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Motorbreath
I am looking for a new seat for my 2005 MXZ 500ss. I have been told by many to buy a Boss Seat, but I also heard they are not cheep.... So now I'm lookin at a 440x seat...

So my questions are these... 1) is the Boss seat worth a lot of money? 2) How much would I be lookin at for a new 440X seat? and 3) what other options do I have??

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Buy a Boss. $ 250 + for a used 440 seat in most cases, as compared to about $500 for a Boss, more expensive, but well worth it!!
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Motorbreath
Why is it worth it??
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TeamScream
I would suggest looking in the classifieds for a used X seat.
-Good luck
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Motorbreath
is the X package seats any better?
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Motorbreath said:
is the X package seats any better?
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I have an 07 X coming ... but I plan on swapping out the seat. I have the 1up seat from my 03 that I want to reuse ... but, you can't make the X 1+1up compatible unless you get the short seat conversion kit ($320+tax CA - thx BRP - so nice). I was planning on selling the original X seat either on ebay or here.
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dynofox
Why do you want a new seat? The 440x seat is no taller than stock, it is just more rounded and easier to move around on. I had a 04 440x seat on my 04 800X for a few years and have recently upgraded to a boss high rise hard tail. I wanted a taller seat so I went with the boss, it is way lighter than the 440 seat (and that seat is much ligher than either the stock X or standard rev seat) so it was a no brainer.
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Motorbreath said:
is the X package seats any better?
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Yes, much firmer and better look
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Go to Go Big Parts and get the Boss High Rise Hardtail!
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1SLEDHEAD said:
Go to Go Big Parts and get the Boss High Rise Hardtail!
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yup, got mine (HRHT) from randy... 486$ (us) delivered!
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Motorbreath
it is just more rounded and easier to move around on.
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That is exactly why I want it...

I'm not interested in a higher seat... I only sit when I'm cornering....Standing the other 90% of the time.
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dynofox
Motorbreath said:
it is just more rounded and easier to move around on.
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That is exactly why I want it...

I'm not interested in a higher seat... I only sit when I'm cornering....Standing the other 90% of the time.
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I see what you're saying, I stand 75% of the time but wanted the higher seat so I could go even higher with my handle bars w/o making it too uncomfortable when I sit. I am now able to run a 10.5 inch riser which is awesome for standing and feels nice when sitting now with the boss seat. The boss seat is very trim on the sides and looks/seems like it will be even easier to move around on than even the 440x seat was.
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dynofox said:
it is just more rounded and easier to move around on.
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That is exactly why I want it...

I'm not interested in a higher seat... I only sit when I'm cornering....Standing the other 90% of the time.
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I see what you're saying, I stand 75% of the time but wanted the higher seat so I could go even higher with my handle bars w/o making it too uncomfortable when I sit. I am now able to run a 10.5 inch riser which is awesome for standing and feels nice when sitting now with the boss seat. The boss seat is very trim on the sides and looks/seems like it will be even easier to move around on than even the 440x seat was.
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you make perfect sense to me!

curious, with a 10.5" riser aren't you concerned with breaking the steering column? I was amazed at how much leverage the 2" riser added, 10.5 has to add an amazing amount of force...
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ViperER said:
it is just more rounded and easier to move around on.
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That is exactly why I want it...

I'm not interested in a higher seat... I only sit when I'm cornering....Standing the other 90% of the time.
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I see what you're saying, I stand 75% of the time but wanted the higher seat so I could go even higher with my handle bars w/o making it too uncomfortable when I sit. I am now able to run a 10.5 inch riser which is awesome for standing and feels nice when sitting now with the boss seat. The boss seat is very trim on the sides and looks/seems like it will be even easier to move around on than even the 440x seat was.
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you make perfect sense to me!

curious, with a 10.5" riser aren't you concerned with breaking the steering column? I was amazed at how much leverage the 2" riser added, 10.5 has to add an amazing amount of force...
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There are others on the forum with higher bars and I've never heard anything about breaking steering stems, guess we'll see.
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