The culprit

You can see from this side shot, that the clearance between the rack and where the seat snaps in is small.

Well, the seller of the Corbin Holeshot seat was kind enough to use the “motorcycle code of trust” and allow me to bring the seat home and try it on my bike… and guess what, it didn’t fit! My bike has a bracket for my Givi hard bags which didn’t allow the seat to seat, so to speak. Anyway, after playing with it several ways, the conclusion was met that it just won’t fit. My next thought will be to visit a seat man and see about having the Bandit seat cut down a bit and maybe adding some tempor foam to actual seat position. I found an excellent “how to” on the web, but am a bit leery to put an electric carving knife to my seat, not knowing my skilz at this process, but I do know what needs to be done to make the seat better for my arse! I’ll consider this ploy as I search for someone with the proper knowledge to do it right.

Now for a quick trip back to Stockton to return the seat. *sigh*