Give or take, it's been three years since I've posted here. The short-short version:
- Back injury. Not related to the bike, but I couldn't have kept riding even if the stock seat didn't hurt to sit on.
- Back surgery. Fixed 2 discs in my lower back. Took some time to recuperate.
- Baby. She's a delight.
- Blew up the bike. That's a bit of an exaggeration, of course; it overheated, blew out the oil cap, and the sprayed oil caught fire. No other damage, but after that I was afraid what the damage would be so didn't take it in. I wish I had taken it in sooner... A carb cleaning and oil change later (and a replaced oil cap) it runs better than it did brand new and I'd like to start riding again.
But that brings me back to that horrible stock seat. I'm 6'0 and so it was bad before my back injury. It's the #1 thing I want to do something about it before I begin riding again (#2 being learning how to do elementary repairs to the bike).
I've done a little research:
Corbin appears to make a really nice seat just for the S40. Despite the price this appears to be the most attractive option... if it's going to be kind to my back and tailbone. Anyone tall use one of these?
This guy did a simple, cheap, yet ugly mod that addresses the problem but appears to raise your center of gravity half a foot or more.
Then there's
this guy who suggests that Harley Sportster seats fit the S40 with minimal modification and suggests that this is a good place to ask about how to go about doing it.
Or does anyone have a better suggestion?