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Hi All, I have not complained too much on the forum about my tailbone issue (maybe I did, too lazy to check my back posts), I went from being able to ride a 200 mile run, down to 100 and now about 60 on a good day. I went back to my local seat wizard (http://www.rockybags.com/) and after several fitting I think we got it dialed in. You will see a slight depression on the rear seating area, it continues 1/2 way up the back as well. Rocky also extended the outside edge to support more of my hips in order to stop all of the weight from being on the tailbone. I went with a carbon fiber style material that changes color (it's really hard to match paint to material) depending on the light. The White is called Palomino White and is an almost perfect match to the tank off White. Rocky surprised me with a little bit of gold trim to match the tank as well. I rode 100 miles this morning for the first time (got the bike back late yesterday) and I feel great. Here are the pics, it may not be everyone's cup of tea but I'm happy & think it's a pretty cool looking orthopedic for this old man.
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Hi All, I have not complained too much on the forum about my tailbone issue (maybe I did, too lazy to check my back posts), I went from being able to ride a 200 mile run, down to 100 and now about 60 on a good day. I went back to my local seat wizard (http://www.rockybags.com/) and after several fitting I think we got it dialed in. You will see a slight depression on the rear seating area, it continues 1/2 way up the back as well. Rocky also extended the outside edge to support more of my hips in order to stop all of the weight from being on the tailbone. I went with a carbon fiber style material that changes color (it's really hard to match paint to material) depending on the light. The White is called Palomino White and is an almost perfect match to the tank off White. Rocky surprised me with a little bit of gold trim to match the tank as well. I rode 100 miles this morning for the first time (got the bike back late yesterday) and I feel great. Here are the pics, it may not be everyone's cup of tea but I'm happy & think it's a pretty cool looking orthopedic for this old man.
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I think it looks gorgeous. 
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Dang dude, that thing looks sweet. 
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out frigin standing Jerry, that is a beutiful seat, they did a nice job for sure.
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That is awesome, really like how it compliments the tank. Most of all glad it got you back on the road. 
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Grzegorz , Thanks for correcting the photos...I was in the middle of correcting the post when my realty agent showed up with an offer. Thank for the comments, Men.
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Good lookin seat for sure. But with that comfortable thing you're gonna identify yourself as an old fart. 
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That looks fantastic Jerry. Now, we need a photo of the whole bike with the new seat. 
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That looks fantastic Jerry.
Now, we need a photo of the whole bike with the new seat.
Exactly!!
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Very nice!
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Full shot, evening so no reflection off of the seat. 
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i like it, do you have the speedmaster risers or extensions on those America ones? Is that the roadster shield? do you like it?
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Very nice. It looks inviting.
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Full shot, evening so no reflection off of the seat.
LOOKS GREAT!
I think I'll do that to MY Catchers Mitt!
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Now the nosy part - just how much ?
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The seat was $300.00, it was that or sell the bike.
Last edited by amglo; 06/01/2013 11:54 PM.
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Hi All, I have not complained too much on the forum about my tailbone issue (maybe I did, too lazy to check my back posts), I went from being able to ride a 200 mile run, down to 100 and now about 60 on a good day. I went back to my local seat wizard (http://www.rockybags.com/) and after several fitting I think we got it dialed in. You will see a slight depression on the rear seating area, it continues 1/2 way up the back as well. Rocky also extended the outside edge to support more of my hips in order to stop all of the weight from being on the tailbone. I went with a carbon fiber style material that changes color (it's really hard to match paint to material) depending on the light. The White is called Palomino White and is an almost perfect match to the tank off White. Rocky surprised me with a little bit of gold trim to match the tank as well. I rode 100 miles this morning for the first time (got the bike back late yesterday) and I feel great. Here are the pics, it may not be everyone's cup of tea but I'm happy & think it's a pretty cool looking orthopedic for this old man.
neat ! what was the turn around time to send that off and get it back, or was it a local place ? Did they use memory foam in it ?
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It was done local, Rocky the wizard was 2 month backlogged but he has done work for me before and I explained that I was moving within the next 20 or less days (I really am). He shaped the seat in one day, I went in for a test ride (wrapped in plastic, the seat, not me....that's another story) and knew that I needed more hip support and more area scooped out for my tailbone. Rocky adjusted it on the spot, I took another ride & all felt good. The next day it was finished. He will do mail order stuff but would rather have you around for a fitting. There have been a few guys that ordered from him after my first seat was completed and Rocky duplicated the seat, even called me in to measure my seat. He does not use memory foam, it does not breath but he will if you want to have a constant case of swamp ass. High density foam is used and sculpted using several layers to insure integrity of the shape. Rocky use to be the guy who made all of the seats and bags for Indian when they were being produced in Gilroy, CA. His other specialty is hard bags which cannot be beat for quality, but not cheap. Once again you can look up his work and bio at rockybag.com.
On another note, I racked up 300 total miles today and feel pretty darn good, that is compared to the 60 miles I could do just 3 days ago.
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That seat compliments your bike nicely. If it costs you 300 clams to keep riding, well worth it. 
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Beautiful, $300 is a steal for that seat!
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Looks like $600 worth of quality in a $300 seat.
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I'm a new member of this forum and also a new rider of a 2005 Bonneville America in blue with silver trim. The bike we got 4 months ago only had 3000 miles on it and the wife and I have added 500 so far. We're going on our first group ride into the North Carolina mountains this weekend and we just had to have a better seat for the passenger. Thanks to this great website, I went ahead and ordered that seat from British Customs. I've been looking for a new seat ever since we got the bike and they just don't seem to be out there for some reason. Anyway, I'll let you know how our experience goes with this and if it ends up being worth the $$$ once the wife tests it out... Thanks for the link!
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