Spencer seat mod, awesome!!

[Just Krusen]

I have about 900 miles on my Spencer mod.  Last weekend was a 540 mile ride just to get more miles on the seat.  It seems to be getting better by the mile, certainly much better than stock.  I'll know for sure after next weekend.  Several of us are taking a 3000 mile 5 day weekend to the mountains.  I just have to survive the first 800 mile day and all will be easy after that. 

Spencer's service was great.  I shipped him the seat on Monday and had it back on the bike on Thursday evenning.  The seat came back in better shape than the way I sent it to him.   

[tundra dweller]

Just finished a 4300 mile tour, could not have done it without the Spencer mod and Alaskan sheepskin cover. We sent the better half's cruiser seat to him before the trip, she loved the difference. If mama ain't happy, no one is happy.

[jjsC6]

I have about 900 miles on my Spencer mod.  Last weekend was a 540 mile ride just to get more miles on the seat.  It seems to be getting better by the mile, certainly much better than stock.  I'll know for sure after next weekend.  Several of us are taking a 3000 mile 5 day weekend to the mountains.  I just have to survive the first 800 mile day and all will be easy after that. 

Spencer's service was great.  I shipped him the seat on Monday and had it back on the bike on Thursday evenning.  The seat came back in better shape than the way I sent it to him.   

Ed, I'm anxious to hear how you like it on your trip.  Sounds like you (like myself) are having more fun on the Concours than the Goldwing 

[Just Krusen]

Ed, I'm anxious to hear how you like it on your trip.  Sounds like you (like myself) are having more fun on the Concours than the Goldwing 

I'm going to take the Wing out this weekend for some exercise.  I have not had it out in over a month now.  The C14 has 1750 miles on it already in 4 weeks.  It's a blast to ride.  The rides I have been on were with my GW buddies.  Same guys that will go to the mountains with me.  They are a lot of fun to ride with and can crank it up pretty good when it gets twisty.  We make several mountain runs each year.  Some are only short weekend trips of 3 days.  This 5 day trip is a luxury ride.  We are all very anxiously looking forward to this trip.

I'll let you know how the trip turns out.

[Toaster]

OK, here is the deal for me with the Spencer Mod. I now have 3600Km on the seat. The good news is if I ride under one hour at time no problem. We put over 1000 Km on the MC into two day last weekend, after an hour I was beginning to feel some hot spots. At 1.5 hour I had enough. So for me if I am riding one hour or less it is a great seat, but any longer and I am looking to get off and have a little stand up time. For the money it is a great seat, and the service is over the top. I will order a Russell day long this winter.

[jjsC6]

I'm going to take the Wing out this weekend for some exercise.  I have not had it out in over a month now.  The C14 has 1750 miles on it already in 4 weeks.  It's a blast to ride.  The rides I have been on were with my GW buddies.  Same guys that will go to the mountains with me.  They are a lot of fun to ride with and can crank it up pretty good when it gets twisty.  We make several mountain runs each year.  Some are only short weekend trips of 3 days.  This 5 day trip is a luxury ride.  We are all very anxiously looking forward to this trip.

I'll let you know how the trip turns out.

Ed, you and I have a lot in common.  I have a 30 month old Goldwing with 8,500 miles on it, and a 20 month old Concours with almost 25,000 miles on it.  A friend and I ride the "Sport bikes" about 300-350 miles every Saturday, and once a year we do a week trip to the Smoky Mountains or Rockies.

Have fun!

[McJunkie]

Whats his web site address? Must have missed it.

[stewart]

I just had the Spencer Mod performed and then road roughly 300 Miles over the course of the weekend with my wife.

Firstly, great service!!

Second, we wanted two things addressed, first the forward lean of the seat and second comfort. I can confirm that the forward lean of the seat has been addressed, both my wife and I were very happy. I just need some tank grips to further improve it. As for the comfort factor, I think its too early to call it. I felt there was improvement, my wife said it felt better, but without a side by side comparison, or a long 250+ mile stint on the bike its a tough one to call right now.

