seat Modification to avoid Cramps?

I purchased a KZ1000P yesterday, 1993 vintage, pic attached.I rode the Bike 140 miles home and while being really nice it damn near killed me!

The reason is I got cramps in my inner thigh, left leg from the seat being so wide! Is there any way to narrow it?

Thanks

Martyn

I can't ride a bike with floor boards. I almost fell over on a RoadGlide because of cramps.

I'm sure you can find another seat. Roy

i found recovering stock ltd seat with leather makes them a lot more bearable,maybe try recovering seat in better material

Wow! I always figured cop bikes must have pretty good seats. That said. I have 3 seats for my 900ltd. An orig stepped seat, a big old straight Lilly Pad seat and a Corbin Gunfighter. When I got the Gunfighter I was disappointed. It is hard as a rock and I figured it would ride like a plank. But it turned out to be my favorite. Just sold my KZ750ltd with a stock seat that I hated. Great bike, terrible seat. My 77'650b has a stock seat and it is very comfortable. I have a double bucket for it also that is horrid. I like to move around a little. Can't stand forward controls either or monkey bars. Recliners are for watching TV.

Nice looking COP Bike anyway. GLuck!

I'm guessing that you mean that the seat is so wide you have to curl your legs back in to put your feet on the floorboards? Might be that you are just not used to that seat. But if you otherwise like the seat (and it does look good on that bike), most good motorcycle shops (and some auto apoulstry shops) can narrow the seat for you.

polkat wrote:

I'm guessing that you mean that the seat is so wide you have to curl your legs back in to put your feet on the floorboards? Might be that you are just not used to that seat. But if you otherwise like the seat (and it does look good on that bike), most good motorcycle shops (and some auto apoulstry shops) can narrow the seat for you.

Maybe its just me, I am used to narrow seats ( my last bike was a Suzuki DR650, narrow n hard!) i kinda felt like the circulation was being cut off in my inner thigh, its OK when just cruising but having to lift leg to change gear with that damn rocker pedal arrangement....Grrr!!
Maybe that did it?
Anyway I will probably get used to it. it wasnt so bad today, did 70 miles on her and I didnt cramp up.

Thanks

Martyn

Modding a seat is not difficult. The difficult part is figuring out what and how to mod. You might want to search the zrxoa for threads on Mr. Wog's seat mods. As a rule, wider is better since that spreads the weight over a larger area. Perhaps the problem is a sharp corner or an inconviently located curve. These are easy to fix with a standard electric knife.
Let the chopping begin..................