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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18101 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #75 - 06/28/17 at 10:19:15 I don't like the looks of the Cafe' seat with the front of the bike being uphill.
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Reply #76 - 06/28/17 at 10:19:38

I like the glass tank with the glass seat with some wide bars. Old fiberglass tanks are often leaky be sure to use a fiberglass compatible tank coating on the inside maybe even doing it twice.
The way things are going winter will set in before I get the tracker back together. Pretty sure it will be worth waiting for , think you will like it !

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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #77 - 06/28/17 at 15:24:40 I don't know of anyone that has build a bike with a café seat ,that hasn't ended up with a" trailer queen" those seats are as bad as or worse than stock.If you want a "bar hopper" so be it ,if you expect to ride any distance a café seat won't cut it.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5112 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #78 - 06/28/17 at 19:25:47 It's like anything else , it conditioning. After a few days on the road you can't feel your butt anyways ! However if you got a real big a$$ a big wide seat might keep you from sliding off one side or the other !
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Re: Lightened Flywheel
Reply #79 - 06/29/17 at 01:41:38

batman wrote on 06/28/17 at 15:24:40:

I don't know of anyone that has build a bike with a café seat ,that hasn't ended up with a" trailer queen" those seats are as bad as or worse than stock.If you want a "bar hopper" so be it ,if you expect to ride any distance a café seat won't cut it.

Me!.......I ride my Cafe' bike from early morning to late at night when we go on the group rides and I have put about 9,000 miles on mine since the Cafe' seat was installed. And yes.....the RYCA seat padding is far worse than the stock seat and the padding is very thin on the edges and can make the backs of your legs very tender where the backs of your legs rubs the seat edges....this is especially noticeable on rides where you stop a lot and have your feet down on the ground at traffic lights and STOP signs. I had my seat redone with thicker padding on the edges and it is far more comfortable. I also had to rework the angle of the clip-on handlebars to make them "all day" comfortable.

Still......I do believe the larger seat that Lancer showed will be a more comfortable seat than the RYCA Cafe seat.

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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5112 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #80 - 06/29/17 at 05:53:49 He asked which do you prefer , not which would be better for long rides ! Bar hopper is not a good term , prefer back roads blaster !
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #81 - 06/29/17 at 06:56:48 Ruttly , well I guess you know which one I prefer!At 6ft,a buck 80 and a 34" inseam ,having a big a$$ ain't my problem.Comfort is, a trip to the nearest city (yesterday) Syracuse N.Y. is 60 miles one way.
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2775	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #82 - 06/29/17 at 07:08:52 The cafe seat and BSA all the way for looks. If you need more comfort, ditch the cafe seat and get a standard/brat/scrambler styled seat. The SR500 aftermarket seat I put on my bike is decent. No worse than stock IMO. http://www.omegaracer.com/parts_store/prod_2177984-Yamaha-SR-Seat-Tracker-Bla...
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Re: Lightened Flywheel
Reply #83 - 06/29/17 at 07:38:13

Dave wrote on 06/28/17 at 10:19:15:

I don't like the looks of the Cafe' seat with the front of the bike being uphill.

The OD green frame will be modified so that the seat and tank are inline.
This will take a while so will be using the black frame for the time being, just not sure which seat I want to use for now, there are 5 to choose from. All are not shown in the photos.

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Re: Lightened Flywheel
Reply #84 - 06/29/17 at 07:42:01

Ruttly wrote on 06/28/17 at 10:19:38:

I like the glass tank with the glass seat with some wide bars. Old fiberglass tanks are often leaky be sure to use a fiberglass compatible tank coating on the inside maybe even doing it twice.
The way things are going winter will set in before I get the tracker back together. Pretty sure it will be worth waiting for , think you will like it !

I reglassed the inside of the tank with current resin so it should be ok.

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Re: Lightened Flywheel
Reply #85 - 06/29/17 at 07:47:19

batman wrote on 06/28/17 at 15:24:40:

I don't know of anyone that has build a bike with a café seat ,that hasn't ended up with a" trailer queen" those seats are as bad as or worse than stock.If you want a "bar hopper" so be it ,if you expect to ride any distance a café seat won't cut it.

My cafe seat does not have the lousy "make believe" pad in it that RYCA uses. I replaced it with 1.5" of medical gel.
That is TOTALLY different.
Look closely at the seat. Cool

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28889 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #86 - 06/29/17 at 08:50:10 Since your going to end up with something else anyway, looks don't matter. Go with functional. eggs parry mint. rat bike, that header deserves it.
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Re: Lightened Flywheel
Reply #87 - 06/29/17 at 08:59:47

verslagen1 wrote on 06/29/17 at 08:50:10:

Since your going to end up with something else anyway, looks don't matter.
Go with functional. eggs parry mint. rat bike, that header deserves it.

I agree Michael, function over looks, but I can get a straight line effect (or nearly so) on the tank/seat without sacrificing any function.
I do love my header/muffler set.

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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2633 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #88 - 06/29/17 at 09:11:30 I like the lines of the BSA tank.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #89 - 06/29/17 at 09:50:29 The gyroscopic forces of the lightened flywheel couldn't keep the thread in line.
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