Seat on your R65 - stock or modified / replaced?

[rob650]

I don't dig mine much (pic attached).  I'm a 6'0" tall dude, and the seat height and tailbone comfort are AOK , but it tends to want to scoot or lean me towards the tank.  I'm considering having it re-stuffed (?) to flatten it out a bit and stop the scooting.  It would be nice to be able to stretch out a bit instead of being crowded towards the tank.

I have seen other R65's with a flatter profile to the seat than mine.  It's totally possible a previous owner had my seat rebuilt to suit him/her.  I don't think the fabric on my seat is stock.

Has anyone had the same issue with being scooted towards the tank?  Had your seat modified, rebuilt, or swapped it out for a totally different seat from another model?

Thanks Everybody.

  

[montmil]

The "embossed" trim design along the seat perimeter does not appear to be R65 specific. May be a PO had the seat overhauled.  Monte

[drewboid]

It does not look like the stock seat - is it in two pieces?
My '84 stock seat is fairly flat front to back allowing me to shift riding position.
I am 6'3" and had an aftermarket seat on the /6. the riders seat was formed like a tractor seat and it held me too close to the tank. I felt cramped and changed to the stock seat. With the smaller frame of the R65 you will need to be careful about how far forward the seat positions you.

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

There is a company in Germany that sells repro seats for our bikes - S. Meyer.

http://www.meyer-bikes.com/ersatz3.php?cat=32

The stock seat for your bike is still slightly dished:


But the stock seat from the earlier R65 might be to your liking:



I bought their solo seat (meant for another model) and I love it!  It has restored my 2-4 hour riding time.  Before, I was in severe pain after 30 minutes, regardless of what kind of aftermarket padding I tried.

I plan to buy one of their dual seats for two-up riding.

[StanG]

Rob,

Which S. Meyer solo seat did you purchase?

[rob650]

Rob - is that the half-seat with the small rack behind it?  Really sharp looking.  Do you have a bit of room to stretch back before hitting the rack?

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Yes, I have room, but I am just shy of 5' 10", and I use low bars (FYI).
My butt hasn't gone off the back edge yet, but I can feel some luggage when it is strapped on.

Here is a picture of my bike after the mods.



Here is the link to my gallery of the process:
http://www.pbase.com/tomfarr/solo_seat

[rob650]

Drew, my seat is a single piece.  

Looking at that picture of the older style R65 seat from Rob Valdez' post looks like what I want.  Anyone know if there are differences in the mounting points for earlier R65's?  It would be great to find that bench style seat and bolt it up to my bike.

[Semper Gumby]

Russel Daylong Saddle...Fits just right!!!!!  Bought one off E-bay.  I eventually sent it back for re-build.  It got better when tuned for me.

TTFN,

[Justin B.]

If you put on an early seat you need to get the tail "cowl" that goes with it and you remove the current rear under-seat storage box.  The old tail cowl has a storage compartment (small) built into it...

[steve_wicks]

I recovered mine at a local car upholstery place ... about $28.

Seat cowl was removed as I made a rack for the top box and I wanted to keep the weight as far forward as possible yet still have a saddle I could open.

But I really do like Rob's

[SCJJR65]

When I bought my '84 R65 "Britta" in June of '06, she had been ridden by a retired German butcher from Lynchburg, VA who had been all over the country on the bike, 2-up with his wife.  He had an older model Corbin seat on the bike that he said made it possible for him and his wife to do 500+ mile days with no problem.  I kept the seat on for about a month after buying it, but never got that comfortable enough to want to keep it.  Every time I had to brake, I'd slide up the seat on to the tank!

[SCJJR65]

So, when I decided to give Britta a "facelift" with new paint and roundels, I found another owner of an '85 R65 living in Houston who had a stock seat and agreed to make an even swap, so we did.  I felt better in the saddle, and I have to say it also made Britta look slimmer and a little less frumpy!    

[Lucky_Lou]

There is a company in Germany that sells repro seats for our bikes - S. Meyer.

http://www.meyer-bikes.com/ersatz3.php?cat=32

The stock seat for your bike is still slightly dished:


But the stock seat from the earlier R65 might be to your liking:



I bought their solo seat (meant for another model) and I love it!  It has restored my 2-4 hour riding time.  Before, I was in severe pain after 30 minutes, regardless of what kind of aftermarket padding I tried.

I plan to buy one of their dual seats for two-up riding.

the second one in the photo is same as mine which is the origonal one on this bike 1980 with only 30k miles on it

[Reopropf]

I will need to have my seat redone too.