To those of you who have done the front seat lift mod, what length of a bolt did you use?  I know it is an M6, I just want to get the right length.  I'm probably going to go 3/4 to 1" lift.

Went up to Lowe's tonight looking for the parts for the seat mod.  Found the #7 stoppers, the 1/4" thick sticky pads -- those were the two things I thought I might have difficulty locating.  

Would you believe they didn't have M6 x 50 or M6 x 55 bolts though???

I'm wondering if an allen cap type of bolt would work under the seat, or if the head would be too tall?  I can get those there.  Any thoughts?

I'm getting ready to run down the road to another hardware store, hopefully they'll have them there.

Well, here is my version of the mod...





The above picture shows the rubber pads I used to space up the middle area of the seat.  They are called Grippers and I found them in the section at Lowe's where the stuff is for furniture to keep it from scratching up floors.  

Here is what the package looks like...



Now, end of commercial and back to the mod pics...





Again, here are the materials used...

* #7 Rubber Stoppers

*  Grippers rubber pads (self-adhesive)

* 2-M6x55 Hex Head Bolts

* 4- 1/4" fender washers above and below rubber stoppers

I thought it worked out pretty well.  The only concern I have is how well the rubber Gripper pads will stay adhered.  I may go back and revisit that at some point, maybe with contact cement or something, I don't know what right now.

I just realized looking at those pics just how filthy my bike is right now!!!  

Better do something about that pronto!  8)