I have modified my seat before using gel pad i purchased from amazon and an old memory foam pillow i cut up. Also purchase marine vinyl wrap for seat cover. i could ride longer now compare to stock seat without getting any pain in my tail bone...
you guys still interested in a group ride sometime this season? i usually work during weekdays, but weekends, i am open. if in advance, then i could take a weekday off from work also. Haven't met anyone from here yet for a group ride. Not too much of a highway guy, mostly like scenic rides.
Reviving an old thread...
Finally, some good weather so i wanted to take my bike out for a long ride. After warming up, i noticed that when i had the clutch fully pulled in and shifted to 1st gear, the bike was slowly pulling itself forward even with clutch fully pulled in. I think i may have...
I just saw a nail stuck on my front tire and the air pressure is down. I wanted to see if it's hard to replace the tire by yourself. I tried searching the forum with no luck. Does anyone have any experience with removing and changing front tire? If so, can you give me some pointers? is there a...
Wanted to add a question while we're on oil change subject. I changed my oil yesterday (Mobil 1 Synthetic 4T with K&N Filter # 204).
My question is what is the correct way to measure the oil fill dipstick? i put in about 2.8 qts of oil. I wasn't sure what the proper way to check the...
We sometimes use thin rope and tie it to a fixed point somewhere and let the plant crawl up the rope/string. Not sure how big Hops get but we used it on a crawling vegetable called "bitter melon" before.
this could be a dumb question: What is the purpose of the power commander?
Does it increase speed / torque, etc?
Do you need an new exhaust after installing the power commander?
Thanks Superzoom...
But i already butchered up my seat over the weekend because the gel i ordered came in friday evening, so Saturday i decided to carve out my seat and placed the gel in. Also, my old memory foam pillow, i cut up and topped over the gel (1/4") thick. I am waiting on the marine...
Was it much better improvement from stock seat as far as comfort goes? or is it not worthwile. i was going to put the gel in and then use 1/4" thick memory foam over it.
i dont want to take the risk of cutting the seat if it's not much of an improvement.
i think i am just going to get the gel pad (for motorcycle) from amazon and carve out the seat and place the gel in place, top it with a thin layer of memory foam (old memory foam pillow cut up) and use the smoothing foam that comes with the gel to level everything out and put the seat cover...