Ryker Comfort seat installation?

[Sarge707]

Well I have 1500 miles Now and the Rally seat with sheepskin is OK for 90 miles BUT is the Comfort seat worth it for those of you who have had BOTH??

Is It WORTH the $300????? OR would you have waited for a Aftermarket seat?

 

[cueman]

I have the Rally and it is fine for hours in the seat. Everything else hurts but my rear end. :clap: cueman

 

[LandSurveyor]

Hey, Sarge!
I snapped my Comfort Seat on my Rally last night.
It literally took 2 minutes, and 1 of those minutes was getting my nerve up to just rip the old seat off!
I went on a 20 minute ride and, to me, it felt quite a bit more comfortable.
The shape fits my expanding butt better than stock and I like the looks considerably more as well.
In my opinion it was well worth the $300.

 

[asicrunner]

That's funny

I just bought my wife a new Ryker Rally this weekend...

Wow, lifting the upper frame/assembly seems a bit ridiculous. You'd need to remove most of the fairing components to do so...

Here's how I installed my wife's seat:
1. Remove the 2 T20 screws securing the back of the pan to the frame assembly (in the wheel well).

2. Pry up on the back of the pan (by hand) and wedge something in between the pan and frame assembly to create a small gap; do this on both sides.

3. With the pan slightly elevated from the frame, pull off the old cushion; it's held in place by 4 foam tabs that are compressed between the pan and frame.

4. Install the new seat by manipulating it onto the pan and pushing the foam/rubber tabs into the pan holes.

5. Remove the wedges and ensure that the seat feels secure.

6. Replace the T20 screws and tighten them down.

IMHO, this is some horrible engineering. Anyone can remove and steal the seat by forcefully pulling up on it. If the foam were secured to a metal or plastic bracket, it could have been secured from the underneath by screws.

perfect. That's funny, I did this very thing last night, I could have written this myself.

 

[KC61]

I just bought my wife a new Ryker Rally this weekend...

Wow, lifting the upper frame/assembly seems a bit ridiculous. You'd need to remove most of the fairing components to do so...

Here's how I installed my wife's seat:
1. Remove the 2 T20 screws securing the back of the pan to the frame assembly (in the wheel well).

2. Pry up on the back of the pan (by hand) and wedge something in between the pan and frame assembly to create a small gap; do this on both sides.

3. With the pan slightly elevated from the frame, pull off the old cushion; it's held in place by 4 foam tabs that are compressed between the pan and frame.

4. Install the new seat by manipulating it onto the pan and pushing the foam/rubber tabs into the pan holes.

5. Remove the wedges and ensure that the seat feels secure.

6. Replace the T20 screws and tighten them down.

IMHO, this is some horrible engineering. Anyone can remove and steal the seat by forcefully pulling up on it. If the foam were secured to a metal or plastic bracket, it could have been secured from the underneath by screws.

You must have a different Rally and Comfort seat than I do. No need to remove any screws, just pull the old seat off. The tabs on the comfort seat aren't foam they are plastic. The stock seat seat has foam tabs but not the comfort seat.

 

[OregonLAN]

No, I have the same comfort seat. The comfort seat has plastic clips that hold it in place. It simply pops on. The stock seat has foam/rubber tabs that hold it in place. You can rip it off, but you risk damaging the seat. To reinstall it, you must lift the pan.

 

[dklehman]

The comfort seat looks great but will it hold up to rain and the elements?

 

[cheska]

Hi question: Is the comfort seat thicker? Wife nees to sit up higher. We tried a sheep skin and a air hawk seat cushion, neither were thick enough.

 

[bcraig]

Hi question: Is the comfort seat thicker? Wife nees to sit up higher. We tried a sheep skin and a air hawk seat cushion, neither were thick enough.

I haven't noticed it being thicker or sitting higher.

 

[Sarge707]

I haven't noticed it being thicker or sitting higher.

Is the foam padding better. I'm just Concerned before I spend $300- Is it worth it for a 2-3 hour normal ride???

