shadowman
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I feel your pain. This is my one serious complaint about the Savage. I raised my stock seat one inch and that helped. This weekend I removed the seat, peeled back the cover and got to thinking. I was going to take photos, but it all happened fast. I laid out the stock foam pad, took a 12" x 16" piece of 2" Memory foam and placed it over the stock pad, marked the contours of the stock pad and trimmed the memory foam. I then outlined the memory foam on the stock pad, used a hacksaw blade to cut out a section -- about an inch deep int front and back and a little less in the middle in an effort to give it a little more altitude in the middle. (hacksaw blade worked like a charm -- clean cut/shape and only took about 2 minutes).
I then stuck the memory foam into the cut-out, stretched two plastic bags over the pad and placed it back on the pan and put the cover back over it and reinstalled. Re-tacked with a medium-duty stapler, which will be OK as a temp., but need something stronger for permanent fix.
First long ride was today and it definitely, absolutely, positively makes a big difference. Total time: 45 minutes; total cost was zero, as I already had the foam.
Few tips: Memory foam is great stuff, but I don't think it was designed for concentrated pressure as in a seat cushion -- it really compressed. Even though I put 2" of foam in a 1" space, it still compressed a lot. If I were to do it again I would only shave about 1/2" off or look for a 3" thick piece to insert. (Part of the explanation might be that the seat cover has stretched over the years.) When removing the seast cover, I only took the staples out at the front, back, and one side -- this gave me plenty of room to remove/install the pan/pad, but kept the cover anchored for easy re-attachment. erm. fix. I am thinking of taking it back down and inserting a piece of 1/2" carpet pad between stock pad and Memory foam. Am also thinking about a really radical fix and if it changes my life I will report back. Meanwhile, if you have a hunk of Memory foam, a hacksaw blade, and an hour of your time, your butt will thank you.
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