I am sorry to have to ask this, as searching has come up with no answer for me.
Would a 2006 S2R 800 Seat fit the 2005+ S2R 1000? I am doing a Monoposto conversion for a S2R1000 [evil] and I want to make sure I don't blow any more money than I need too.
Thanks in advance.
Yep. Any ST frame based seat would fit. THough the 620 and 695 seats have a lower saddle height
Awesome thanks for the help Yuu. [beer]
Quote from: yuu on November 20, 2008, 11:53:40 AM
Yep. Any ST frame based seat would fit. THough the 620 and 695 seats have a lower saddle height
How MUCH lower? Woulda 695 seat prevent me from constantly crushing my sack on my S2R800's tank?
Quote from: corey on November 21, 2008, 11:52:50 AM
How MUCH lower? Woulda 695 seat prevent me from constantly crushing my sack on my S2R800's tank?
I have a Ducati shallow seat on my S2R 800. Its only 20 mm lower. I'm a girl so I don't have the sack problem. Have you tried gripping the tank with your knees and sitting further back?
ETA: According to Ducati.com, the S2R seat height is 31.5 and the 695 is 30.3. I'm not sure that theres a difference in the angle of the seat though...I went from a 695 to an 800 and it didn't seem that way to me.
The seat might be a little more dished... but that might make for more crushing... But perhaps your nut fix is not in the seat? I've had a 620 (stock seat) and 900 (sgt seat), do have nuts and don't have crushing issues, even when I've gone hard on the brakes.
Perhaps:
you're sitting too far forward in the 1st place
Not enough weight in the pegs to keep you from sliding forward
Not using your legs/inner thigh to grip the tank sufficiently
I do my best to sit far back, it requires real effort to keep myself back there.
i've installed suburban machinery bars which have created quite the forward lean (makes for a nice steady front end, and a real sporty ride), but i just cant seem to help myself sliding forward, especially under hard braking. maybe i need to get some rearsets or something to get my feet a little more forward.
i love the look of the sargent seat, but the damn thing looks so friggin high, that i can't bring myself to think it would fit the style of riding i wish to accomplish...
maybe ill do some research on rearsets...
Quote from: JBubble on November 21, 2008, 11:57:43 AM
I'm a girl so I don't have the sack problem.
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Quote from: Monstermash on November 21, 2008, 12:53:04 PM
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Are you having problems gripping the tank because your knees/thighs are sliding forward along the tank during braking? If so, I believe I've seen grippy stuff that you can put on those areas of the tank that fixes that issue.
Quote from: corey on November 21, 2008, 12:44:41 PM
I do my best to sit far back, it requires real effort to keep myself back there.
i've installed suburban machinery bars which have created quite the forward lean (makes for a nice steady front end, and a real sporty ride), but i just cant seem to help myself sliding forward, especially under hard braking. maybe i need to get some rearsets or something to get my feet a little more forward.
i love the look of the sargent seat, but the damn thing looks so friggin high, that i can't bring myself to think it would fit the style of riding i wish to accomplish...
maybe ill do some research on rearsets...
Work them abs boy! Look up 'Stomp Grips' - commonly used on race bikes to provide more leg to tank traction. I don't think rearsets is really the answer you seek