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Tall Seats

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dirtjunkie85:
I'm 6'4 and I've found that the guts seat is great. the SDG is good too but its a little stiff for my liking.
also ROX bar risers are sweet. they will sometimes shift back with a super hard wreck though.
Here's where i got mine.
motorcycle handle bar risers
motorcycle seat

byron909:
ceet make nice tall seat foam, but in the last 6 months i have bought tall foam for 3 of my bike, 2 took two to get right. the first foam was so soft you could push down with your hand and touch the seat pan. but both times i got a super soft foam, i just called them and they sent me a better one. if you don't like it they will make it right. i had a sdg tall seat assembly on one of my cr250s, it pretty much was the ugliest seat i have ever seen. i didn't line up with anything, was loose where the tabs are, just not right. not sure the chinese got the mold right for the seat bases, as mine was terrible.
factory effex also makes tall foam. never tried them though. if you are over 6 foot, more than likely a tall foam will help your transition from sit to stand. for me it helps me move around better also.

BDI:
My sdg seat actually fit better and looked better then the stock kawi one but that was on my 2002 kx250 chassis. I'm sure fit and finish varies from bike to bike. The best thing for standing is raising your bars, It's hard to get them to tall. I'm running the tallest bars I could find with a half inch spacer under the clamps. I can stand all day, I'm 6"2'. It make sense that if your seat was tall you could go from the seated position standing position easier.

ID KX500:
I sure like the ergos on my A-frame 450f. Remember that the higher you are (when sitting) the more difficult the cornering will be,,,it just simple physics. That's why the mighty K5 runs into trouble on a motocross track,,,, but sweet in the desert. Maybe more squats in the morning with some weight?

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