Custom Aftermarket Seats & Modifications
Custom seats are a very individual matter. Each of the following manufacturers have good,
albeit expensive, products. Thorough investigation into the various characteristics of each
would be wise before spending anywhere between $350 to $900 for a complete set of seats
and backrests. The V Star 1300 Riders forum on Delphi is a great place to get information and
opinions about some of these products before you buy. Click on the name of the seat in the
left column and it will open a new window and take you to that company's web site.
E.D. Seats
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Praised by 1300 riders as being amazingly comfortable yet also supportive. Priced to compete with other popular aftermarket seats. A highly welcomed feature, E.D. Seats are available in a STANDARD size, LOW FORWARD size
and BIG TOURING size. USA: Mike Couch /email: mike@edseats.ca / direct phone #: 419-654-6235
Canadadian residents, call toll-free: 877-594-5425 Additional pictures:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/ED-Seats-USA/582077191821795 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqHpi9VMD1I&list=UUAVpv4PVfhuAyBQIC17wDdA&index=1  5% discount to FORUM members - let them know when you call you read about it here.
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PillowtopSeats
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Woody at PTSC rebuilds any cruiser seat, transforming it into an ultra-comfortable all-day touring seat. He can even widen the stock seat up to 6" to keep both the rider and passenger living room-like comfy. Either stock looking or a pillowtop style - it's your choice. Samples can be seen at: http://s188.photobucket.com/albums/z146/woodco100
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Ultimate Seats |
Ultimate seats have been around for a while but just began production of seats for the XVS1300 as
of February 2008. Their motto: "It feels like your butt has gone to heaven!"
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Mustang Seats |
Mustang seats got to market quickly with an adaptation for the XVS1300. Mustang seats
have garnered a fairly large following over the years.
Many riders state that for the 1300 the Mustang seat does re-position the rider somewhat more
forward, by approximately 1 inch, which may or may not be desirable, depending upon the rider.
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Corbin Seats |
Corbin offers, as do the other manufacturers, many options to their seats, including various colors,
trims and style designs. Theirs are available only from Corbin and are not sold through other suppliers.
Corbin also offers heated seats.
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ASTECH Seats
(custom modification
on OEM seats or
aftermarket seats)
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Exceptional customized and personalized modifications done to either the rider or passenger seat, or
both....even to include the rider or passenger backrest pad if needed. PAT MITCHELL is not only a top quality individual in many regards, he does exceptional work at re-shaping
seats and making them amazingly comfortable, regardless of the seat....stock or aftermarket. Depending
upon one's needs, his cost is often in line with others, sometimes possibly a bit higher, but the end result
is a seat that is even superior to buying a brand new seat....at 1/4 to 1/2 the cost. This company quite
possibly provides THE most comfortable results from seat modifications of anyone. If this service is
something of interest, contacting Pat Mitchell at ASTECH SEATS in Jonesboro, IN (NE of Indianapolis)
could be a very worthy call.
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Spencer's
Motorcycle Seat Mods
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Spencer does custom modifications to all types of factory seats. The process involves undercutting the
original stock seat foam from the nose to the tail and using it as a form only, then replacing the removed
foam with different types, shapes and densities of material between the original pan and the form.
On the V Star 1300, Spencer highly recommends the "LD" upgrade with Supracor material for both the
stock driver and passenger seat. The passenger seat is considered an automatic Supracor upgrade, due
to it's inferior stock quality, and as such you should not expect to see the same level of improvement as
you will for the driver's seat. The modification runs around $100 plus round-trip shipping for both driver
and passenger, and turn around time is quoted as 24/48 hours from the day the seat is received.
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Mean City Cycles |
Mean City Cycles does custom modifications to all types of factory seats. These range from simple
re-shaping to removal of much of the factory foam and replaciing with 5.5# hospital grade memory
foam. Mean City is currently only taking new work by appointment only to keep turn-around time
down. You set the appointment, pay a $25 fee to hold your slot (this $25 is applied toward you
order later), and they call to tell you when to send the seat.
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DIY Motorcycle Seats
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This is a Do-It-Yourselfer's resource site providing guidance and recommended tooling to, yes, do a seat modification yourself. It provides information on types of foams, seat shapes, tools, and how to modify
your own seat.
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