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Super Tenere 1200: Seat Bumper Mod for Leveling OEM Seat - Seat Concepts Rider Seat Install & Overview

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OEM Seat Leveling Mod:  Not needed with the Seat Concepts rider's seat. Replace 4 rear oem rear seat bumpers (15.2 mm or 19/32") with shorter Yamaha seat pad bumpers part #22W-24741-00-00 (7.6 mm or 5/16") to level seat + add 1 to the underside of the rear seat locating tab to remove free play.   Here is a link to an instruction video   Super Tenere Seat Concepts Riders Seat Install & Review Link  Overview/Review: I did a 3 day ride & found the seat overall more comfortable than the oem, but was never in the saddle more than 3 hours at a time, so long term review will have to wait.  Because comfort is an individual thing I will focus more on the differences vs rendering a claim that may not be valid for others.  I'm 6' 1" 200 lbs, with 33" inseam (opted for SC standard foam density rated at 160-240 lb).  Note that the stiffness of the seat can be tuned depending on how tight you wrap the cover (tighter = stiffer).  The foam is slightl...