Brodie - you're a real racer kind of guy! Interestingly enough, a guy on the ZX6R forum who does actually race recently posted this thread about the exact same subject. Summary of his message was that squeezing the tank keeps weight off your arms and hence the front forks, giving your suspension more available travel than if you support all the forward shift in weight through your arms. Also gives you more braking power before you lift the rear wheel off the ground, but not sure how many guys have done that on their FJRs
Kevininin, I disagree that Seth desperately needs more help. Last week when he had my seat there I would have agreed, but I thought alot about that. I had a Rick Myers seat on a cruiser in the past. Rick had gone the other direction in hiring help as his business grew, which led to much less quality. I had to send my seat back, and the end result was only adequate. With Seth, as everyone stated he is a one man show, what goes through his hands are 2nd to none. When I talked to him on 3 occasions, I knew that he understood my needs, and that the person I was talking to on the phone was the very same person that was going to be working on my seat. That was important to me. I am willing to wait for that quality.
I have never met any of these principles but perhaps this may apply. Shall we consider them artists of a sort? Do you not find most artists eccentric??
Hey...I don't go along with your premise.
I don't think Seth Laam is eccentric at all, he just has a passion for making seats and is very good at it. He is not that good, nor does he have the passion, for all the paperwork, scheduling, and communication that is required to run a business and try to keep all his customers happy all the time. He has been making seats since he finished high school, he only started running a business a couple of years ago. He doesn't need someone to help him build seats, he needs someone to help him run the business.
Thank you my friend. You just complimented pretty much every active member of this forum!
LOL!
You know, I don't care if someone howls at the moon...if they do good work, they're getting my money.
Totally agree! I've talked to Ivan a few times on the phone and he's been nothing but helpful. Guys I see on the FZ board who express anything other than props for him seem to fall into the "in today's internet era, everything should be free" category, or just generally want to talk s**t.
I haven't been on the FZ1 board in many years. But there were always folks who had an axe to grind, or, more accurately, a competing product to sell, who would trash Ivan. But I don't remember ANYONE who had his products complaining about them, and I don't think I have dementia yet....What was I saying?
