Buyer Beware

[Bones]

A number STers have commented that Rick Mayer makes a good seat. I borrowed one for a test ride and liked it. I called Mr. Mayer and ordered a seat and sent in my order form, check for the seat and check for a pan deposit by mail. He acknowledged receipt of these things, cashed my seat check, and sent me production dates. He asks you not to pester him about dates (it's even on the website) and says he will keep you informed via email.

I got one production date, then another (earlier) date, then confirmation of the second date. A week after I had been advised that the seat was shipping I still had no tracking number and contacted him for it. He replied that I never paid him so he never built my seat. I sent him a scan of the cancelled check as proof of payment and asked when I could expect my seat. His reply: "I would rather refund you."

He did not return the $400 pan deposit check. I asked him to return it. He said it was nowhere to be found. Three weeks later he sent an email saying don't forget to send us your pans so we can return your deposit check. I replied that he never made me a seat so I didn't owe him a pan deposit, and that he claims to have lost the check anyway. He promised to locate the check and return it. A week later I discovered that he found the check because he endorsed and cashed it! Again I sent him a scan of the check for a refund and an explanation. He replied "sorry for any inconvenience" and assured me a check is in the mail.

The following week I received a letter advising me that he would be cashing the deposit check he had already cashed. Still no refund, though, so I called to ask when he mailed it. He said his secretary wasn't in and he'd check with her the next day confirm. A few days later I got an email that said the check was mailed. A week later, still no check. I called again and he promised it would go in the mail the following Friday. It took three weeks.

Long story short, Rick Mayer cashed nearly $800 in my checks and never created anything for me but hassles. Good product or not, I will never do business with him. I will also use my credit card for any purchase over distance. One call to my credit card company would have ended this fiasco.

Rick Mayer told me when I originally phoned in my order that seat making is a labor of love but only a part time business (his words). It doesn't receive his full time attention, that's for certain. Buyer beware.

One positive outcome: As a "temporary" alternative to a custom seat, I bought an Alaska Leather (http://www.alaskaleather.com/) sheepskin to get me through the three rally weekends. As I've mentioned on previous threads, it is the best comfort improvement I've made on my ST. $45 delivered to Massachusetts from Alaska as promised in 3 days.

[SteveST1300]

Sure am glad I didn't have any problems like that with my Sargent. But I have to agree Bones the Alaska leather sheep skins is awsome thanks for the tip. And I too got mine 3 days after I called in the order.:03biker:

[sttourer]

Sorry to hear about your misfortune.

That is not the first horror story I've heard about him.

:(

[eddiemack]

Resorting to riding with sheep now aye? ... I knew you were from NH!!

[Kennedy]

Sounds like a very well organized dedicated business man all right. I have also gone the way of the sheep. I am sure it is not the best solution but $40.00 @ Ikea and it sure has helped. Oh on a side note Ikea has now discovered what we are doing with them and doubled the price the day after I got mine. Thieves.

[Bones]

Resorting to riding with sheep now aye? ... I knew you were from NH!!


Yes, Eddie, just like you. :scared2:

[ST1300NH1]

Have to say I'm very happy with the Corbin Solo I ordered. Got it when they said I would, quality is A-/B+, can ride for hours without the butt burn the stock seat caused after 90 minutes, and at $279 I think it's an excellent buy.

And Eddie, not everyone from NH enjoys sheep as much as you do!

You still riding the day after Thanksgiving?

[Ken]

What a nightmare. He may make a great seat, but he certainly needs someone that can handle order fulfillment. Yikes!

[AZST]

These kinds of stories always scare me into never trusting any vendor. I was on pins/needles when I ordered my Sargent through that California Touring vendor.

I "spun the chamber" with them and got lucky with the seat. Other items I have ordered from them-- hassles and lousy customer service.

If I don't hear great things on this site about vendors....I never take a chance anymore.

