Just wondering

[kantornado]

Today I went out for a ride and stopped by a Yammy dealer.

I sat on a 08 and the bike seamed smaller to me then my 02.

But that aside the seat seamed like it was wider and a little taller (fit my large posterior just fine) and the bike seamed to set lower.

I thought this phenomenon a little odd, but the seat was comfy.

 

Any of you notice this or am I just the only one???.........Ron

[BEER30]

Most likely new scoot is still tight...not broke in yet . I too sat on the new '08 and had that eerie feeling .

 

BEER30

[kantornado]

So the seat BEER30 was bigger for you also??

 

It really needed the studs on the sides of the seat, YAMMY saving a lot of money on that one.

 

Who on our site does seat modifications. I would like wider & softer for

my little butt.:rotf:.........................Ron

[BEER30]

No , not really bigger , just didn't have my big ole butt imprint in it yet . So it seamed a little higher . I asked the salesman if they had air in the rear shock and said it did not . They do not put the air in it until they see who's purchasing it . That's what they did when I bought mine after they seen how big I was when they did the final setup before delivery . But I do remember the seat did seam about the same when I purchased my '06 .

I remember Mini saying Tim261 rear seat sat up higher on his '99 that my rear seat with sheepskin on it . But Tim261 doesn't do 2 up very much at all . So seat isn't broken in . My wife rides pretty much with me when the weather is good .

Long , long time ago , I made seat caps . Extra foam tops with skirts on sides , that fell over the sides with studs for the HD clan . So actually no modifications for the seats , just adding another layer on top of that could be removed easily .

 

BEER30

[kantornado]

I tried one of them jell pads and it really did not do much in

the way of making it more comfy.

 

One of the guys I know put un air bladder in his so he could

adjust the seat cushion and he says its great.

We make it to a rally out here I hope there's a vendor who sells

them.

Saw one a few years ago at a rally in Iowa, but owned my first GEN and

did not want to put that kinda money into it.

 

I know the seat on this 02 is real comfy for a guy who hits the

scale at say 200 but I'm at 340 and there is not allot of wiggle room,

But the seat is still way more comfortable then my 1st gen was.......................................Ron

[Brake Pad]

One of our riders has an 05 & I have an 07, Bikes sitting side by side, his is much taller, compared to his bike, my saddle bags look like there dragging the ground

[robertbob]

I got to see that, Need Pictures. I to have a 05 RSV.

[juggler]

My guess is that there was no air in the rear shock on the new 08 you sat on. Airing up the shock can lift the rear a couple of inches.

[Freebird]

Is it also possible that he has installed the leveling links on the rear? They raise it about an inch also.