seat width torture

[cruiserlover]

My 99 seat,I had it redone by rick butler.Now the part you sit on is comfortable.However it is so wide i feel like I am doing the splits while riding it.My legs are short,30 inch inseam.I have a custom one covered in ostrich from an 01 I used to own.It is about 1 inch narrower, but the prior owner must have been really short.Even rick couldnt save it.Too much original foam had been removed.It is easy to flatfoot the bike with it on, but is a torture chamber.wHEN THE SEAT IS OFF THE FRAME THE SEAT SITS ON IS OF COURSE MUCH NARROWER.iF i HAD A SEAT MORE LIKE THAT WIDTH I PROBABLY WOULDNT FEEL LIKE i WAS DOING THE SPLITS.Sorry, I didnt realize I had hit the caps button. I turned both seats upside down.The custom one is narrower because the sideforam is cut away.This does let me have more comfort upfront.That is what I need to do.if I cut into the seatpan I would ruin either seat.I was wondering if i had a upholsterer cut down the sides and the front to make it narrower, leaving alone what rick did, if that would solve the comfort problem.I once owned an ultra classic.It had a $1000 seat.very wide.Torture there too.I went back to stock and it was fine.I have owned a few mustangs on prior cruisers.800 vulcan,900 vulcan,95 magna.Those bikes are much smaller, but I dont think the frame section is that much narrower.I am thinking mustang must make their seats narrower in the front. The way it is now I am ready to sell the bike.Riding in pain defeats the whole purpose of riding.I can say my first gen bike I never felt uncomfortable.Anyone intrerested in trading their first gen for my second gen?

[Flyinfool]

Did you try contacting Rick, he may already know how to do just what you need, especially since he already worked on it.

[Sylvester]

Yes get up with Rick.

 

[cruiserlover]

Yes get up with Rick.

 

 

He redid my seat.still too wide up front.perhaps removing padding there would do it.The part you sit on is ok because he redid it.