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Title: Seat height, how low can I go
Post by: rgramjet on August 12, 2009, 01:12:55 PM
on a 1999 M900?

Thanks in advance!
Title: Re: Seat height, how low can I go
Post by: He Man on August 12, 2009, 03:24:51 PM
down to the plastic.....
Title: Re: Seat height, how low can I go
Post by: scott_araujo on August 13, 2009, 06:38:28 AM
There's a thread on TOB about a woman who did just about that.  She took it way down, basically just a thin layer of foam and a gel pad on the plastic when she was done.  Also, sometimes narrowing just the forward nose of the seat helps by making more room for your thighs when you pout your legs down.  It wouldn't matter much if you were already down to minimal padding.

http://www.ducatimonster.org/forums/tech/133557-how-make-custom-gel-seat.html (http://www.ducatimonster.org/forums/tech/133557-how-make-custom-gel-seat.html)

Scott
Title: Re: Seat height, how low can I go
Post by: Slide Panda on August 13, 2009, 07:03:34 AM
That's Mangledbug - she's on here now.  Surprised she hasn't copied over her seat Tute now that it's been mentioned.

Total seat height - you can loose a good bit.  The rear can be lowered at the hoop, and the forks can be moved in the triples as well.  That + seat will get you a couple inches.

Got plans for someone else to ride the 900?  Getting a new toy!?  I know you're not looking to lower it for your own needs, big feller
Title: Re: Seat height, how low can I go
Post by: rgramjet on August 13, 2009, 11:25:04 AM
Just thinning the herd/capitalizing my cabinet business.  Maybe next spring Ill do the flat black busa, touring/SPEEDING edition.  Flat black absorbs "lasers" right?
Title: Re: Seat height, how low can I go
Post by: Duck-Stew on August 13, 2009, 12:56:06 PM
The Coup D'etat was a 1999 M900 and it's seat-height was 24 1/2".  Just FYI....
Title: Re: Seat height, how low can I go
Post by: causeofkaos on August 13, 2009, 12:58:54 PM
hey Stew, apples to apples my friend  ;D
Title: Re: Seat height, how low can I go
Post by: Duck-Stew on August 13, 2009, 02:38:33 PM
Quote from: causeofkaos on August 13, 2009, 12:58:54 PM
hey Stew, apples to apples my friend  ;D

He just asked an open question.  I'm just sayin'...   ;D
Title: Re: Seat height, how low can I go
Post by: somegirl on August 14, 2009, 11:48:14 PM
Quote from: yuu on August 13, 2009, 07:03:34 AM
That's Mangledbug - she's on here now.  Surprised she hasn't copied over her seat Tute now that it's been mentioned.

She did, a while ago. ;) [thumbsup]

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=2513.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=2513.0)