Bought a Vulcan EN750 on e-bay today

[mrlmd1]

All these companies making custom seats should have you sit your butt in some sort of impression/mold to be accurately able to customize something that fits and is comfortable to ride on. You could wind up spending $5-600 and be no better off except your wallet is thinner so it doesn't press on your left cheek so much.

[blaine]

Originally Posted by mrlmd1

your wallet is thinner so it doesn't press on your left cheek so much.

I keep mine in the right. :poke2: :tongue:

[Water Warrior 2]

A butt mold would be very hard to utilize. The only way to really make it work would be to somehow have it on the bike to take into consideration all the ergonomics involved on a butt by butt basis. Do they ship you a butt mold to be returned soonest or do you make a personal appearance at the shop ?
Russell Day Long seats require your old seat and pics of you on the bike to judge what is needed. They are apparently the best and their prices reflect it. In my case I think the Corbin will do the deed with an entirely different seat base under my butt. Looking at a pic of the Corbin on a Vstrom makes me think it will be far better.

[BillInGA]

Hey BB, congratulations on the new bike! Nice work on all the mods. Did you use the SS-32 windshield on your Vulcan 500 as well? Mine has National Cycle Plexistar2 and I find just a little bit too big. Also, I agree that a trunk with an integral backrest will be to way to go for a one-up configuration.

[burkbuilds]

Hey Bill,

Yes, I have the same windshield on my 500. It works really well for me and I like the way it looks on the bike.

I'm still banging around ideas on the solo seat and trunk options for the 750. Might be this Summer before that happens. Right now I'm mainly focused on passing Chemistry class.

[Water Warrior 2]

Now I've done it. Just sent in my order for a Corbin seat. They will get back to me(hopefully tomorrow) with details blah blah blah and a preferred method of taking my hard earned pension cheque. This is the Canadian outlet for Corbin so there is no cross border shipping on my part.

[BillInGA]

Originally Posted by burkbuilds

Right now I'm mainly focused on passing Chemistry class.

Hey BB,

Which school are you going to, anyway? I'm in Kennesaw, just a few blocks from Kennesaw State University. I get the feeling that we're crossing paths quite often. Heck, we've probably even waved at each other a couple of times.

[Water Warrior 2]

The order for the Corbin seat to fit the Vstrom is a done deal. I fit the target height/weight range that the seat is designed to meet. The waiting begins. I have a good feeling about this.

[BillInGA]

How long before you get it?

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by BillInGA

How long before you get it?

The folks say 4 weeks but I won't hold my breath. By then the weather will have changed for the better and I will have already been out a few times to refresh my skills and check the air pressure.