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the tire is the stock one. i mounted the plate to the rear passenger foot peg mount using the foot peg bolt. works great.
thanks for the compliments
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DIY - Saving the seat, ditching the uterus
Been gleaning the "Rocker C Seat issue" since I bought mine in July. First post ever on any forum so I'm sure I'll screw something up but I finally DID SOMETHING last night to change my sore rear end situation that I haven't seen addressed on any of the related posts.
I performed a uterusectomy on my seat last night. I simply removed the "uterus" (the glove compartment that HD installed in the seat to accommodate that half seat my wife complains about when we take a ride). It bought me 2" of soft comfort and put me "into the bike" like I have been reading about. You can't even tell the change has been made by looking at the bike but you sure can feel the difference! No comparison.
All it cost me was the price of an electric stapler (to plant the staples deep enough into the hard plastic seat bottom) and a piece of foam (and I did drink a couple of beers during the operation).
It was simple, just remove the seat, remove the staples, pop the 4 rivets (they're easier to remove from the top side with some wire cutters) that secure the uterus to the hard plastic seat bottom, cut & shape a piece of 2", medium density foam, with a couple of strips to build up the back raised area (you'll see what I mean) and put it back together. 1.5 hours max and that's only because I was treading on new territory. If anyone's interested I can post a couple of pics.
Now I am on to lowering the bike to get rid of the dreaded gap. Do the lowering kits cost handling or comfort?
Sorry for the long post but I needed to get this out there. Oh yeah, awesome looking Rocker C! Where'd the front signals go and what kit did you use to lower it?
thanx for lettin me get this off my chest.
I performed a uterusectomy on my seat last night. I simply removed the "uterus" (the glove compartment that HD installed in the seat to accommodate that half seat my wife complains about when we take a ride). It bought me 2" of soft comfort and put me "into the bike" like I have been reading about. You can't even tell the change has been made by looking at the bike but you sure can feel the difference! No comparison.
All it cost me was the price of an electric stapler (to plant the staples deep enough into the hard plastic seat bottom) and a piece of foam (and I did drink a couple of beers during the operation).
It was simple, just remove the seat, remove the staples, pop the 4 rivets (they're easier to remove from the top side with some wire cutters) that secure the uterus to the hard plastic seat bottom, cut & shape a piece of 2", medium density foam, with a couple of strips to build up the back raised area (you'll see what I mean) and put it back together. 1.5 hours max and that's only because I was treading on new territory. If anyone's interested I can post a couple of pics.
Now I am on to lowering the bike to get rid of the dreaded gap. Do the lowering kits cost handling or comfort?
Sorry for the long post but I needed to get this out there. Oh yeah, awesome looking Rocker C! Where'd the front signals go and what kit did you use to lower it?
thanx for lettin me get this off my chest.
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Been gleaning the "Rocker C Seat issue" since I bought mine in July. First post ever on any forum so I'm sure I'll screw something up but I finally DID SOMETHING last night to change my sore rear end situation that I haven't seen addressed on any of the related posts.
I performed a uterusectomy on my seat last night. I simply removed the "uterus" (the glove compartment that HD installed in the seat to accommodate that half seat my wife complains about when we take a ride). It bought me 2" of soft comfort and put me "into the bike" like I have been reading about. You can't even tell the change has been made by looking at the bike but you sure can feel the difference! No comparison.
All it cost me was the price of an electric stapler (to plant the staples deep enough into the hard plastic seat bottom) and a piece of foam (and I did drink a couple of beers during the operation).
It was simple, just remove the seat, remove the staples, pop the 4 rivets (they're easier to remove from the top side with some wire cutters) that secure the uterus to the hard plastic seat bottom, cut & shape a piece of 2", medium density foam, with a couple of strips to build up the back raised area (you'll see what I mean) and put it back together. 1.5 hours max and that's only because I was treading on new territory. If anyone's interested I can post a couple of pics.
Now I am on to lowering the bike to get rid of the dreaded gap. Do the lowering kits cost handling or comfort?
Sorry for the long post but I needed to get this out there. Oh yeah, awesome looking Rocker C! Where'd the front signals go and what kit did you use to lower it?
thanx for lettin me get this off my chest.
I performed a uterusectomy on my seat last night. I simply removed the "uterus" (the glove compartment that HD installed in the seat to accommodate that half seat my wife complains about when we take a ride). It bought me 2" of soft comfort and put me "into the bike" like I have been reading about. You can't even tell the change has been made by looking at the bike but you sure can feel the difference! No comparison.
