the minimum weight is about 70 lbs. So it doesn't look like shipping is a reasonable solution.


-Robert

 

[new rider 9984]

go on ebay and look for a vn900 seat or a mean streak seat I got my meanie seat for 50 bucks and I can ride until the tank is dry before my butt starts getting sore and I am 250 lbs

hear is the link to my thread on the meanie seat

http://www.vn750.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49065

 

[michiganteddybear]

just put a vn900 seat on mine, while I havnt been able to take it for a long ride, so far its feels great (I am 5'10", 280 lbs)

 

[OleDirtyDoc]

I have a moldy vn750 seat sitting behind my shop...

 

[2fas4u]

I use these folks a lot.
http://www.meancitycycles.com/
Usually runs about $150 including shipping.