I've always disliked the seat on my L and after searching the forum, it seems that I'm not alone. There are plenty of threads asking about flattening the L seat, but not too many photos of modified seats.
I picked up an extra seat on ebay that had a rusted pan, so I had a foam core to carve up. A kitchen bread knife and some 80 grit sand paper did the trick.
A local upholstery shop sewed and installed vinyl cover, which came out nicely in my opinion. I can actually sit a little farther back on the bike now (I'm 6'4"). Glad I worked through this one.
Photos link to larger versions
Before:
Foam before/after:
After:
I picked up an extra seat on ebay that had a rusted pan, so I had a foam core to carve up. A kitchen bread knife and some 80 grit sand paper did the trick.
A local upholstery shop sewed and installed vinyl cover, which came out nicely in my opinion. I can actually sit a little farther back on the bike now (I'm 6'4"). Glad I worked through this one.
Photos link to larger versions
Before:
Foam before/after:
After:
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