Going to buy a new seat for my 09 M8. I'm 6'5" so a higher seat would be nice. Now that some of you have gotten time on the new seats which one is the one to buy? Are either of them too slick or too hard? Any problems with workmanship? Is the new cat seat long enough for a tall person? Both seats look like they would work well.
new cat seat or new boss seat
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I love my Mountain ASSAULT Freestyle Series Seat (WRP) ...
6'4" and love it. 3" of bar rise over stock 2006 setup. Whole NEW sled!
Ride height is right at the top of the tank. Just my .02.
6'4" and love it. 3" of bar rise over stock 2006 setup. Whole NEW sled!
Ride height is right at the top of the tank. Just my .02.
i would say boss over the 10 cat seat. It is lighter when dry and the boss seat doesn't soak up water like the cat seat so on the hill, it's even lighter
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JHG
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I've been running the new cat seat all year and I love it. I sold my boss seat after I bought the cat seat. It hasn't soaked up any water and the storage is bigger than the Boss. The inside stays dry and it's plastic lined so if you throw tools or something in there they don't beat up your tunnel all day. It is heaver than the Boss.
I am actually thinking of ordering a new cat seat for my 09 hcr. The boss seat has about 350 miles on it. It is a little stiff. I heard they soften up. I don't sit very often. If any one is interested in the boss, pm me. I don't know which one is better. The cat seat will give me more room on my tunnel to pack gas or put a gear bag plus gas. I aggravated my back yesterday. I might start putting my backpack on the sled when I'm not hillclimbing. A person should have their shovel on their back in dangerous areas. I have had buddies get their sled buried and their shovel was in their sled.
I rode 4 days in powder with the new cat seat. I really like the storage area, plenty of room to store what ever you need to put in it and still have room to spare. When i got home I removed all items from the storage area and they were all dry, Onething, I thing the seat is a little to slippery, other then that I like it better then the Boss seat.
I have been on both, and in our group of riders, guys have both seats. With that said, the boss seat has a much more firm foam, the cat seat has lots more room for storage, but the boss seat with all the compartments has plenty of storage and a big plus is that everything has its own place, the boss seat has a much better finish on it, all the upholstery is sewn tight,where i think that after a season of riding and the foam gets broke in the cat seat is going to have to be taken apart and re stapled. both seat sit at almost the same exact height, havent seen or heard of the cat seat foam actually taking on water, i think that the design of the cat seat looks so sweet on the sled especially with a fully polished tunnel. In the end i really dont know which seat is superior, the cat seat has just a little edge to it, thats if you dont mind the possibility of re stapleing it next year