But I'm happy for the cost.

[Just Krusen]

Whats his web site address? Must have missed it.

http://greatdaytoride.com/Home_Page.php

[redbarber]

I also had the Spencer mod done to my 09 seat.  When I first got it back, I posted a raving review on the old forum after about 300 miles riding.  Now I'm afraid that I'll have to change my tune.  Let me say first that the service was quick and very inexpensive.  The mods performed were EXACTLY what I asked for, it just turns out they were not what I really needed.  My long range observations include: Supracore is not for me.  At 275 lbs dry, I think I just crushed the life out of it.  I seemed to be sitting on the seat pan.  My request that he take the pressure off of my thighs at the edge of the seat was ill-advised.  Turns out, the pressure was moved to the middle, just behind the jewels, to an area called the "perineum". (don't look it up, it's not pretty).  Anyway, the result was nerve damage, and my urologist gave me an ultimatum: Get a different seat, or give up either riding or sex, my choice.  AAAARRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!  Talk about a tough spot to be in.   
Don't get me wrong, so let me reiterate:  Spencers gave me what I requested, quickly, and for a low price.  I just did not ask for the right things. 
Anyway, I ended up getting the seat re-done by another outfit, called "Mean City Cycles".  This time around I had a much more educated list of requirements, and spent quite a lot more money.  Quality and fit are just right for me, and I've put a few thousand miles on it so far with great results.   Service was adequate, can't go any higher than that, unfortunately.  What prevented a higher rating?  They had an equipment failure that caused them to miss my appointment window.  Okay, stuff happens.  But when I requested that they upgrade my return shipping so I could have the seat back for an important date, they said "sure, but you pay the increased shipping."  It was only $29, and I am sure I won't die broke because of it, but it wasn't my issue that caused the delay, and I just don't think I should have had to pay to make it right.  But they had my seat, so what could I do?  I'd still recommend their product, and I've seen their service after-the-sale, and it was impressive. 
So, if you know what you need, I'd say you can't go wrong with either company.  Just didn't work out well for me. 

[stewart]

I put in 250 miles on my Spencer's modded seat today and I'm loving it. My knees and bladder gave in before the seat did.

And yes I know 250 miles is not a lot or an iron butt, but it better than sitting at home.

[h2smokin]

My seat is in transit now to Spencers. After a couple of 900mile days on my trip anything has got to be better than this stock junk. Looking forward to getting it back.

[rosser]

I want to get one of those HT Moto seat covers (black ostrich, black carbon fiber) for my 2011 Concours and have it installed by Spencer. However, HT Moto only lists '08-'09 as the Concours model years on their website. I wrote them an email about this back in July and someone named Cory wrote back and said they would love to have a 2011 seat in order to make a pattern and they would "waive the install fee" if I sent them mine. Has anyone had an HT Moto cover made for a 2010 or 2011? Or, maybe the seats are the same from '08-'11? Maybe "Cory" was just pulling my leg...?

The photo is me and "mi novia" (originally from Bolivia) riding in Deal's Gap on August 10. This photo was by us129photos.com.

[Loren]

The seat bases and foam are the same for '08 to '11.

Loren

[Just Krusen]

I just returned from a 5 day 2500 mile ride to NC,GA, TN & SC.  I have about 3000 on my Spencer mod now.  I would never have been able to make this ride with the stock seat.  It's not perfect but seems to be getting better with the miles.  My last day out seemed like the most comfortable one.  Day one was just over 800 miles and 14 1/2 hours on the road.  The next 3 days were around 300-350 but were sun up to sun down.  Day 5 was 540 miles in 10 hours.  I did have some sore spots along the way but a short break was all I needed to recover.  To be fair I can not sit in my recliner at hove for more than a couple of hours without getting sore.  I also used an Alaska Leather sheep skin for most of the trip.  I took it off for day 5 because of threatening rain and did not miss it. 

This mod is turning out better than I had hoped for.  I'll take a few more long trips on my Spencer before I decide if I want a custom seat or not.