Seat comfort
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I work in the upholstered furniture industry here in Hickory, NC and IMO if the local shop is a residential upholstery shop and isn't experienced in reworking motorcycle seats, I'd pass on that. The upholstery industry tends to go soft and mushy with seating foam which is not what you need in a motorcycle seat. If the local shop IS an auto upholstery shop or regularly does work on bike seats then fine. The Mean City Cycles guys did the work on my 2007 Ultra seat and it was awesome. You're gonna spend a lot of time in the saddle so it's worth the time and money to make sure it's right.
You have a recommendation for a local upholsterer, so the first thing to do is to visit them to see what they can do for you. There is no substitute for being able to meet experts face to face, to discuss with them what you want, learn what they can do, then judge for yourself if they look like being able to give you a good service. Let us know what you discover!
they said they shape it to how I want it then have me sit on it and when I like it they cover it up.
I guess I am trying to find out if anyone has used the gel pads (how did they like them) or different memory foam, or a seat shape that helped.
anything is going to be better than a stock seat with 55000m on it, I thought mine was great until I did an eight hour ride...
Steve
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There are some members with gel seats and others with graded foam seats, it isn't easy to chose between them. A recent thread about gell seats commented on how hot they can get when left in the sun. It sounds like the firm you visited will probably allow you to try both options in their workshop, which is very well worth following up. It is difficult to imagine being in a better position than you are! Bite the bullet and go ahead.
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