 

[bcraig]

Is the foam padding better. I'm just Concerned before I spend $300- Is it worth it for a 2-3 hour normal ride???

Don't know about foam thickness, but it is more comfortable.

 

[vstrommer]

I’m waiting for Corbin or Mustang to get one out. BRP foam density is way toooooo soft for any long time spent in the saddle.

 

[Sarge707]

Dealer gave me a Deal ($255 plus Tax) for the Comfort seat and it indeed just snaps in without a problem. Just sat on it and it feels wider without the BIG rear hump but won't know till I ride. Wondering if there is a Market for Used Rally seats as they have about 1 inch thicker foam than the 600/900? The person buying would have to figure how to get the foam tabs in the seat base because it seems you would have to lift the seat pan to do. I see one on Ebay now?

 

[Tslepebull]

Dealer gave me a Deal ($255 plus Tax) for the Comfort seat and it indeed just snaps in without a problem. Just sat on it and it feels wider without the BIG rear hump but won't know till I ride. Wondering if there is a Market for Used Rally seats as they have about 1 inch thicker foam than the 600/900? The person buying would have to figure how to get the foam tabs in the seat base because it seems you would have to lift the seat pan to do. I see one on Ebay now?

After 8 months on the Rally seat I finally ordered the Comfort Seat on line. The Rally seat was OK for about an hour but my butt got sore after that. I am a skinny build with little between my pelvis and the seat but skin. For me the Comfort Seat was worth every penny and has extended my comfort level to -- well, I don't know yet because I haven't ridden long enough without getting off of it to find my limit. My question is why BRP put anything but the Comfort Seat on it? If you have something that feels that good and instead you deliver it with something that feels as bad as the stock seat, it is a little cruel.

 

[Jerryturner]

After 8 months on the Rally seat I finally ordered the Comfort Seat on line. The Rally seat was OK for about an hour but my butt got sore after that. I am a skinny build with little between my pelvis and the seat but skin. For me the Comfort Seat was worth every penny and has extended my comfort level to -- well, I don't know yet because I haven't ridden long enough without getting off of it to find my limit. My question is why BRP put anything but the Comfort Seat on it? If you have something that feels that good and instead you deliver it with something that feels as bad as the stock seat, it is a little cruel.

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They cut a lot of corners to get the price point as low as they did. There is a lot of OEM add on you can buy and aftermarket stuff to get it how you want. That is my issue right now. I just keep getting more stuff. I have already put thousands of more dollars into it and I am about to get the comfort seat. It's a drug Man, lol.

 

[leenanj]

Dealer gave me a Deal ($255 plus Tax) for the Comfort seat and it indeed just snaps in without a problem. Just sat on it and it feels wider without the BIG rear hump but won't know till I ride. Wondering if there is a Market for Used Rally seats as they have about 1 inch thicker foam than the 600/900? The person buying would have to figure how to get the foam tabs in the seat base because it seems you would have to lift the seat pan to do. I see one on Ebay now?

That is the first I heard that the Rally seat was better or thicker than the Ace seat. They never advertised it as being better.

 

[MDLNB]

For those intending to put the stock seat back on, I have a suggestion/question. Why not just take a couple of those paper binder clips and pinch the foam pad in between them and slip the tabs through the seat pan holes? Then remove the binder clips from the tabs and it should hold, right? Is there enough clearance to do it without raising the whole contraption up?

 

[Winnex3]

It shows to do that in the shop manual

 

[MDLNB]

I do not have a shop manual so I couldn't have picked that up from there. I wonder if I had heard something like that from someone that had read it or tried it before? Getting old and can't remember. I haven't removed mine yet, but thought about it a few times. Guess I must have picked it up from someone on here or on Youtube or something.

 

[Sarge707]

I really don't think the Comfort seat was worth it to me? But it is "enough" better than the Rally that I'm not gonna take it off.
If the Ryker had a Little bucket like seat like the stock F3 I would be in heaven because the Thing "Ryker" Just Engrosses you Sooo much in the ride that you feel part of the machine!