Wilsons Sandbox

I grew up in North Central Mass. Ken is absolutely right. WATCH OUT! I learned to operate an automobile near home. But I Learned to "drive" in Boston. Dad made me drive to the city for my favorite restaurant; No Name on Fisherman's Peir. Anyway, some of the best drivers are products of Boston driving education, I've seen this a number of times. Same is true for my pavement motorcycling skills, bred in Boston. Well all.. have a great weekend. Have fun in Mass. there Bum LaterZ Dash At 10:45 AM 5/6/00 -0700, kenneth scott wrote:

>dat brooklyn bum, > >I live in central mass and let me tell you the BEST >money I have ever spent, ever, was on the mass rider >safety course. EVERY time I take my KLR out the >course PAYS for its self. In massachusetts when you >think someone will cut you off they WILL. People >drive like they are talking on the phone, eating, >switching the radio station and shifting BECAUSE THEY >ARE! It is a great state but watchout. > >Ken >A13

Hey Conall,

>How much is Mayer charging? I also have the dipped corbin and want >something better.

I looked into 3 options before deciding to go with the Mayer seat. option 1: Talk to Raul at Corbin (1-800-538-7035) and get the dipped Corbin seat converted to a "no dip" version. The cost for the modification is $150 US plus shipping. The modified seat would have no comfort guarantee. (Note that the cost of a new Corbin no-dip seat is $296.50) option 2: Send the stock KLR seat to Russel (1-800-432-9566) for modification. This is apparently a great seat. Cost: $250 US plus shipping. Comfort is guaranteed. You send a few pictures of you on the bike so the seat is a one of a kind custom for you. There is quite a wait to get the work done however. When I spoke to Russel over a month ago, the earliest they could get the work done would have been mid-June. (about a two-month wait) option 3: Send the stock KLR seat to Bill Mayer (530-246-7521) for modification. Apparently he was the guy who came up with the original design for the Russel model. I think he sold the rights to certain design features to Russel. His cost is a bit lower than for the Russel: $215 US plus $25 extra for heavy duty construction (required because the KLR seat pan is fairly narrow), plus shipping. You send in some pictures of you on the bike plus info re: inseam, weight, problems you've had with the stock seat, etc. so you get a true custom seat. Comfort is guaranteed and I've read on the list that he has no trouble taking a seat back for further modifications if you aren't 100% happy. A good thing about going with Mayer is that the wait and turn around time is pretty quick. I only had to wait a few weeks for a production date. My finished seat looks quite similar to the Russel seats I've seen. The driver's section has sort of a triangular shape, wider near the back that really provides a lot of support. I am very happy with the comfort, quality, and service from Bill Mayer. I had originally asked Bill if he would be willing to customize my dipped Corbin instead of the stock KLR seat. He said that he tried that once and he prefers to work with the stock seat pan. With the Russel and Mayer seats you can also get the passenger section of the seat customized if you regularly ride "two-up" for an added cost. Al A10 Fort St. John, BC ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com