Destined to destroy Yamaha R&D

I think it is in my DNA to ruin millions of R&D dollars from OEMs. I completely worked over my 2014 RXR XP 1000 and I told myself I would wait till the warranty ran out in 6 months before I broke out the welder...well I made it 2 weeks! I couldn’t stand the seat geometry! Reviews say the RMAX...

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I am 6' 3 and my legs are really short hence the long torso. At first I felt the way you do. It felt like I was sitting very forward and high. Given the type of riding we do, slow speed/technical riding i realized the higher seat position was a benefit to seeing whats going on. What I don't like is how close my knees are to the console and, I do need a little reclining to relax the angle on my crusty knees. I added some washers under the front seat bolts to change the seat angle and it helped. The big problem is the bar behind the seat won't allow further movement. So in my mind the seat itself really isn't the problem. I am considering doing some fabrication to the ROPS bar behind the seat to allow for me to angle the seat base and seat back towards the rear. For the record I am riding an Rmax4. Lastly I have ridden many miles in an RZR1000 and for me I couldn't see obstacles while crawling nearly as well in the Rmax.

 

Just for the record...Barkbeetle is an animal. Love that mod. I just like the higher position with recline.

 

Pulled the cushions out, looks like I can safely remove at least an inch of padding out of the seat bottoms, kinda like modifying MX seats for better standover height. Since I'm only 150 lbs, I will not compromise the seat load capacity.

 

Bark Beatles seat mod is definitely the way to go long term. For short term, the drivers seat has four mounting points and can put two washers under the front mounting points. It puts a noticeable recline on the seat and helps the seat hug your upper body more and feel more locked in. I’m 6’1 also with a long torso and with the seat at one notch from the furthest back and slightly reclined it fits perfect.

Would still love to drop drivers about 2” at a slight angle back, passenger forward 1/2” and dropped/angled the same.