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#1 kenuska

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Posted 28 September 2010 - 05:11 PM

My new comfort seat arrived and the first line in the instructions is how it has to be installed by a "BRP technician". Granted I am not a mechanic and my tools are very basic (seems I have to buy a torque wrench) but has anyone changed a seat with any great difficulty? The instructions come with pictures and are understandable. (BTW - I am riding a 2008 RS).

Any thoughts, recommendations?

#2 NautiBrit

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Posted 28 September 2010 - 08:21 PM

It's been a year since I did mine, but the install is straightforward and if you don't have a tendency to strip bolts, I wouldn't worry about a torque wrench. The fiddly bit is getting the hinge of the seat put together. Don't forget to reconnect the seat sensor. Good luck.

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#3 Marc

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Posted 29 September 2010 - 05:51 AM

kenuska, on 28 September 2010 - 05:11 PM, said:

It's not difficult. I would just have at it.

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#4 kenuska

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Posted 21 October 2010 - 05:41 PM

Thanks for the replies, sorry got back to ya so late - just went ahead and did it, no problems putting it on, pretty straight forward. Just got back from a San Diego>Lake Tahoe>San Francisco>Big Sur>San Diego ride and couldn't have done it with my old seat.

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Posted 11 April 2011 - 06:56 AM

can u tell me how far u rode as in hrs on the bike b4 a break as im an aussie and lookin at changing my seat and how much was the seat cheers from the man down under hahaha

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