Gave the NWS for the breast on the bike... you can never be too careful. :roll:
The luggage for the GS fit the Breva, so I saved some on not getting the luggage that I planned to get. So I decided to take some of that and make the investment in a really comfy seat.
I've pimped Rich's before. Guy knows how to make bike seats. I headed over this morning. He pulled the skin off of the seat, had me sit on it and describe what I wanted, and one of his henchmen took the marked-up seat and started to work on it.
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My Breva looked kinda funny next to Rich's LT.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/7_5_05/177.jpg)
Heck, it looked kinda funny next to a customer's smaller bimmer.
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His demo bike. A paintless Harley, all done in leather.
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I've seen this bike there before; I don't know its story. The paint job is absolutely top-notch work, despite the gratuitous boobage.
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Other customers coming in.
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As the seat takes shape, one of the henchmen will bring it over to Rich, he'll muck with it, and then he'll give it back.
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After about 45 minutes, he slapped it back on the bike and had me ride it around the neighborhood. I brought it back with commentary. He worked on it some more. I rode it around and brought it back with more commentary. He did some final tweaks, put in a gel pad, and put the original cover back on.
I went to work, then did some errands on the way home this evening. Absolute ass nirvana. The seat fits perfectly, it soaks up the road bumps, and when I come to a stop, I just put my feet down instead of sliding forward. It's not cheap, but it's worth it! I especially like how it keeps the stock look.
Although - it's the same price out the door as a Corbin seat's pre-shipping price, and it's a lot more comfy than a Corbin would be (not to mention that they don't make a Breva seat, although they do for a GS500E). It would be cheaper than a Corbin if I skipped the gel pad.
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but it's Betti Page, so it's classy boobage.
i really dig the WWII fighter look.
who gets an aftermarket seat for a quad?
and some kind of quirky comment about levi's.
"Absolute ass nirvana"
I need look no further to find a suitable epitaph. I better log off and change my will.