twisticles
Registered user
I just posted on the seats thread about my discomfort, and with a new seat pending I've been thinking about other upgrade options.
I rarely take pillions, and I like the R series single seats with additional rack space in lieu of a passenger. I also like to use a rack-pack on short trips length-ways along the bike to reduce drag.
Apologies for my poor drafting skills, but see image below. This is the plan:
1) Have upholsterer terminate the seat cushioning just behind rider seat area
2) Introduce some kind of plate to cover the remaining seat pan
3) Build a tail rack extension the length of the exposed seat pan area
4) Use tubular shims to stand the pillion rack away from the seat pan.
5) Bolt the pillion rack through to the seat pan.
I also thought about chopping the seat pan in half, and leaving the rear section attached to the bike so the rack stays put. With the alarm (that was a big mistake) fitted its not like I have any usable space in the tail to access. Problem is you lose a lot of seat security/integrity so keeping the seat pan whole is the way to go I reckon.
The thinking is a 2 gallon rotopax would fit quite nicely on that pillion rack space and give a range over 550km/340miles. Even better, a nice alloy welder could fill the void from the removed upholstery and create a custom fit tank below the new pillion rack with a tap straight into the existing tank filler. Slightly less than 2 gallons, this would be the 8 litre Tank800 (TM). It's location would be fairly crash-proof I think. Take a bit of work to get the lines flush with the tail rack, but would be neat too I think. I might even develop a glove-box version of the Tank800 (TM) called the Boot800 (TM).
Slow day at work, in case you didn't notice
I rarely take pillions, and I like the R series single seats with additional rack space in lieu of a passenger. I also like to use a rack-pack on short trips length-ways along the bike to reduce drag.
Apologies for my poor drafting skills, but see image below. This is the plan:
1) Have upholsterer terminate the seat cushioning just behind rider seat area
2) Introduce some kind of plate to cover the remaining seat pan
3) Build a tail rack extension the length of the exposed seat pan area
4) Use tubular shims to stand the pillion rack away from the seat pan.
5) Bolt the pillion rack through to the seat pan.
I also thought about chopping the seat pan in half, and leaving the rear section attached to the bike so the rack stays put. With the alarm (that was a big mistake) fitted its not like I have any usable space in the tail to access. Problem is you lose a lot of seat security/integrity so keeping the seat pan whole is the way to go I reckon.
The thinking is a 2 gallon rotopax would fit quite nicely on that pillion rack space and give a range over 550km/340miles. Even better, a nice alloy welder could fill the void from the removed upholstery and create a custom fit tank below the new pillion rack with a tap straight into the existing tank filler. Slightly less than 2 gallons, this would be the 8 litre Tank800 (TM). It's location would be fairly crash-proof I think. Take a bit of work to get the lines flush with the tail rack, but would be neat too I think. I might even develop a glove-box version of the Tank800 (TM) called the Boot800 (TM).
Slow day at work, in case you didn't notice
