i tried to stiffen mine up last season, looks at a lot of ways that might work, but nothing really panned out. I guess it something to just live with to have the adjustability, but if someone has found a way to improve it, im hoping theyll post!

 

No problem with mine. Seems pretty solid stock.

 

ive seen a few now, some are, some arent at all, i wish mine was the later of the two. mine doesnt move when i am on it, but if i am standing, or off the seat a bit, there is movement, nothing serious enough for me to stop riding, but it is there. A friend of mine rides an 09 F and his is tight. Ill just live with it i think, until it breaks at least!

 

My '07 was mint / same goes for my '08............rollers do wear out a lil too fast though / can't imagine having a sled without an adjustable seat.

 

Once the rollers wear out the slop starts, replaced mine last year and they will probably get replaced again this year, we need someone to machine some rollers out of delrin or a more durable material than the cheap plastic that they are now...would seem the material that the BD Rock rollers are made of would work very well.

 

I had to add a small washer behind the clutch side rollers only, it's good now.

 

Mine's been fine so far. We'll see this season.

 

Because of this thread I just went out and tried to move my seat. It was loose as hell. Pulled it off and both of the front rollers are broken. 184 miles on the sled, and I haven't even ridden it on snow yet. Dammit! Those stupid things better be cheap!

 

Because of this thread I just went out and tried to move my seat. It was loose as hell. Pulled it off and both of the front rollers are broken. 184 miles on the sled, and I haven't even ridden it on snow yet. Dammit! Those stupid things better be cheap!

I ordered replacements today. All 4 rollers for $9. I can live with that I guess. Still stupid, but maybe the guy I bought my sled from let his 700 pound buddy ride it? Guy at dealership said to put some silicone grease on the rollers and that will help.

 

Mine went bad last year but they were under warrenty.

 

no problem with mine

 

I got my new rollers today, and the damn seat is still really loose. The slots the rollers ride in are 1/2 inch wide, and the rollers are just a hair under 7/16 diameter. WTF? Thinking of finding some rubber tubing that's about a 1/32 wall thickness to stretch over the rollers and tighten this up. This is going to annoy me to no end if I don't come up with some sort of solution.

 

Jeremy I know your frustration.

My buddy and I are customizing a NONadjustable rock solid seat.

The Tools:
1" steel tubing
Wire feed welder
*BEER*

The Plans
Make a frame for the bottom of the seat,
Make a frame to mount to the tunnel
Attach the 2 pieces while aligning the seat with the gas tank
Powdercoat the frame

Gain another 1" above stock

Finish drinking the beer.
Hopefully this works as planned.

 

I have a 2008 Jaguar and a 2010 Z1 . how do you remove the seats on these sleds?

 

I love the adjustability of the seat, but why there's so much clearance here is a mystery. Just seems completely wrong. If you're going to use a 7/16 wheel, make the slot 1/64 bigger, not a 16th! 1/16 top+1/16 bottom=1/8 total, then extend that angle out about 4 feet.... makes for a lot of movement. And I'm not even that good of an engineer...

I need to find a machine shop to turn me some new wheels to a proper size out of aluminum or delrin or something. Now I wish I still had my lathe! I could get rich fixing this.

 

agreed, im waiting for my new plastic pieces to arrive, theyll probably last me half the season!!

 

Hey guys can you put a adjustable seat on a non adjustable F8? what part would I need I wonder to make it happen???

 

They do get a little sloppy, but it doesn't hurt anything or go anywhere. I will probably make a few sets out of nylon or something just so I don't need to replace them as often. I wouldn't try using aluminum or they will wear out the rails too. Sled Ed, to remove the seat just take the screw out of the rail and the seat lifts right off.

 

I wouldn't mind if it was a wear issue. My sled has 186 miles on it, is on it's second set of rollers, and still sloppy as all hell. Just annoying is all. I'm off to play in the snow!

 

Seat is rock solid once yer butt's planted on it...............why try n reinvent the "seat" wheel.

 

Do you guys actually adjust the seat?
Based on what?
I can see different riders wanting different heights, but same rider changing it I can't see. What kind of conditions warrant changing the height?
I always want my seat high and cannot see why you would lower it.
Just askin'.

Now I did put a adjustable (for and aft) riser on my new sled...I can see that being a good thing.

 

I adjust my seat and bars all the time... if I'm doing a lot of high speed riding on smooth trails,lakes and rivers or if it is cold out I will lower the seat and bars..other wise I prefer to have everything up and in attack mode!!

 

i think lower is alright on some rides, i.e long straights, no real "athletic" riding to be had, I like the seat high for deep snow, easier to go from sitting to standing. really up to your riding style, but i agree that this seat needs a bit of an engineering tweek!

 

I only put mine up to relax n cruise or if on a really rough trail, rest of the time it's down to provide max handling.

 

Mine's always down. Never move it. I stand alot so I keep it down out of the way.

 

I adjust mine all the time. Nice to change seating position on a long ride.

 

I like mine up about half way. Just annoying when I stand up and it's bouncing around under me. Just hearing it flopping around bugs me. Maybe I will just keep the seat up and not stand as much. Or maybe I'll get over it once the riding gets better, I get some miles on, and I have less time to figure out nit-picky things to fix.