Modifying A "Double Hump" Seat For Increased Comfort
Oct 16, 2014 11:21:22 GMT -5
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Post by niz76 on Oct 16, 2014 11:21:22 GMT -5
usmcdoc said it best HERE about these seats:
".......a nice ride..but the only drawback so far for such a tall scoot with 120-70-12 tires is that...well..they are using the YYQT50-6 (Jonway Sunny and TaoTao ATM50) double hump seat. It uncomfortable to ride on. You either have to be 5' 2" tall to fit the front of the seat..or over 6' to use the rear portion. Even sitting on the rear 'hump' I would slide forward to the low part of the seat and have my legs cramped and knees against the front dash portion. Maybe I got spoiled by my Adly TB50 with its slightly sloping seat...where you can sit anywhere on it..and be comfy."
This double hump seat on the large frame scooters is really more than a minor inconvenience IMO. To deal with it, I find myself hopping up onto the (rock hard) upper section while riding, and then back down when coming to a stop light since I'm at my tip-toes up there to reach the ground. Then up, down,....up, down..... you get the picture
Here's what I decided to do about it: Here you can see the 'double hump' seat with the cover off it...
I must admit, I really didn't have my plan worked out 100% in my head, but I threw the cutting wheel on my grinder and just started cutting away!
Here you can see the original side profile with that pesky humped area exactly where my bootay wants to be..
A little more cutting and I'm getting closer to what I want this seat to be...
A little more cutting...
So I've gotten the hump removed and pretty happy with the profile so I start putting it back together with a few peices of scrap sheet metal and rivets...
A quick test-fit and I'm liking what I'm seeing!
Some more sheet metal and rivets and my seat is back to together again!
At this point I threw the foam and cover back on and took it for a test ride. It feels fantastic! 98% improvement! But I didn't stop there....
I could've put it back together the way it was and been very happy with my new seat feel, but I wanted that added luxury that 2TDave spoke of when describing his Zuma seat. I grabbed a cushion from a discarded couch in my neighborhood (disenfected with bleach spray and threw it in the dryer for a while) and carved a nice "custom" shape to make my bootay extra happy! When sitting higher up on the slanted seat, I usually just brace myself against the front plastics from my legs to counter-act the feeling of wanting to slide forward. I added this bit of cushioning so that my seat now conforms perfectly to me while riding and it feels 100% better now!
Some stretching and stapling...
And she's all back together and lookin good!
I still need to re-attach the locking mechanism, but it's just a matter of simply shortening it and attaching with a piece of sheet metal bent into the rectangular shape and pop-riveted back on. I will probably paint it black also...
So there's my seat mod! It worked out great and has upped my scooter riding enjoyment by 1000%.
".......a nice ride..but the only drawback so far for such a tall scoot with 120-70-12 tires is that...well..they are using the YYQT50-6 (Jonway Sunny and TaoTao ATM50) double hump seat. It uncomfortable to ride on. You either have to be 5' 2" tall to fit the front of the seat..or over 6' to use the rear portion. Even sitting on the rear 'hump' I would slide forward to the low part of the seat and have my legs cramped and knees against the front dash portion. Maybe I got spoiled by my Adly TB50 with its slightly sloping seat...where you can sit anywhere on it..and be comfy."
This double hump seat on the large frame scooters is really more than a minor inconvenience IMO. To deal with it, I find myself hopping up onto the (rock hard) upper section while riding, and then back down when coming to a stop light since I'm at my tip-toes up there to reach the ground. Then up, down,....up, down..... you get the picture
Here's what I decided to do about it: Here you can see the 'double hump' seat with the cover off it...
I must admit, I really didn't have my plan worked out 100% in my head, but I threw the cutting wheel on my grinder and just started cutting away!
Here you can see the original side profile with that pesky humped area exactly where my bootay wants to be..
A little more cutting and I'm getting closer to what I want this seat to be...
A little more cutting...
So I've gotten the hump removed and pretty happy with the profile so I start putting it back together with a few peices of scrap sheet metal and rivets...
A quick test-fit and I'm liking what I'm seeing!
Some more sheet metal and rivets and my seat is back to together again!
At this point I threw the foam and cover back on and took it for a test ride. It feels fantastic! 98% improvement! But I didn't stop there....
I could've put it back together the way it was and been very happy with my new seat feel, but I wanted that added luxury that 2TDave spoke of when describing his Zuma seat. I grabbed a cushion from a discarded couch in my neighborhood (disenfected with bleach spray and threw it in the dryer for a while) and carved a nice "custom" shape to make my bootay extra happy! When sitting higher up on the slanted seat, I usually just brace myself against the front plastics from my legs to counter-act the feeling of wanting to slide forward. I added this bit of cushioning so that my seat now conforms perfectly to me while riding and it feels 100% better now!
Some stretching and stapling...
And she's all back together and lookin good!
I still need to re-attach the locking mechanism, but it's just a matter of simply shortening it and attaching with a piece of sheet metal bent into the rectangular shape and pop-riveted back on. I will probably paint it black also...
So there's my seat mod! It worked out great and has upped my scooter riding enjoyment by 1000%.