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Seeker · 18-06-18, 09:02 AM

I love my AL7, for what it is and what it does, it is perfect for me - except for the seat. I had my seat rebuilt by Core seating in Lincoln and that made a vast improvement but it's far from being superbly comfortable.

Here's Holeshot's (Dale Walker) take on the issue:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bFFF2Kgy7M

He mentions that the stock seat is tricky to refit, I've not had any problems (not that I do it much) but his seat certainly looked easier.

I like his seat because he has made the seating area almost horizontal which is one of my gripes with the stock seat and to a lesser extent my mod'd seat. I'm constantly being pushed into the tank.

He had me convinced when he said his seat "looks bitchin' ".

I had checked on Corbin seats once before but they cost an exorbitant amount, £600 and up if I recall in the UK ($600 and up in US). If he sets the price at $450 he undercuts Corbin which is odd since Corbin make his seats.

PS on a side issue 84.5 and 83.7 mpg on last two tankfulls, I did 200 miles before the low fuel icon started to blink.

18-06-18, 09:02 AM	#1
Seeker Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: NE Lincs Posts: 1,069	Another AL7 seat thread I love my AL7, for what it is and what it does, it is perfect for me - except for the seat. I had my seat rebuilt by Core seating in Lincoln and that made a vast improvement but it's far from being superbly comfortable. Here's Holeshot's (Dale Walker) take on the issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bFFF2Kgy7M He mentions that the stock seat is tricky to refit, I've not had any problems (not that I do it much) but his seat certainly looked easier. I like his seat because he has made the seating area almost horizontal which is one of my gripes with the stock seat and to a lesser extent my mod'd seat. I'm constantly being pushed into the tank. He had me convinced when he said his seat "looks bitchin' ". I had checked on Corbin seats once before but they cost an exorbitant amount, £600 and up if I recall in the UK ($600 and up in US). If he sets the price at $450 he undercuts Corbin which is odd since Corbin make his seats. PS on a side issue 84.5 and 83.7 mpg on last two tankfulls, I did 200 miles before the low fuel icon started to blink. Last edited by Seeker; 18-06-18 at 09:04 AM.