Kregerdoodle Posted January 3, 2010 Share #1 Posted January 3, 2010 Went for a 150Ml. ride yesterday, and for the first time, thought I was gonna die a slow terrible death... my tail bone hurt so bad, I thought I was gonna have to stop... well they are both, ( The seats, not the butt ) going to visit Mr. Buttler this week... We are planning on going to the international Rally and this problem will be solved before then... I still hurt this morning... maybe it was the pants I had on it was to cold to go camando with just my chaps.. Hopefully Rick is not too busy and can get to them pretty fast.... K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted January 3, 2010 Share #2 Posted January 3, 2010 Yo Bro, If your on a Venture, then YOU HAVE the best seat in the house. try other pants first. before regreting the purchase:doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kregerdoodle Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted January 3, 2010 Have you had your seat done??? and was it not what you needed??? I have Pillow tops, but it felt like my tailbone was sitting on the fender...every little bump hurt, it has not happened before, this is the longest I have rode with my back rest on the bike, wonder if it hasn`t changed my seating position in some bad way....hhhmmmmm Yo Bro, If your on a Venture, then YOU HAVE the best seat in the house. try other pants first. before regreting the purchase:doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted January 3, 2010 Share #4 Posted January 3, 2010 Best Money you ever spent, DO THE BUTT-BUTLER MOD! SEND SEAT (S) ASAP!!!!!! I had both front and rear done last winter! I just can not get over how much better it is now for both wife and I. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted January 3, 2010 Share #5 Posted January 3, 2010 I bought a Diamond, drivers back rest, Its nice, but I'm 6' 4" tall, so the backrest, pushes me forward. so I put it in a vice, and bent in back a few degrees, and also lowered the rest to its lowest hight. seems to be working better. I'm not riding the end of the tank and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted January 3, 2010 Share #6 Posted January 3, 2010 I did the same thing on my Utopia. Lowered to lower back and bent it back as well , much better now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted January 3, 2010 Share #7 Posted January 3, 2010 I bought a Diamond, drivers back rest, Its nice, but I'm 6' 4" tall, so the backrest, pushes me forward. so I put it in a vice, and bent in back a few degrees, and also lowered the rest to its lowest hight. seems to be working better. I'm not riding the end of the tank and more. Ditto!! Have ridden IronButt and several 5-6 hundred miles per day no problemo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoyinMS Posted January 3, 2010 Share #8 Posted January 3, 2010 And the Venture stock pillow seat is the ONLY comfortable seat that I have ever ridden. If you had pain after that short of a ride then I agree that there is some issue with your riding position, etc. I have the Diamond R backrest. When I installed it, it was too far forward for me. Going by a post I had read I took off the lower? bracket and reversed it. That put it too far back and doing the reversal took away the adjustment option so I shimmed it with a piece of metal thats just a bit thinner than a dime and it was perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted January 3, 2010 Share #9 Posted January 3, 2010 it was to cold to go camando with just my chaps.. Hopefully Rick is not too busy and can get to them pretty fast.... K There's something I could pass on. I like the Butler mod, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kregerdoodle Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share #10 Posted January 3, 2010 hahaha aw come on Ponch...... There's something I could pass on. I like the Butler mod, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOO Posted January 3, 2010 Share #11 Posted January 3, 2010 And the Venture stock pillow seat is the ONLY comfortable seat that I have ever ridden. If you had pain after that short of a ride then I agree that there is some issue with your riding position, etc. I have the Diamond R backrest. When I installed it, it was too far forward for me. Going by a post I had read I took off the lower? bracket and reversed it. That put it too far back and doing the reversal took away the adjustment option so I shimmed it with a piece of metal thats just a bit thinner than a dime and it was perfect. I bet I messed around with my seat bracket for a couple of years. Actually made a bracket for it and that seemed to work fine for a while maybe even a year and then it started to bother me again. My issue was it was hitting me to high in the back. So I went back to the original bracket but put it together in a different configuration. Seems to be perfect now, we'll see. The combination of backrest, seat shape and firmness of the foam in the seat seem to make a lot of difference. BOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsta Posted January 4, 2010 Share #12 Posted January 4, 2010 this is the longest I have rode with my back rest on the bike, wonder if it hasn`t changed my seating position in some bad way....hhhmmmmm I noticed that when I removed the back armor from my riding jacket my seating comfort improved drastically! Seems the armor made me sit too far forward on the seat. Can you believe that I bought a NEW SEAT thinking it was the seat!? It was an accident that the armor wasn't put back into my jacket after washing it. What kind of jacket do you ride with? Does it have armor in the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariner Fan Posted January 4, 2010 Share #13 Posted January 4, 2010 I had the Butler mod done to my seat and now I don't think about butt pain anymore. Just saying..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted January 4, 2010 Share #14 Posted January 4, 2010 I just ride a 1st Gen!! And listen to all the talk about how comfy those 2nd Gens are!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kregerdoodle Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share #15 Posted January 4, 2010 had my Leather jacket on, no armor... I noticed that when I removed the back armor from my riding jacket my seating comfort improved drastically! Seems the armor made me sit too far forward on the seat. Can you believe that I bought a NEW SEAT thinking it was the seat!? It was an accident that the armor wasn't put back into my jacket after washing it. What kind of jacket do you ride with? Does it have armor in the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kregerdoodle Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share #16 Posted January 4, 2010 ya, but I don`t want to give up the looks, style, speed and have to trailer it...:duck:LOL I just ride a 1st Gen!! And listen to all the talk about how comfy those 2nd Gens are!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted January 4, 2010 Share #17 Posted January 4, 2010 Didn't know you could put a 1st Gen on a Hardly sled!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kregerdoodle Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share #18 Posted January 4, 2010 LOL Well Thom managed to get his on one....just sayin.... Didn't know you could put a 1st Gen on a Hardly sled!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starkruzen Posted January 4, 2010 Share #19 Posted January 4, 2010 I got the Ultamate seat on my 07 RSTD and there is no butt problems here. It is the best seat I ever owned. http://www.ultimateseats.ca/images/2520_lg2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlover Posted January 4, 2010 Share #20 Posted January 4, 2010 I love my Corbin - got it off Craigslist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Ghost Posted January 5, 2010 Share #21 Posted January 5, 2010 I did an Iron Butt on my pillow top without any trouble, but once I injured my tail bone, thank you United Airlines, even the pillow top would cause pain after awhile. Having the Butler conversion done gave me back the ability to ride without pain. Point is that if there are some physical issues, there may not be any stock seat or backrest that will bring you any relief. Getting a modification that relieves a pressure point, in my opinion, has gotta bring some relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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