Flat Seat Update:
I still feel like the seat is higher than necessary for a bike with 6" travel, but at least I was able to get rid of that maddening hump. Not sure if that is supposed to be for the never-gonna-happen passenger, especially since I removed their footpegs, but I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to do. Several things to note:
- The "turkey carver" electric knife works great on this seat foam
- DO NOT buy the current Harbor Freight "wide crown" stapler. It is being discontinued and they don't seem to be restocking the 7/16" wide staples any longer
- I was happy to pay $32 at Home Depot for an Arrow Pneumatic stapler vs. the being discontinued $25 HF one
- The Arrow takes regular T50 staples, which I have used forever in an electric one, so they will be available.
- The stock seat cover is really thin but stretchable and the seat looks like it is stock, just no more hump!
- The 1/4" long staples worked fine for the seat cover but I used 5/16" for the corners and the lacing
The Tuff Tube front tube is great; now to just get the rear (arriving Tuesday) and install the new sprocket. I checked on the prices and it was a better deal to get the CSC 47 rear with the new spacers and bolts so I can choose between that and the other JT 45 tooth I ordered on Amazon. I can use the CSC supplied $27 sprocket, bolts and spacers vs. paying about $15 for just bolts and spacers at the hardware store. I also figured it was cheaper to pay the $8.50 freight vs. about 3 gallons of gas in the truck to go pick it up lol.