My a$$ hurts after 50 miles or so of riding. Not having the funds to go buy a Mustang, Corbin, or Saddleman custom seat, I decided to take a gamble and see if I could modify it myself. Thanks to shadowaero750.com forum, there is a good step by step instructions how to.
The stock seat is flat where your butt sits. Your butt isn't flat, but the tail bone and pelvic bones stick down a little deeper when you sit, causing pressure. If you remove some padding where they are, you relieve pressure. IT WORKS!
The foam you want to remove is smaller than you may imagine. I drew a centerline, then drew out the area I wanted to remove the most of.
Then I drew an area outside of this, to taper it to. Eventually, you will have a dished out area where your tail bone goes. Use a paint stripper wheel or flap wheel on a drill to remove the foam, do not use a blade.
Use an awl or sharp screw driver to flip out the original staples, they come out easy. Leave several staples on each side up front to keep the seat cover in place. Peel the seat cover back. Peel the plastic moisture barrier back (mine was torn and wadded up). Draw out where you want to remove foam, and go for it! You have a lot of foam there, I am guessing I removed a good inch or so from the center. Blend it in and make it as smooth as you can. Perfection is not necessary.
When you are done, pull the plastic moisture barrier back in place, I had to use another piece of plastic.
Pull the cover back in place, hold it in the original position, and use a staple gun to re-staple it. Easy! Any staples not going in all the way can be tapped in.
After several days and several hundred miles, my rear end is much happier.
NOTE: If I were to do this again, I would leave the seat "solo", and use the fewer staples, so it is easier to go back and dig more out if you want to. When you are happy, staple to your heart's content.
NOTE2: Passenger seat is next!
Dan


