Looks good, Brett. A few years back I too cut the sides off and squared the seat very similarly to what you did here because I never particularly liked the look of that wide "tractor-style" seat either, and because I like to see the tops of the shocks.

However when it came to shaving the foam off the top area, I did the complete opposite. I actually added about an inch and a half of foam to flatten the seat out.

You see, I came to the realization years ago that even though that dished out seat "looks" like it would be more comfortable, it's actually more comfortable to have a flatter saddle so you can move around a bit on it, whereas a dished saddle locks your rump into one position and you quickly start experiencing "hot spots"(aka "monkey butt").

I can now ride for hours on my BA in relative comfomfort, whereas before I altered it, I was about to look into buying a Corbin or Mustang aftermarket seat, which aren't cheap, ya know.


Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)