The theory behind shaving the seat is to be able to gain a little better footing while stopped on the bike.

This mod is pretty straight forward, but I will walk you through it....

Here are the tools you will need. Not pictured is a pair of needle nose pliers, but I found them useful for pulling the staple from the plastic seat pan.
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First remove the two seat bolts. I use the hex key that came with the bike.
http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/6735/dscf09735rv.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Then take a blurry picture of you wedging your screwdriver between the seat pan and the staple.
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Use your pliers to pull the staple once you have it loose.
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Once you have all the staples out, you should be able to peal the cover from the foam.
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Once you have the cover off, mark the seat with a pen, so you have guidelines to follow when you cut. Either have someone hold the seat or, use a vise.... I had someone hold the seat, because she looked better than the vise.
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Begin cutting away the seat foam following your pen marks on the foam.
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This is what it will look like while in the process of getting your desired height.
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Did I forget to mention when it comes to sanding and shaping, this could get messy. You may want to do this outside, or somewhere you don’t mind cleaning up foam.
http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/5612/dscf10086kp.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Once you get the desired amount of foam off the seat, and shape it to your liking, you want to sand it down with sandpaper to smooth it out. I think I used 80 grit, but lower grit would work.

You would be surprised on how much foam will come off this thing.
http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/6087/dscf10133vi.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)


Once you are satisfied with your smooth seat foam, place the seat cover over the seat. Two people are useful for this step. While one person stretches the seat cover, the other can staple.
http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/6665/dscf09768za.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Now clean up, and reinstall your seat, and secure the seat to the bike.


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Great job Shorty!

Nice work Shorty ,

But man are we going to get some Photshop out of you :rollin

Nice work Shorty ,

But man are we going to get some Photshop out of you :rollin

I would expect nothing less from this crowd.....:lol

Very nice! Good thinking.

i love the part where your covered in the shavings .. haha

i love the part where your covered in the shavings .. haha

that was a clean pic, i have more pics, to where it looks like i was in a blizzard...

thats funny.





how long did it take to clean the mess off the conference table?

now thats one sweet mess !!! I could never imagine shaving the foam off my seat though, if anything I would be adding to it, the seats so damn hard.

VERY nice! Damn hot. Oh nice guide on the seat thing too ;)

And this is shorty's G/F cause the lazy bastard only shaved his part of the seat :lol


http://images.motogp.com/multimedia2/363/363176_20442.jpg

And this is shorty's G/F cause the lazy bastard only shaved his part of the seat :lol


http://images.motogp.com/multimedia2/363/363176_20442.jpg

hey mate, where can i get some boots like that....i might be able to flat foot with those puppies on.

What perks are there to shaving your seat? Is it all just comfort (I would expect most of it is.) but does this help with the firmness or do you find there is less cussion feeling for the crotch.

I ask because I have contomplated it many times but have been riding with my bike for a year and a half almost and have just gotten use to the stock seat.

Great How-to by the way...should have mine for the GP shift conversion when I get a digital camera. :D

What perks are there to shaving your seat? Is it all just comfort (I would expect most of it is.) but does this help with the firmness or do you find there is less cussion feeling for the crotch.

I ask because I have contomplated it many times but have been riding with my bike for a year and a half almost and have just gotten use to the stock seat.

Great How-to by the way...should have mine for the GP shift conversion when I get a digital camera. :D

shaving the seat down is an alternative to lowering the motorcycle. you can shave a good inch of foam off the seat. moreover, you can take and shave the seat on the sides to help thin it out. us short riders prefer shaving the seat as a start, then if need be, lower the bike.

I thought you would look PIMP if you got it lowered with the extended swingarm and FAT tire :lol






Oh and a NOS kit........:D

sorry off topic... i think the girl wouldve looked fine in those boots with out the platforms

I Know This Is Old..but Good Write Up !!