seat mod

[450 killer]

hey guys new guy here. regestered a while ago but not much activity from me since i've joined. i have an 01 banshee 4 mil engine done by herr juggs. yfz shocks 2 plus 1 arms t 5 toomys. i ride trails only here in massachusetts. my bike looks nice i keep up on it. my seat is in excellent condition and very comfortable but i feal i sit to high on it. its great when we just ride around the trails. but when i want to lay into it especially cornering when i have to articulate my body. i feal that if the seat was lower i would sit more in the bike than on top. i'm sure there is room to cut the foam down and i would assume i would loose some comfort. i am not interested in trying to mod this my self would prefer to have it done by someone who is a pro at the banshee seats. any information would be appreaciated.

Thank you

Douglas

[n2otoofast4u]

If you do a lot of sitting you will not like a standard seat that has been cut down. Years back I had a lower seat that was built with some sort of high density memory type foam that was ok, but I'd still never wanna dune ride it.

[Bennett131]

Get some higher bars?

[Deadbeat]

cascade does that stuff

[450 killer]

higher bars ha ha.  i will contact cascade and check my options. thanks

[Bennett131]

Get out your credit card.

[sheerider11]

higher bars ha ha. i will contact cascade and check my options. thanks

Have you ever riden a bike with a stem and bar combo tailored to your height?

[5150banshee]

Have you ever riden a bike with a stem and bar combo tailored to your height?

He is right I'm 6'6" all torso and I have a +2 LS stem and 1 1/8 pro taper cr high bend bars and it's so comfy and just overall feels good.

[450 killer]

its not the height of my bars its my legs i'm 5 ft 5 in.  my in seam is 28. i have a ltr 45o a kfx 450 and a yfz 450 i sit on these bikes better and there seats are harder.

[Deadbeat]

you could just reshape and recover the seat yourself, its not exactly rocket science

[03DMshee]

Something is wrong here...if you feel you are sitting higher on your banshee then those other bikes sonething is going on...i fucking hate how the new bikes sit...im 5'5" and my banshee siys like a fucking Cadillac!

[B.b.p builders]

Take a grinder with a flap disk and start shaping your foam to your liking, put your cover back on and your done.

I use to do it to my mx bikes, I'm 5'7". I'm with 03dm, I needed to sit down in my dirt bikes more, I found my banshee great for trail riding with a set of atv mids with the seat just the way it is, and comfortable on long rides.

 

Thinking about shaving the seat down on my drag bike tho.

[B.b.p builders]

Much needed when running that stock suspension!

[450 killer]

my shocks are yfz revalved and the rear is revalved to my weight and riding style. will think about just getting a used seat and playing with it to see if i like the difference. question is an 87 seat lower ?

[450 killer]

ive had this bike for 6 years now. its funny about the yfz shocks. was told that in the past. i must say to a non beliver they are perfectly set up. i have been riding for 25 years. a friend of mine who also said the same and has had a lot of experience with banshees who i ride with regulary rode this bike was impressed with the overall performance of my revalved shocks. electric carving knife humm. i wont tell the wife. ha ha ha ha