Mean City Memory Foam Mod
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: NW Arkansas
Good question. Seems to me with the addition of memory foam you would have to notice some difference. I can understand some people saying the mod didn't work for them, but to say no difference?????
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Western South Dakota
I had them do the DD and shave down the sides on a brand new 08 RG seat, as I thought that the stock SG seat was/is a POS. I used it for one summer if that and then sold it, took a big loss. The member who bought it said that he had had a seat done before by the seat mod-er and it was nothing like the that the one I had.
As I've said before, don't do the shipping thing. You'll pay $60 dollars in shipping and then if you're not happy you'll pay another $60 in shipping. Catch the seat mod-ers at a rally, have them do your seat right there and right then. Then if you're not happy take it back to them and have them re-do it. No $ spent for shipping and they can tweek it more for how you want it.
Better yet to find an local upholsterer who can work on bike seats. It does take some talent but it's not rocket science.
As I've said before, don't do the shipping thing. You'll pay $60 dollars in shipping and then if you're not happy you'll pay another $60 in shipping. Catch the seat mod-ers at a rally, have them do your seat right there and right then. Then if you're not happy take it back to them and have them re-do it. No $ spent for shipping and they can tweek it more for how you want it.
Better yet to find an local upholsterer who can work on bike seats. It does take some talent but it's not rocket science.
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: New Braunfels, TX
They did the memory foam and added the heater to the driver seat. I use the seat in the winter in New England because of the heater and I don't do long rides then. For long rides this summer, I'll take it off and look for a comfortable seat.
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Joined: May 2011
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From: nebraska
i posted earlyer about my good experance in this thread
but forgot to mention the thrifty price total was about $145 that included shipping from nebraska ,
it only cost me $18.50 including insurance to to ship seat there USPS ,
Allen FedXed it back for only $15 .
but forgot to mention the thrifty price total was about $145 that included shipping from nebraska ,
it only cost me $18.50 including insurance to to ship seat there USPS ,
Allen FedXed it back for only $15 .
Last edited by baust55; Feb 2, 2012 at 08:41 PM.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 490
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From: Omaha, NE
I had them refoam a seat from my last bike. Turned out to be expensive mistake. The seat was packed with too much foam and the foam was too firm. I literally was sitting on a dome, too much thick foam prevented me from sitting in the seat. A lot of people say they had good results. Might have turned out different if I took the seat to the their shop in person.
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my shipping was about the same under $20 including insurance and tracking and all the way from montana via usps not sure why some would end up paying $50.
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Thanks guys. We want everybody happy with the seats we work, happy customers send more customers but unfortunately there are rare cases where what we don't seem to help some, why? I don't know. I know some guys don't give the foam enough time to break in which is 800-1000 miles. Our goal every year is to make everybody happy and we bend over backwards trying to achieve this but sometimes no matter what you do there is no hope but the good thing that is pretty rare that a customer isn't happy and sometimes customers go with the wrong modification, even after we tell them a different modification would work better for them.
On the shipping. I have heard guys say they have paid over $100 to ship their seats...to me thats just crazy. They will buy a box at a UPS "store" and let them box it up for them. These stores rip you off big time. They will charge you double the normal ship rate because they will double the UPS charge so that they make money and will sell you a oversized box to make more money for them and UPS. Standard Harley seat boxes are around 32"x14"x10 which will accomadate all touring seats with no problem. You start making those numbers bigger then UPS charges more because the size determines the shipping cost not the weight,the seats only weight 8-10lbs max. You can sometimes score a seat box at a local dealership and worse case you can get two 14x14x14 boxes at a office supply store and make your own box to get the seat in.
Last but no least, if we do a seat for you and you are not happy with the seat please let us know. Like I said before, we want happy customers and if we need to tweak on the seat we will do that with no problem.
On the shipping. I have heard guys say they have paid over $100 to ship their seats...to me thats just crazy. They will buy a box at a UPS "store" and let them box it up for them. These stores rip you off big time. They will charge you double the normal ship rate because they will double the UPS charge so that they make money and will sell you a oversized box to make more money for them and UPS. Standard Harley seat boxes are around 32"x14"x10 which will accomadate all touring seats with no problem. You start making those numbers bigger then UPS charges more because the size determines the shipping cost not the weight,the seats only weight 8-10lbs max. You can sometimes score a seat box at a local dealership and worse case you can get two 14x14x14 boxes at a office supply store and make your own box to get the seat in.
Last but no least, if we do a seat for you and you are not happy with the seat please let us know. Like I said before, we want happy customers and if we need to tweak on the seat we will do that with no problem.
