The seat on my Himalayan is the one thing I could not put up with. So I bought some foam. I can recommend this company who sent me some samples. I chose this fairly high density stuff ...
Revamping the Himmy Seat
- Thread starter Posh Pete
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At first I was going to order a single block, 9cm deep and trim it. Then I realised that building the seat up was more sensible, so I ordered 3 slices each 3cm thick..
Then I set to with a bread knife and some aerosol contact glue from Screwfix.
Then I set to with a bread knife and some aerosol contact glue from Screwfix.
After an hour ish in the open air and (for a change) sunshine, I ended up with ...
I had a sheet of memory foam which I stuck on top and is currently curing. I aim to cut it slightly bigger than the seat "bum print" so that the vinyl, when stapled to the base, gives a bit of a cushion to the back of the seat. (I intend leaving the pillion seat off and replacing it with a flat surface to strap a bag to.)
Next step is cutting the vinyl to size and stapling it to the base. I'm not going to bother with seams etc, the aim is comfort not style. I've retained the OEM seat cover and foam for any future owner who wants to return it to standard.
TBC
I had a sheet of memory foam which I stuck on top and is currently curing. I aim to cut it slightly bigger than the seat "bum print" so that the vinyl, when stapled to the base, gives a bit of a cushion to the back of the seat. (I intend leaving the pillion seat off and replacing it with a flat surface to strap a bag to.)
Next step is cutting the vinyl to size and stapling it to the base. I'm not going to bother with seams etc, the aim is comfort not style. I've retained the OEM seat cover and foam for any future owner who wants to return it to standard.
TBC
A friend is an artist and uses this to staple canvas to frames...
And after an hour or so of cutting the vinyl to size(household scissors) , folding and stapling ....
Ta dah ..
Ta dah ..
You don't want to see the underside of the seat. As I said, comfort is the requirement, not style.
I suspect the foam I chose may be just a tad soft but a ride tomorrow will tell.
I suspect the foam I chose may be just a tad soft but a ride tomorrow will tell.
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PS Didn't really want to say, but your Himalayan looks to have seat cellulite
Well done though, the sculptured standard seat is a pain after an hour. Are you going to put bar risers on as the seat is now higher?
PS Didn't really want to say, but your Himalayan looks to have seat cellulite
Well done though, the sculptured standard seat is a pain after an hour. Are you going to put bar risers on as the seat is now higher?
It already has them. The reason I needed to change was my height/leg length . I think I'm a bit taller than the target demographic for the bike. I was sitting on the ridge at the back of the seat.
Cellulite I can put up with!
Cellulite I can put up with!
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