WRP seat review 2" rise

viento79 said:
Solutions, do you happend to have a picture of the blue seat? Also, I know this sounds picky, but does the Assault embroidery come in white as I don't like the read lettering. Yup, that sounded picky...LOL!
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Thats not too picky, I'd like to see an all white seat, with no lettering. I don't wanna sound like an A**, but what a bummer it has black on it.
 
I saw the blue seat at the local custom shop, it didn't match the sled at all.

it was kinda silver/grey.......!! just saying ....!! not that its a bad color, just doesn't seem to match the sled.
 
Ordered my WRP seat today, I cannot wait for it to come in. I noticed my knees were bothering me quite a bit on my last ride and that my knees are above my hips. This mod should remedy that. I will post the results of my ride after install.
 
AKrider said:
I got to try out my new WRP seat and I'm pleased with how it works on my short track Nytro. I've had my '08 since new and over the past two seasons I noticed my knees hurting during races or aggressive trail riding. When I started off this season I looked at my sled set up with fresh eyes. What I noticed was how low my stock seat was. I'm not a tall guy so I never looked into a taller seat but this season I paid attention to the ergos and figured out that my legs were bent at 90 degrees when sitting and the transition from sitting to standing took more effort than it did on my dirt bike.

So after talking to Marc at WRP seats I had one coming my way as a kit. I went with a kit to save on shipping since it costs a bunch of money to send anything to and from Alaska. Anyway, I wouldn't recommend getting the kit unless you have a pneumatic stapler or an upholstery shop in your town. Marc warned me about the install and tried to talk me out of it but I of course love to learn things the hard way so I didn't take his advice. My Dad and I have installed lots of seat covers over the years and it is not hard to do. You just take your time and be patient. But the difference here is that the Nytro has a hard, plastic seat base that is very difficult to shoot staples into. My electric stapler wouldn't even drive the 1/4" staple into the base. Next day I bought the most powerful electric stapler our small, local hardware store carried and had better results but it still didn't go smoothly. I couldn't get every staple to drive in all the way and had to go back and use a hammer and drift to drive them in the rest of the way. A pneumatic stapler is what'd you want to do the job. In any case I figured a race sled is never done or perfect so we got it on and it looks nice.

The seat is made up of new foam and a cover. The foam is nicely shaped and firmer than the stock seat. The seat cover is stretchy and looks nice on the sled. I'll get some pictures posted tomorrow. I like the logo because it isn't huge and guady so as to break up the lines of the sled.

So... how does it perform? Really well. Just riding out of my yard my first impression was that the seat was too firm. That went away after a few miles. By far the most noticeable difference is the ease in which you go from sitting to standing. After mounting it in my garage I thought it felt perfect with the OFT steering post relocator I installed at the same time. Out on the trail everything felt great! One thing that surprised me was how I was able to grip the seat with my legs like on a dirt bike. It allows you to have more control. Cornering seems more natural to me as well because I'm in the attack position like on a dirt bike. I noticed when I slid forward, I was able to brace off the WRP seat better for the corners than I could with my stock seat.

I also rode the sled off trail and played in the powder and because the transition from sitting to standing is so effortless, the sled was easier to throw around.

Overall I'm very happy with the seat and wish I would have had one from the beginning. Kinda hard to believe that a 2" taller seat makes that much difference but it does. Add in the OFT steering post relocator and the Nytro is more controllable and feels natural when riding and cornering.
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Hey Chad long time no talk Coming down to any USCC races later this year?
 
Yes ,I have both on mine. The seat is well worth it. I thought it was to hard at first but with 750 miles on it is great. I also have 5" bar riser to help with the taller seat. I am 6' and sled fits perfect
 
Just to clarify...is this a "kit" or an actual complete seat.
I appreciate all the reviews...I've got a 2010 XTX, always been a ski-doo guy but decided to make the switch this year over to Yamaha. Greatest stand up sled I've ever ridden, just need a taller and firmer seat when sitting.

If there is any info about shipping to Ontario Canada I would appreciate that as well.

Cheers,
Clarkie
 
you send in your seat pan, they install new foam and seat cover and ship it back to you. The seat is firmer and 2 inches taller than stock.
 
clarkie24 said:
Just to clarify...is this a "kit" or an actual complete seat.
I appreciate all the reviews...I've got a 2010 XTX, always been a ski-doo guy but decided to make the switch this year over to Yamaha. Greatest stand up sled I've ever ridden, just need a taller and firmer seat when sitting.

If there is any info about shipping to Ontario Canada I would appreciate that as well.

Cheers,
Clarkie
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buy from sled soloutions (delivered in less than a week) and have your local auto trim shop install the foam and cover. saves a bunch on shipping and border hassle.
 
the nearest auto trim shop to me is 8 hours, unfortunately that was not an option for me, but I did order from sled solutions
 
My WRP seat is mounted with a clear trail tank. The foam works really well and I wouldn't want it any softer. The answers to the other questions can be found in my original post.
Cheers,
Scott
 
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