Your Bike is absolutely stunning Jagster. I’m curious about the seat. Is the cutout portion for air comfort or general looks? I don’t know if some of the feedback would be about keeping your Nuts cooler. If I had a seat like that I wouldn’t have to keep my Man Berries in my boots when I ride. Well done sir.
Thanks for the positive comments.
I've always fancied one since it came out, but never thought i'd get one due to their rarity. You can buy a kit and make your own from a donor bike, which is how most of these bikes happen, but I don't think I would ever have gotten around to doing that, myself.
The seat design & build has been quite a success and has made the bike very comfortable compared to the thin and fairly narrow piece of hard foam that the bike came with.
That's a big deal for me, as I have some legacy health issues in the area/proximity to my prostrate. If I endure any pressure in (let's say...) my 'groin area' I have problems peeing.
That's why I ride the Rocket 3, as the riding position and the seat shape makes it one of the very few bikes that doesn't give me problems....and now, for the first time in about 7 years, I also have another bike, that's very different in character to the Rocket, that I can ride without problems also.
Basically, I need to carry my weight on my bum, not my groin. If you don't suffer from this kind of physical problem, it won't be obvious as to how much difference seat shapes and riding positions make, so it's a real challenge to get a bike that works, in this regard.
The seat is dished in shape (similar to the Rocket) and i've got the foot pegs positioned much further forward than what it would normally be for this kind of bike, but it works really well and gives a very commanding riding position that suits the hilly landscape where I live and the tight twisty roads are easy to ride around on this new bike.
The cut away was a deliberate attempt at taking pressure away, but I also wanted to create an interesting design. I'm very happy with how it looks and how it performs, ergonomically. It's genuinely comfortable.
It feels like a sturdy mountain bike with a torquey suped-up Harley Sportster engine fitted in it......It feels so light and agile, yet so sharp and precise in the turns.
I can turn way sharper and quicker than virtually anything i've ever ridden...........Loving it, but still a lot to get used to before I get to animated in the twisties.