SwampNut

I'll make sure I can tune it for a perfect backrest position. Non-contact in sporty riding, and useful sitting up. Pass one with my friends holding it in place was very promising. I did the same on the Zero for the perfect fit for Moriah, nailed it.

Due to the placement of the screw holes, I'm pretty sure I'll need a plate that has closer holes to go into the seat, then this onto the plate. I'll work on it tomorrow afternoon.

Yeah, and looking at the different mount that I got (not the same as the XR or Zero), it seems like it will likely be fairly easy and look good. There are NO pictures of the bottom side online however, WTF. I won't know if I need an intermediary aluminum plate until I get it, but I'm thinking likely yes.

My looks OCD on this bike is leading to good engineering fun.

Great and useful point. I can't recall exactly what their custom pan looked like, but do recall that the material was thinner than stock. Still plastic.

The only reason it's not is the ridiculous amount of oil and salt added to the corn tortillas, and often to Americanized guac. I air fry plain corn tortillas (ingredients are corn and water, and sometimes maybe lime too). This works best in an R2D2 air fryer, but can be done in a box style. A side effect of not grease-frying the chips and adding a pile of salt is that you taste the corn. I've had people destroy one of my bags of chips because they've never actually tasted how good crunchy corn is, compared to crunchy grease and salt. And beware the so-called baked chips, they add oil so they end up frying. See, it takes a shitload of time and energy to actually cook things without oil. This was my lunch... Avocado is obviously loaded with nutrition and useful fats. There are a couple of brands of guacamole that are particularly natural and low sodium, my favorite is from Sam's and it's pretty cheap. Just look for added garbage like processed oils and salt, even mayo/cream in some to make it ... creamy? Like avocado isn't? Dunno, it's retarded. And many Mexican-style sauces in stores are really sodium-heavy.

1998, $70 per box, but buy now before they are gone. I sold most of it before Y2k for $300-400.

LOL! But yeah, those plastic tabs are solid. The seat pan appears to be solid HDPE which is definitely strong. But you make a good point. The purpose of this would be general errands, probably...what's a few bags of food weigh? 30#?

Thanks also, but I have a perfectly good one. So it's ready to use/mod/whatever. And I had started to make a single seat cowl for it (which is not attached, it was molded over a cover and release agent, just slips off). Oh shit, that molded cover could be the answer and not mod the seat at all. I think I need to sit around with a smoke and a drink and drunkeneer this. Cycle Gear says the Givi plate should arrive on Thursday.

Gratuitous glamour shot.

Oh, and I ordered the nicer-looking version of the Givi mount, and will work out some kind of flat plate/spacer thing on the rear seat. Maybe combine something like my re-engineered custom plate on the Zero. I cut it from 1/4 aluminum on the bandsaw, and I have more. The OEM base/rack is flimsy, wobbly, and in the wrong location for passenger comfort. I think it came out decent for free-handing it. Oh, and hot tip...putting those eyelet loops in several locations has been SO damn useful. It's hard to even find places for a net or Rok straps on the XX. I will see if I can fully hide one of those inside the rear vent holes. Meanwhile I use this across the undertail.

I got your message, and thanks, but no, I won't use that, seriously. Absolutely not. I am seriously keeping this looking like showroom. I haven't even put a phone mount on it. It's appreciated but I have decided to prioritize looks over function for the first time in my life.

I pulled a smashed plug electrode from a previously perfectly running engine. As in all good, then misfiring, and the plug came out smashed closed. And I had never worked on it before. Neutrinos.

100% will use a drill. I might take the seat off to be safe, or maybe just drill and use The Force.

And beer holder. I'm not an amateur. So after a few days and a few uses... The better wheels and larger wheelbase did as expected. Easy rolling and no tippiness. Downside is that these wheels move so easily; one light bump and the table/chair are on the move. Also my driveway has a slight angle down and they want to slightly follow that. I'm probably going to make up something to very lightly rub on a wheel/bearing and add just some tiny bit of friction. The seat top is SOOOO damn comfortable, compared to any others. Bottom line, recommended if the size and fit is in line with your needs.