Butt Butler Update

[Rick Butler]

Hey Guys,

 

I just got back from my last big ride of the year and I know that many of you up further north are getting ready to put your bikes up for the winter. So, I thought this would be a good time for this friendly reminder that if you are considering letting me rework your seat (s), don't wait until next spring when you are getting close to putting your bike back on the road. I have been reworking about a couple of hundred seats a year and usually I'm real busy during the winter months. However this past spring, I was absolutely covered up with seats for riders getting ready for that first ride of the year. It's not really a problem in that I can turn around several seats in a day, but it would be better to string them over a longer period.

 

And while I'm on the subject, I thought I'd update some of you of the damage I have been seeing on all of the RSV seats (to include the early 99-2001 standard, Midnight and pillowtop) as follows:

 

1. All of these seat have cords in the cover that go through the foam and are tied off at the bottom of the foam with a plastic disc. The early and Midnight seats only have 3 of the cords that hold the seat down at the back of the seat and the Pillowtop has 9 that creat the pillow effect. The holes in the foam create a weak spot which makes the foam susceptable to tear between these points.

 

2. The foam at the nose of these seats is rather thin and is also susceptable to tears from the pressure of the seat pan.

 

3. I see many tears in the cover at the bottom edge of the seat right in the area of the seat nuts. This comes from using an open ended 10mm wrench to remove the nuts rather than a 10mm socket which tears the vinyl. When I repair these tears, I also sell you a set of my Butler Built thumb nuts so you can take your seat off without any tools so this will not happen again.

 

In each of these cases, I repair the tears just as part of my service. I treat every seat that I work on like they are mine, so I address any issue I see in the seat. With tears in the foundation foam, I glue the tear back together with my spray contact cement and then reinforce that area with heavy duty duct tape (which works well). With the tears in the bottom edge of the cover, I glue a patch on the inside using a heavy vinyl of the same color. And the glue I use (Goop) is there to stay.

 

Then for those seat pans with busted studs, I have found that I can drill and tap the stud base with a 6mm bolt from the inside and get your seat stud back. But, I do charge a small amount to fix this problem.

 

And for those of you who are not familiar with what I can do for your seats, take a look at my ad in the Classifieds that explains what I do as well as everything you need to send me your seat (s):

 

http://www.venturerider.org/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=3738&title=butt-butler-seat-mod&cat=25

 

And like I said earlier, when you put your bike up for the winter, go ahead and send me your seat and don't wait until the ice is melting on the Mississippi River. And even though the word is getting out on me to other groups and referrals, I still am pretty much dedicated to the members of the VentureRiders (and your best kept secret).

 

Thanks,

 

Rick

Edited November 11, 2011 by Rick Butler

[dray]

HAY's Ok but Straw is cheaper:doh:

[Rick Butler]

Sorry Dray for the confusion,

 

But I must have inadvertently pulled the trigger too soon?

 

Rick

 

 

HAY's Ok but Straw is cheaper:doh:

[Condor]

Guess it's time to send that seat off... Thinking about that just yesterday. It's been cold and wet lately and the scoot is in hibernation....

[Cougar]

DO THIS MOD!!

Rick does awesome work!

wish I did this a long time ago.

[Patrolman46]

Rick, I spoke with you last summer just before Sturgis. I need to get both of my seats the mod job. I have a 2000 MM RSV with creme colored seats & a 2006 Midnight RSTD. Both seats make the bottom of my legs ache & my butt hot & sore. Should I call you before I send the seats? I can send them both at the same time as Mark Shields has loaned me his extra seat. Thanks for letting us know you are available.

[dingy]

Rick,

 

I don't see much mention of 1st gen seats. Can you do any good to them?

 

If you can, could you add some stitching at the seam behind riders tailbone on the upper seam? I opened this at seam to put my backrest mount through. It needs reinforced at each end a little,

 

Gary

[mhaigwood]

Had my seat redone by Rick last year. Did a 2700 mile trip from Wa. state to Texas in three days, awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Rick

[Rick Butler]

Sorry Gary,

 

But the 1st gen Ventures are where I got started when I tore the Travelcade on my 86 apart to rework. And since then I have reworked countless 83-93 Venture seats. And even though I don't do upholstery, I can probably fix this area when I have the cover off.

 

But then again, I guess I need to add a 1st gen seat in the pictures in my ad so you all can see that I just don't cater to the 2nd gen Ventures and TD. The fact is that I will rework any oem seat, where they all benefit to what I do to a seat.

 

In fact, you 1800 owners might be interested that my modification really works out nice on your (both of) seats. And I will even rework a heated seat for a little more money (because of the time to remove the elements and put them back).

 

Rick

 

Rick,

 

I don't see much mention of 1st gen seats. Can you do any good to them?

 

If you can, could you add some stitching at the seam behind riders tailbone on the upper seam? I opened this at seam to put my backrest mount through. It needs reinforced at each end a little,

 

Gary

[dray]

Sorry Dray for the confusion,

 

But I must have inadvertently pulled the trigger too soon?

 

Rick

 

no problem im just happy i got to stick a plug in there before ya fixed it.

 

couldnt help my self ya know:big-grin-emoticon:

 

but now every one will wonder what my post was about LOL