jilldwr Posted October 20, 2011 #1 Posted October 20, 2011 I just picked up a 99 Venture and need a new seat for it. Would anyone know what years of seats would be compatible with a 99? I'm thinking the 99 to 04 are interchangeable but I'm not sure. Cheers D.W.
Kregerdoodle Posted October 20, 2011 #2 Posted October 20, 2011 `99 - `11 are all the same as long as its a Venture and not a TD or a TC.
V7Goose Posted October 20, 2011 #3 Posted October 20, 2011 All RSV seats mount the same. The only differences are in the padding and trim. Midnight seats have those girly studs around them, early RSV seats were more flat on the top - more like a typical motorcycle seat, and later models have the pillow-top seats. Goose
jilldwr Posted October 20, 2011 Author #4 Posted October 20, 2011 Thanks for the quick replies. Can the TD/TC seat be easily modded to fit on the RSV? This would open up a lot more possibilities as far as finding a reasonable replacement. It currently has a pretty beat-up corbin on it thats got to go.
RandyR Posted October 20, 2011 #5 Posted October 20, 2011 Thanks for the quick replies. Can the TD/TC seat be easily modded to fit on the RSV? This would open up a lot more possibilities as far as finding a reasonable replacement. It currently has a pretty beat-up corbin on it thats got to go. I believe I've heard of it being done, but usually its done the other way around. I have both a RSTD and a RSV with the old style seat. The RSV seat is more comfortable. The old style seats should be easy to find used at a good price. Send it to Rick Butler to be modified and you should be happy unless you really need a custom seat.
FuzzyRSTD Posted October 20, 2011 #6 Posted October 20, 2011 (edited) Have this seat recovered and modified. I think Rick could probably do this. You could add some gel to the seat and he can do you a good job. He can be bring you up higher in the seat or lower or whatever you need. Just give him some measurements. He also cuts the seat out to relax your tail bone some. Rick redid my stock seat and I went from sitting for 50 miles to sitting for 100 miles. Or go with http://www.day-long.com/ or http://www.ultimateseats.ca/yamaharoyalstarTD.html or http://www.diymotorcycleseat.com/other_ideas3.htm I have been checking this out for later this winter. I have not decided whole heartily yet. Some of these seats can be pricey. I have read a lot about these two seats and I believe they may be worth the money. But then again, I could redo my own and try the gel pad insert for around a 100 bucks.... Fuzzy Edited October 20, 2011 by FuzzyRSTD
RedRider Posted October 20, 2011 #7 Posted October 20, 2011 I believe you can also send it back to Corbin for a rebuild. You may or may not like it. Some folks love them, I wasn't so impressed. RR
muaymendez1 Posted October 20, 2011 #8 Posted October 20, 2011 Can u post apic of the corbin. U may be able to pick up a few bucks for the worn corbin . making it easier to purchase ur perfect seat. as said earlier call up corbin they may be able to rework and recover
Hummingbird Posted October 20, 2011 #9 Posted October 20, 2011 Midnight seats have those girly studs around them Goose TeeHeeHee
FuzzyRSTD Posted October 20, 2011 #10 Posted October 20, 2011 All RSV seats mount the same. The only differences are in the padding and trim. Midnight seats have those girly studs around them, early RSV seats were more flat on the top - more like a typical motorcycle seat, and later models have the pillow-top seats. Goose TeeHeeHee I noticed that too Hummingbird, just wondering when someone with the Midnight would chime in. Fuzzy
M61A1MECH Posted October 20, 2011 #11 Posted October 20, 2011 Not sure if it is still available, but the other day a fellow in South Florida was offering a Venture Pillow top and passenger seat for $150.00 over on the Delphi forums.
muaymendez1 Posted October 20, 2011 #12 Posted October 20, 2011 My TC has studs but its studded for her pleasure.REALLY. She thinks Its pretty!!
jemorrisonjr Posted October 20, 2011 #13 Posted October 20, 2011 I put a venture pillow top on my RSTD... So they should fit with minor mods.... If you need a RSTD seat mine is available $100 + shipping it's yours
Sleeperhawk Posted October 21, 2011 #15 Posted October 21, 2011 Mustang makes a seat with backrest for the RSV, we really like ours.
Rick Butler Posted October 21, 2011 #16 Posted October 21, 2011 Thanks for the quick replies. Can the TD/TC seat be easily modded to fit on the RSV? This would open up a lot more possibilities as far as finding a reasonable replacement. It currently has a pretty beat-up corbin on it thats got to go. D.W. Even though the RSV seats can be modified to fit the RSTD (with some special brackets), it would be very difficult (but not impossible) to fit the TD seat on your Venture. Plus the oem TD passenger seat is much smaller than the RSV passenger (if that makes a difference). And the TD driver seat is also smaller in overall size than the RSV? So I would suggest that you find a set of either, the standard (from 99-2000), the Midnight with studs (from 2002 - 2006), or the pillowtop seat (from 2001 - 2011). The Midnight seats are basically the early standard seat, but with studs on the edges. In 2007 they made the last Midnight model, but put pillowtop seat on it. And even though the pillowtop seats are my favorite seat to rework, I do a nice job on either where you can see what I do to these seats in the Classifieds under Member Vendors. Hope this helps, Rick
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