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| − | After 25,000 miles on his 250F, our Manly Man rider got tired of being pitched forward into the tank by the seat and set out with advanced weaponry to do something about it.
| + | From the desk of [https://www.ninja250.org/rmi03 rmi03] |
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| | + | I'm not sure what changed, but after 25,000 miles on my bike (many of those with a beadrider pad), my butt sure started to hurt. The tank-ward slope of the Ninja's seat became unbearable, making me sit too close to the tank, sliding onto my "soft tissue" area too much, and putting too much pressure on my legs. So, I figured it was time to reshape the seat. |
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| | + | I wanted to flatten the seat so that I (a) would not slide forward and (b) be able to sit a little more rearward on the seat (so my legs were not bent at such an acute angle). I used my pregnant wife, a level, and a blue sharpie to identify the area to remove. |
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| | + | This procedure did not use advanced weaponry. Proper tools, like in IanJ's [http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Reshaping_the_seat FAQ article], would have been great to use. Since I didn't have an electric carving knife or a grinder, I improvised. |
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| | + | This is the rough cut, before detailing and sanding. |
| | + | Don't count on getting it right the first time. |
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| | + | I draped the vinyl back over the seat and went for a five minute ride. Brilliant! I stapled the vinyl back on and went for an hour ride. Brilliant! It felt amazing and looked pretty good. |
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| | + | I'll need to add a couple staples to the vinyl and pull it tighter in a couple places. As you can see, the vinyl still looks much like it did before removing foam. |
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| | + | The seat is now quite a bit flatter. I have fallen in love again with my Ninja. This is a great comfort mod for having spent no money and about two hours in the yard. With the foam nearly level (when the bike is standing upright) I don't have the same "falling on the bicycle frame" sensation that I once did. |
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| | + | I anticipate putting my beadrider pad back on this weekend. |
Revision as of 04:30, 1 July 2011
From the desk of rmi03
I'm not sure what changed, but after 25,000 miles on my bike (many of those with a beadrider pad), my butt sure started to hurt. The tank-ward slope of the Ninja's seat became unbearable, making me sit too close to the tank, sliding onto my "soft tissue" area too much, and putting too much pressure on my legs. So, I figured it was time to reshape the seat.
I wanted to flatten the seat so that I (a) would not slide forward and (b) be able to sit a little more rearward on the seat (so my legs were not bent at such an acute angle). I used my pregnant wife, a level, and a blue sharpie to identify the area to remove.
This procedure did not use advanced weaponry. Proper tools, like in IanJ's FAQ article, would have been great to use. Since I didn't have an electric carving knife or a grinder, I improvised.
This is the rough cut, before detailing and sanding.
Don't count on getting it right the first time.
I draped the vinyl back over the seat and went for a five minute ride. Brilliant! I stapled the vinyl back on and went for an hour ride. Brilliant! It felt amazing and looked pretty good.
I'll need to add a couple staples to the vinyl and pull it tighter in a couple places. As you can see, the vinyl still looks much like it did before removing foam.
The seat is now quite a bit flatter. I have fallen in love again with my Ninja. This is a great comfort mod for having spent no money and about two hours in the yard. With the foam nearly level (when the bike is standing upright) I don't have the same "falling on the bicycle frame" sensation that I once did.
I anticipate putting my beadrider pad back on this weekend.