All it cost me was the price of an electric stapler (to plant the staples deep enough into the hard plastic seat bottom) and a piece of foam (and I did drink a couple of beers during the operation).
It was simple, just remove the seat, remove the staples, pop the 4 rivets (they're easier to remove from the top side with some wire cutters) that secure the uterus to the hard plastic seat bottom, cut & shape a piece of 2", medium density foam, with a couple of strips to build up the back raised area (you'll see what I mean) and put it back together. 1.5 hours max and that's only because I was treading on new territory. If anyone's interested I can post a couple of pics.
Now I am on to lowering the bike to get rid of the dreaded gap. Do the lowering kits cost handling or comfort?
Sorry for the long post but I needed to get this out there. Oh yeah, awesome looking Rocker C! Where'd the front signals go and what kit did you use to lower it?
thanx for lettin me get this off my chest.
turn signals went on the shelf. i did have them mounted to the forks, but didn't really like them there, nor did i like all the extra wiring i had to bundle up and try to get it behind the tank.
i used the burnout cycles kit to lower it, really easy to install.
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robo lowewrin kits cost bout 30-60 bucks maybe more if you go air ride/ progressive
depending how low you go on some you will feel difference
some like my self have slammed her home 2" and i love it also rides fine for me to each
there own with comfy ness on the scoot good i am not too concerned w/ comfort
on seat end but then again ive always been known to be a "hard a$$" good luck
and by the way your 2nd post is just fine congrats on yer bike POST THEM PICS
and always post pics we like to see UTERUSECTOMYS all the time
depending how low you go on some you will feel difference
some like my self have slammed her home 2" and i love it also rides fine for me to each
there own with comfy ness on the scoot good i am not too concerned w/ comfort
on seat end but then again ive always been known to be a "hard a$$" good luck
and by the way your 2nd post is just fine congrats on yer bike POST THEM PICS
and always post pics we like to see UTERUSECTOMYS all the time
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From: north jersey
Been gleaning the "Rocker C Seat issue" since I bought mine in July. First post ever on any forum so I'm sure I'll screw something up but I finally DID SOMETHING last night to change my sore rear end situation that I haven't seen addressed on any of the related posts.
I performed a uterusectomy on my seat last night. I simply removed the "uterus" (the glove compartment that HD installed in the seat to accommodate that half seat my wife complains about when we take a ride). It bought me 2" of soft comfort and put me "into the bike" like I have been reading about. You can't even tell the change has been made by looking at the bike but you sure can feel the difference! No comparison.
All it cost me was the price of an electric stapler (to plant the staples deep enough into the hard plastic seat bottom) and a piece of foam (and I did drink a couple of beers during the operation).
It was simple, just remove the seat, remove the staples, pop the 4 rivets (they're easier to remove from the top side with some wire cutters) that secure the uterus to the hard plastic seat bottom, cut & shape a piece of 2", medium density foam, with a couple of strips to build up the back raised area (you'll see what I mean) and put it back together. 1.5 hours max and that's only because I was treading on new territory. If anyone's interested I can post a couple of pics.
Now I am on to lowering the bike to get rid of the dreaded gap. Do the lowering kits cost handling or comfort?
Sorry for the long post but I needed to get this out there. Oh yeah, awesome looking Rocker C! Where'd the front signals go and what kit did you use to lower it?
thanx for lettin me get this off my chest.
I performed a uterusectomy on my seat last night. I simply removed the "uterus" (the glove compartment that HD installed in the seat to accommodate that half seat my wife complains about when we take a ride). It bought me 2" of soft comfort and put me "into the bike" like I have been reading about. You can't even tell the change has been made by looking at the bike but you sure can feel the difference! No comparison.
All it cost me was the price of an electric stapler (to plant the staples deep enough into the hard plastic seat bottom) and a piece of foam (and I did drink a couple of beers during the operation).
It was simple, just remove the seat, remove the staples, pop the 4 rivets (they're easier to remove from the top side with some wire cutters) that secure the uterus to the hard plastic seat bottom, cut & shape a piece of 2", medium density foam, with a couple of strips to build up the back raised area (you'll see what I mean) and put it back together. 1.5 hours max and that's only because I was treading on new territory. If anyone's interested I can post a couple of pics.
Now I am on to lowering the bike to get rid of the dreaded gap. Do the lowering kits cost handling or comfort?
Sorry for the long post but I needed to get this out there. Oh yeah, awesome looking Rocker C! Where'd the front signals go and what kit did you use to lower it?
thanx for lettin me get this off my chest.