Front seat support piston failed again - I made a replacement rod!

[BamaJohn]

The front seat support piston on my 2020 Spyder RT has failed for the second time.
With 28,000 miles on it, I'm pretty bummed at the pitiful performance of the stock support piston AND the McMaster-Carr replacement piston.

With no assurance that another piston will perform any longer, I made one from some dense fiberglass rods I have. (Of course, wooden dowels work too). The first photo shows the rod supporting the front seat while getting gas today. I put a little velcro around it to hold it in place under the seat when not in use.

The rod is 1/2" diameter and 5.2" long. I have about 20 of them if anybody wants one. For each of the 20 rods, they're free and I'll pay postage in ConUS, in hopes it helps others.
Please note: I'm not interested in selling these, and there are only 20 to give away. Thanks jb

This offer is withdrawn due to lack of interest, & I don't want to leave it hanging.

 

[Peteoz]

The front seat support piston on my 2020 Spyder RT has failed for the second time.
With 28,000 miles on it, I'm pretty bummed at the pitiful performance of the stock support piston AND the McMaster-Carr replacement piston.

With no assurance that another piston will perform any longer, I made one from some dense fiberglass rods I have. (Of course, wooden dowels work too). The first photo shows the rod supporting the front seat while getting gas today. I put a little velcro around it to hold it in place under the seat when not in use.

The rod is 1/2" diameter and 5.2" long. I have about 20 of them if anybody wants one. For each of the 20 rods, they're free and I'll pay postage in ConUS, in hopes it helps others.
Please note: I'm not interested in selling these, and there are only 20 to give away. Thanks jb

Great idea, and very generous, John……there are a few of us using struts, made from dowel, metal etc. Mine is an old 6” hex wrench that sits in my glove box. I also disconnected my cable from the seat lock, so there is never a question of whether I will be able to fill up when needed. :thumbup: Some say… "but… but… but… someone can lift your seat and syphon your tank!" That is certainly not on MY list of “losing sleep” concerns. :roflblack:

Pete

 

[safecracker]

I put the spring on mine and it is still working great and I have the comfort seat.

 

[bikerbillone]

Great offer John. My 2020 RTL front seat shock also failed, twice, including the the warranty replacement. I finally jury rigged mine as well. After rethinking that I might want to sell it some day, I bit the silver bullet and installed an after market. What can I say, BRP had a boat load of defective front seat shocks?

 

[kamper]

I also did the five dollar spring from ace. Works great.

 

[FrogmanDave]

PM sent.

 

[pegasus1300]

Thank you John for a most generous offer. I fixed my seat by ordering a heavier duty shock from McMaster Carr. It works great even with the back rest and the heavier custom seat. No I don't remember the #, that was 5 years ago, and I didn't keep a record. Search the archives, that is where I found the original information. Or be one of the 1st twenty to contact John.