need input on seat rebuild shape

[bigfatgreenbike]

OK, with all the talk and no decisions being made I say we all qualify for administrative positions in local government. This is very silly. Tomorrow is Sunday, 8/22. I have family coming into town, but am totally willing to get up at the crack of ass, ride out to Metuchen to collect my doohickey tools, then ride to whoever is hosting the party and help out until 10:00AM or so. Next Sunday I will still have family around, and might be able to do the same early Sunday thing. If I can't make next Sunday, anyone who can get to Metuchen on Wednesday night can borrow the tools. Where, when, who, and how do I get there? Devon Brooklyn

[hartungj2000]

Corbin is known for their "flat" seat for the KLR, but they make another (the original I think) for the KLR I think its called the dished seat. The dished seat is narrow in the front and lower, then the seat pan spreads out as you move back on the seat, this gives some crossover comfort by sliding forword on the seat in the dirt and then sliding back on the seat. I have tried both and like the dished one best as I'm short 5'4" and the flat seat doesn't allow me to comfortably reach the ground in the front seat position. Maybe that shape idea will help with your seat project. JH

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, kdxkawboy@a... wrote: > In a message dated 2004-08-21 10:14:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > k.saltzer@c... writes: > > > > > The second thing is the shape of the seat. I could go wider, taller, > > thinner or shorter. I'm thinking at 5'11" that the stock height is > > just right for me. Going any higher would give me more precarious > > situations on the more challenging trails. I also think that the > > stock width and the way the seat gets narrower from the base of the > > pan to the top of the vinyl aides in riding off road, but I have sat > > on the wider Corbins and that feels real nice. I notice that the > > Corbin flat also does narrow down as you slide your butt towards the > > tank, which is where I ride most of the time anyway. > > > > What do you guys think? What do you like or dislike about your > > aftermarket seat shape and feel? My butt has seen the last of the > > killer 4-800 mile days on my old seat. > > > > > > MrMoose, > I switch between a Corbn flat saddle and the stock unit. While the corbin is > narrow in the fron, my problem comes when I'm on the pegs and my legs aren't > gripping at the tank seat junction. My legs are further back where the Corbin > overhangs the side panels. So I still switch between the two saddles. > > I don't know that you'll be able to get/make something that is going to work > in both worlds. Dirt bike saddles want to be narrow, narrow enough that you > will always be lacking complete check support. A good road saddle wants to > provide support for the full width of your arse. What works in one world fails in > the other. If someone can make a saddle that works as well as the stock off > road while providing the comfort of my flat Corbin I'll among the first to beat a > path to their door. Until then, I'm happy with swapping saddles for the > riding I am doing. > > Pat > G'ville, Nv > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]