Lowering?

[RadRacer]

Is there anyone that makes a kit to lower the Visions?  I can just barely get both feet on the ground on mine, and have to tiptoe to move it. Not wanting anything drastic, just abit lower so I can actually back into a space without nearly dropping it all the time

[YellowJacket!]

not sure about any lowering kits but some of us vertically challenged have reworked the seats by removing some of the foam to make it more manageable.

David

[RadRacer]

I was thinking about that too; I've noticed after a long ride I can reach the ground abit easier, so the foam must settle abit once I get on. I'm no short guy either (5' 10")

[YellowJacket!]

I'm 5'7" and am using the stock seat with about 1/2" of the foam shaved out.  I can comfortably rest the balls of both my feet on the ground.  I had a seat that I was going to modify but ended up giving it to Lucky for his cafe racer.

David

[Rick G]

My inseam is 29 inches. I had a nice , recovered , cut down Vision seat, it came on the Vision racer  After trying it , I found it didn't help . It needs to be a bit narrower, not just lower and there's no way to narrow the seat. I learned to cope with high seats , many years ago as a young mechanic.
I also ride a '77 XL350 Honda , with a seat height of 33.5 inches. I still think I'll sue the county for building the side walks so close to my butt!! :D :D :D :D :D :D ;D ;D

The new dual sports with 37 inch seats are nothing I want to own.!!

[Lucky]

Ah, but Rick my friend, you CAN narrow a Vision seat..  there is a lot of hidden tank below that seat pan.  all it takes is an angle grinder, strong heart & a deep breath.  the rest is all trash on the shop floor.

my Cafe seat is coming along, really only 25% of it is seat the rest is all fiberglass. i'll post pics in the nead future.

Dave, you'll have a usable, abit slightly split-at-the-seams spare seat within the comming months.

on a related note, never grind fiberglass without a full suit & head protection... Youch!!!

--Lucky

[Rick G]

You will have to post pics !  I looked at mine and it seemed there was not much to be gained , with out butchering the seat. :D ;)