New seat for my '81 by Saddlemen

[clutch5spd]

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Just got a new seat, made by Saddlemen (Rancho Dominguez, CA) using a spare seat pan. They use two types of foam and gel, plus a relief trough for the "sensitive areas." The reduced pressure in that area, plus the flow-through ventilation in the trough, make for a comfortable ride. I had them make it flat because I don't like stepped seats.

They used red stitching to match the bike's pinstripes and also re-covered the backrest pad to match the seat.

In the full-bike picture you can see the Laminar Lip accessory on the windshield - greatly reduces buffeting.

I appreciate this bike more every day!

Ride safely,
Ken

[steve murdoch icoa #5322]

Welcome to the site, Ken.
Interesting seat. Have you racked up many miles on it yet?

[clutch5spd]

Thanks, Steve. I've done about 600 miles with the new seat. The closed-cell foam is stiffer than stock, so it's not as comfortable on the thighs as the stock seat, but I'm getting used to it.

[azviper]

Hi Ken, Interesting seat! How do you like the laminar lip? Which one did you get? Did it fit without modification?

Thank you,
Tom

[clutch5spd]

Hi Tom,

Laminar Lip doesn't have one for the Rifle fairing I have, but they looked at it and gave me something for the Yamaha GTS (I'm not 100% sure of that since it's been 4 years), and it fit well with no modification. I put a few Velcro pads on each side of the windshield so I could try different positions of the Lip.

It definitely helps by directing the air higher so it'll go over your helmet.

Ken

[azviper]

Perfect.
Thanks Ken.