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05-18-2017, 09:33 AM | #32 |
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They did put memory foam in it along with reshaping it. I have a feeling their modification service works really well on other OEM seats. I had a V-Star 1100 that had a stock seat that was pure torture to sit on for more than twenty minutes. The Road Star seat is almost a duplicate of it. This mod would probably be great on those seats because they start off so awful.
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05-18-2017, 08:06 PM | #33 |
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Maybe you could look local for someone to cut some out of the front. That will give you more room for your junk. Mine was just shaved on the back so can sit back some and have more room for my junk. This Is why Ron Jeremy does not own a Vaquero.
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05-22-2017, 04:27 PM | #34 |
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Just got a call this am, seat is being shipped, as soon as the carrier pigeon drops it off, I'll stick it on and see what it feels like, fingers crossed .
Terry, What's your thoughts now after having it a few more days, better, same, worse?...........Mike
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My opinion of the modification has softened somewhat. I mean they can only do what they can do with what the OEM seat pan will allow. The seat is not as low as I was hoping, but it is lower. The biggest problem I have now is how tight things are in the groin, but if I was at my ideal weight that probably wouldn't be a problem. I'd probably be able to place my feet more firmly on the ground also because my thighs wouldn't be pushing my stance wide. That's all on me. I just tried an Ultimate Seat and immediately sent it back. Their statement that their seats sit at the same height as a stock seat is bull shit. I was on tip toes! With the unmodified stock seat I was just shy of flat footing. I wasn't impressed with the quality either. The nose of the seat didn't center on the tank and the stitching was crooked. I have a Mustang arriving today. I'm hoping it at least sits me at the same height as the unmodified stock seat but with more comfort than where it is now. If it doesn't I'll just send it back and live with the modified stock seat.
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05-23-2017, 04:21 PM | #36 |
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Well the Mustang arrived this morning and I ran it home over lunch to check it out on the bike. It's going back. You must all think I'm nuts by this time. It sits about the same height as stock but sits too far back for me. So the final verdict on the Mean City Cycles modification, where this whole thing started, is it's not perfect but I can live with it. I could keep the Mustang, but it would require either new bars or risers that pull the bars back further than Chuckster's risers already do, which would probably require longer break and clutch lines which I don't want to bother with. Maybe I'll give an update after the two week trip through the West and Pacific North West. Right now there is no butt burn during a two hour ride, so I'll probably look back at this in a couple months and wonder what I was thinking. It sucks sometimes being so particular.
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05-23-2017, 10:04 PM | #37 |
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This just gets better and better. Now that I've determined I don't want the Mustang I can't get the damn thing off the bike. The stock hardware from the original passenger seat gets mount on the Mustang one piece setup and the whole thing took some pushing and shoving to get it to lock into place. I've turned the key on the locking mechanism to the point where the key is bending and it won't release. Anyone got any idea as to how I can get it to release?
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05-23-2017, 10:12 PM | #38 |
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If you had to push on the seat to get it to latch chances are you have to push on the seat to get it to unlatch ?
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05-24-2017, 06:29 AM | #39 | |
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Get someone else to help and you sit on the seat and bounce it down and back. I think on my stock seat it's the cushioning on the seat forcing it up and putting tension under the latch. I feel your pain............Mike
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05-24-2017, 09:16 AM | #40 |
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Thanks guys. I got it to release by pushing down on the back edge of the Mustang passenger seat. I was getting nervous. Thought I was going to be stuck with a seat I don't like. It's a great seat but not for short people on this bike, unless your handlebars are pulled way back. It would be a good solution for bigger riders who find the newer Vulcans to be cramped. With the stock seat I have my highway pegs adjusted so I have a pretty good bend in my knees with my feet up on them. With the Mustang knees were locked, legs straight, it's that much further back.
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After getting the seat off, slightly loosened the two screws holding the mount plate. Works great now with the Mustang or stock seat. Ist post here for me on this forum. Have been a member of the Kawasaki Vulcan Delphi forums since 2003. Post as Geo. |
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05-26-2017, 01:38 AM | #42 |
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Difficult latching is a common problem with the Mustang seat on the 1700's. The cure is to remove the latch from where it's bolted under the seat, add a washer under the latch, then bolt it back up again.
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