Package from California

[samwise]

Another box in the post, this time from the USA

http://samwise.smugmug.com/photos/66379617-M.jpg

Renazco Racing seat (Boejangles on the ADVRider website)

http://samwise.smugmug.com/photos/66379703-M.jpg

Old RD08 seat fitted temporarily whilst the original was being re-worked

http://samwise.smugmug.com/photos/66379897-M.jpg

New Renazco seat fitted

http://samwise.smugmug.com/photos/66379925-M.jpg

Test ride tonight hopefully - part of the build process was my requirements (height, weight, inside leg, stock seat height, riding use, etc)

[squirrelciv]

Come on Samwise, spill the beans, when are you leaving on your round the world trip :wink: New seats, pannier racks the evidence is mounting 8) :D :shock:

[samwise]

RTW slowly :lol:

Aix en Provence in June, Dolomites in July, eastern US and Canada in '07, maybe Scandinavia in '08, Western USA/Canada and Rockies in '09

[tomcat]

The southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway is an area I ride a good bit. There's a great motorcycle campground In Suches Georgia called Two Wheels Only that you should look into putting on your itinerary. I think the web sight is www.twowheelsonly.com. Also in the area: Deals Gap, Cherahola Skyway, Thunder Road, Wolf Pen Gap and many more roads that the Dominator is well suited for. There are also endless miles of "unimproved" tracks through the forests.
Tom

[samwise]

Cheers, TC :thumbup:

I got James Renazco to put a copy of MS Streets & Trips into the box with the seat, so I can do some proper prelim route planning etc :)

[CepatDomi]

Hoi Ben,

Congrats with the seat
:cheers:
Is that leather or what?
looks good.
How long did it take from ordering until actually getting it?
Was the shipment verry expensive?
greetings from NL
Ger
Btw I also singed inn on XRV

[samwise]

Hi CD

New pic after stretching the seat and material out for a day ;

http://samwise.smugmug.com/photos/66569861-M.jpg

http://samwise.smugmug.com/photos/66569956-M.jpg

My seat took about 6 weeks from the original date set, but I think James Renazco was a bit snowed under with seats to do - he's now got some help (Creeper on ADVRider, I think) to deal with the admin side so it's probably quicker now - you can always ask him before sending for a time scale.

The material is calle Griptex - it's a vinyl with a rubbery sort of feel.

It cost me £47 (€67) to send the seat over, and USPS cost me $53.50 back (€43). Total cost was £229 all-in (€329), still £60 less than I've seen new seats from Honda at, plus it's built for my weight, height and other requirements.

I haven't been able to do a ride of any distance yet, but the little around-town stuff I've done shows it as being nice and firm, just how I wanted it. The proof will come with some time on the saddle without stopping, so I'll come back then.