Pillion Seat

[wrxmy99]

I reckon that's about what you would pay for a corbin. Jukie got a shortened one a few years ago and Corbin would not deal direct because they have an Australian distributor.

Yes it was expensive but realistically it was more expensive having the bike sit in the garage not getting used. The problem you have is that you don't know if it has fixed the problem until you have shelled out some serious moolah.

You've hit it on the head Betty.  I'd gladly pay the 7-800 if it fixed the prob but give its an ordered in part I don't want to blow the bucks to find out that it doesn't help her.

My thinking is to get a cheap 2nd hand OEM seat and take it to a retrimmer and say "make this comfy for my girl!"  I don't really care if it ends up looking like a lounge chair as I'll have the original seat with cowl on for when I'm solo.

Which beings me to the Q.  Anyone know and good seat customisers in Sydney?  All the links I can google are for Melb for Brisvegas based companies.  I figure there's got to be someone around here.  Oh and if anyone has a late model seat lying around that they want to get rid of......

Cheers

Andy

[brimo]

Have a look at this thread, this is pretty well what I did with my spare one, only I did both sections of the seat, a piece of sheepskin on top and it works fine, the sheepskin  allows a bit of air circulation around the nether regions which adds to the comfort level. (The sheepskin covers up any lumps and bumps from my less than perfect foam carving too)

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

[bigiain]

My thinking is to get a cheap 2nd hand OEM seat and take it to a retrimmer and say "make this comfy for my girl!"  I don't really care if it ends up looking like a lounge chair as I'll have the original seat with cowl on for when I'm solo.

I've got a "spare" seat which your welcome to borrow if you like, you could get yours modded while using mine, then decide whether you need another seat after you've got it comfortable.

Only gotcha is mines an older version, for a '99 model - they changed the seat/tank interface shape in 2000 or 2001, so you might need to check if my seat fits on your tank before sending yours away... (FWIW, I think I only paid ~$150 for my "spare" seat - I grabbed it 'cause it was cheaper than getting my original one (which has a tear in it) re covered... Maybe give Metropolitan Spares in Silverwater a call and see if they've got a good seat to suit your bike in stock)


As for experienced seat reupholsterers, I don't know any in Sydney, but I've heard _heaps_ of people rave about how good Johm Moorehouse from Brisbane is - not cheap, but _very_ good, apparently:

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~maddoggy/

big

[mattyvas]

Andy I can't really tell you about pillion comfort because I have no-one who rides on the back of my bike.
You are welcome to give it a try if you like just fire me a PM if you want a spin with it.

cheers
Matty...