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    Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Anyone ever put race bike closed cell seat foam on a stock seat pan? I have Hot Bodies race plastics that allow the use of the stock seat.

    The SV's stock seat is a bit over-padded and doesn't seem to provide much feedback.

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    30+ views and not one opinion?

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    I imagine the stock pan has alot of contours which would render your foam application a real PITA.

    Next question...

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Quote Originally Posted by bergs View Post
    I imagine the stock pan has alot of contours which would render your foam application a real PITA.

    Next question...
    Fill the with some sort of hardening putty?

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    so you have a SB tail and you want to put a stock seat on it?

    if so, just ditch the SB tail and get a SS tail. i have a feeling it's going to be more of a headache than it's worth

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    www.greatdaytoride.com

    Has excellent reviews on SVRider and turnaround is fairly quick.

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Quote Originally Posted by DBKromz View Post
    so you have a SB tail and you want to put a stock seat on it?

    if so, just ditch the SB tail and get a SS tail. i have a feeling it's going to be more of a headache than it's worth
    I'm confused (typical). I thought the superbike tail was the one, which you just stick the closed-cell foam to and the supersport tail was the one I have, which allows you to have the stock seat.

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    i could be wrong, but i thought SB tails were for the thin foam seats. SS tails where for stock seats

    edit: what do you want to accomplish? do you want the stock seat or the thin foam seat?

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Quote Originally Posted by DBKromz View Post
    i could be wrong, but i thought SB tails were for the thin foam seats. SS tails where for stock seats
    OK. I was right. Your post confused me.

    I have the SS tail and a stock seat. The issue is that the seat is WAY too thick. I really don't feel like sending the seat out for fixing, since it's just a race bike.

    I figured the easy way out would be to remove the stock vinyl and foam and just get some from Woodcraft and drop it on the stock seat pan.

    Maybe rattle can the seat pan black.

    So, no one has ever done anything like this? Is this a Shervin move?

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    like i said before, if you want a SB seat, i would get a SB tail. i have a feeling you're going to have moer a headache trying to "kurlon" a SB seat on a SS tail.

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Quote Originally Posted by DBKromz View Post
    like i said before, if you want a SB seat, i would get a SB tail. i have a feeling you're going to have moer a headache trying to "kurlon" a SB seat on a SS tail.
    You're probably right.

    I have the good seat. Maybe I should just get an extra seat pan and try it. The foam is only $16 from Woodcraft.

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Done deal. I bought a junk seat of eBay and ordered the seat foam from Woodcraft. A $50 experiment. I'll let you know how it turns out.

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Quote Originally Posted by DBKromz View Post
    like i said before, if you want a SB seat, i would get a SB tail. i have a feeling you're going to have moer a headache trying to "kurlon" a SB seat on a SS tail.
    I see what you did there!

    I would like to point out that I considered going this route on my GS... and didn't. : )

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Quote Originally Posted by Kurlon View Post
    I would like to point out that I considered going this route on my GS... and didn't. : )
    Care to share why?

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Quote Originally Posted by 07BladeRider View Post
    Care to share why?
    My seat pan is pretty heavily ribbed, and as others noted I questioned how well the foam would sit on it. I also looked at some race bodywork and noted the seats are narrower than stock pans, with the height typically higher than you'd get using the stock seat pan. The width in particular turned me off from the idea as it'd seriously hinder moving around on the bike.

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    My issue with the stock seat is that there's about 2" of padding in the front center of the seat.

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    I have the sb tail that's a full pice.. The other has the cut out but..all are diff according to company... But I like the foam precut from woodcraft and you barely touch it anyways...I have pics of mine if u want them..

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    He Has a superbike tail, Its just not pretty enough for him

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Quote Originally Posted by BLACK SQUIRREL View Post
    He Has a superbike tail, Its just not pretty enough for him
    That thing's been landfill for a year now.

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Well, I finally got all the pieces in. Junk seat from eBay $35, shipped. Seat foam from Woodcraft, $20 shipped.

    I removed the covering and stock foam (man, that shit is thick). The foam just peels right off, because it has a thin layer of adhesive.



    Then I cut the excess off the upper lip of it with a Dremel, since the foam is flat.





    Then I cut the corners off the front of the seat, since the foam is square.





    Then I just fit the foam to the cut pan. That's it.









    The double-sided tape on the foam seems to be super strong and sticks VERY well.

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    my velcro has been wearing down. i might try double sided locking velcro on my seat. as expected, your mod looks as ugly as you

    good work though

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Quote Originally Posted by DBKromz View Post
    my velcro has been wearing down. i might try double sided locking velcro on my seat. as expected, your mod looks as ugly as you

    good work though
    And a piece of foam on a superbike tail looks any better?

    I'm not going for looks here (hard to believe, I know), I'm going for function.

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    IDK, i still run the stock seat.

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Quote Originally Posted by SVRACER01 View Post
    IDK, i still run the stock seat.
    I'm going to bring both seats up to the track next week. If I don't like the foam pad, I'll just put the stock seat back on.

    Like I said, it's an experiment.

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    Re: Race bike seat foam on stock seat pan

    Quote Originally Posted by 07BladeRider View Post
    Like I said, it's an experiment.
    that's what your parents said, and look how their experiment turned out

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