I have always wanted to get a bit more comfort form the seat on my FZ6.
Sadly I don't have the funds to stretch to a Corbin. So a bit of DIY was called for.
You will need:
Gel pad
Scissors
Marker pen
Staple remover
Pliers
The wifes bread knife
Dremel with fine wire attachment.
Gaffer tape
Baking sheet
Stapler
Able assistant (6 year olds are best)
Remove seat and turn upside down on a clean work surface.
Remove staples from underside of seat. I had a wound staple remover from work which did the job.
Peel the seat back to just past the hump.
I then marked the seat out using free hand and asked my assistant to shade the area to be cut.
Then I took the seat outside and used the Dremel to cut out the outline and removed some foam to allow me to get the bread knife in.
When using the knife I kept my hand on top of the foam I was cutting. This way I could guage the depth of the cut.
This gives you your rough cut
I used my Dremel to smooth down the edges and shape the foam to get the right depth and good finish.
Then I used the baking sheet to make a stencil of the shape I had cut.
I stuck the stencil to my Gel mat with the gaffer tape.
Using scissors I cut around the stencil. I used the outside edge of the stencil to cut around. This ensured the Gel was not short.
I then placed and shaped the gel into the seat
To finish this part of the build I then pulled the seat cover back
As mentioned by a few people who have modded their seat. Don't staple the cover back until you have ridden with it.
I want to thank Shaggy for giving me this idea back in 2008.
CHEERS
Nelly
Sadly I don't have the funds to stretch to a Corbin. So a bit of DIY was called for.
You will need:
Gel pad
Scissors
Marker pen
Staple remover
Pliers
The wifes bread knife
Dremel with fine wire attachment.
Gaffer tape
Baking sheet
Stapler
Able assistant (6 year olds are best)
Remove seat and turn upside down on a clean work surface.
Remove staples from underside of seat. I had a wound staple remover from work which did the job.
Peel the seat back to just past the hump.
I then marked the seat out using free hand and asked my assistant to shade the area to be cut.
Then I took the seat outside and used the Dremel to cut out the outline and removed some foam to allow me to get the bread knife in.
When using the knife I kept my hand on top of the foam I was cutting. This way I could guage the depth of the cut.
This gives you your rough cut
I used my Dremel to smooth down the edges and shape the foam to get the right depth and good finish.
Then I used the baking sheet to make a stencil of the shape I had cut.
I stuck the stencil to my Gel mat with the gaffer tape.
Using scissors I cut around the stencil. I used the outside edge of the stencil to cut around. This ensured the Gel was not short.
I then placed and shaped the gel into the seat
To finish this part of the build I then pulled the seat cover back
As mentioned by a few people who have modded their seat. Don't staple the cover back until you have ridden with it.
I want to thank Shaggy for giving me this idea back in 2008.
CHEERS
Nelly
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