--Bryan
04ST1300A
STOC# 5197
:04biker:

[eddiemack]

YES! I might skip the mountains and head to the coast due to the snow over the notches. I'll keep you informed if you're interested. :tb1:
"And Eddie, not everyone from NH enjoys sheep as much as you do! You still riding the day after Thanksgiving?"

[crazykz]

I have heard the same story from more than one person in the past and that's why I didn't consider purchasing one from him. A friend of mine did buy one from him and did get the seat but it was not smooth and there were issues.

It's nice that her makes a good seat but his business edicate and organizational skills is lacking to say the least.

I too went with an Alaskan Sheepskin on my Sargent. I found that the vinyl on the Sargent seat just rubbed me the wrong way. ;)

Curt

[GRN]

Let me start by saying I do really like my seat.

The rest of what I have to say I cannot here... have tried several times and had to delete it... still too pissed, Uncle Charlie wouldn't have liked it.......... IMO the guy's an idiot, even worse, kinda a pompous idiot. He f'd up every single detail of the transaction at least once... and as many as three times... and not rocket surgery kinda stuff either. It was ludicrous.

The seat is so good I'm torn about ever doing it again... if I do it will only be in the off season. I know if I add a Veefer that I'll wanna do somthing there too... the corbin I sat on for the VFR didn't do much for me.

[STeelersFan]

Thanks Bones for the warning. I will steer clear of Rick Mayer.

And I also have an Alaska sheepskin, and I like it. But, please, no jokes about me and sheep.:D

[georgeorge]

And I also have an Alaska sheepskin, and I like it. But, please, no jokes about me and sheep.:D

Why not....You guys have sheep in PA....No?:D

[STeelersFan]

OK Brian,

I came to your campground all the way from PA, and I even brought Yuengling (and had a great time) and now you're dishing me about sheep:D, and what's wrong with sheep:rolleyes:

Gosh, I love you ConSTOC guys, and I also did see lots of sheep in Connecticut.:)

And I did say sheepskin, so this has nothing to do with "Trojan Man", does it (Todd?)?:D .

[Tor]

Holy smoke, Bones,,,thats just insane.....Thanks for advising...

[Erik]

I had Rick make me a seat. It came out beautifully. It was made on time, I received it prompty, and I had zero problems. FWIW....

[Bones]

I'm glad someone had a positive experience...wish I had.

[number9]

Thanks for sharing that horror story Bones. I had heard iffy things about him before, but I never really considerd getting a seat from him, if your gonna do it, do it right a get a Russell.

I too have the Alaska Leather sheepskin cover - high grade model - but I didn't find mine that pleasing. It may have added a few miles to my sore butt limit but nothing like I had hoped. I mad the mistake of riding to NeSTOC with only the AL pad and regretted it shortly into the trip. I have a bun saver from Wal-Mart (hunting section) that I use and it is fantastic for extending my sore butt limit - or just providing some relief when my butt gets sore on a trip. For the money spent on each vs. the end result, the bun saver is a HUGE value that is not to be overlooked.

**disclaimer - my bike has a Corbin seat on it currently. I will be getting a date with Russell setup very shortly.

[Kempo-STer]

OK Brian,

I came to your campground all the way from PA, and I even brought Yuengling (and had a great time) and now you're dishing me about sheep:D, and what's wrong with sheep:rolleyes:

Gosh, I love you ConSTOC guys, and I also did see lots of sheep in Connecticut.:)

And I did say sheepskin, so this has nothing to do with "Trojan Man", does it (Todd?)?:D .


Nope...You did not say "Lamb-skin" only sheep skin. For this you are absolved.
You can still bring me yuengling.

[Gug]

Sorry to hear about your experience. I have a Rick Meyer saddle and it is excellent. I can't say enough about it. I had ordered mine last fall and allthough he took a few weeks longer than projected it all worked out well.

I spoke with Rick on several occasions and last year he had run a special on ST1300 saddles. He ended up getting swamped with business. (Those wonderful 30 mile stock seats) He took the first bunch of orders using his own pans from Honda and relying on the riders to send him their stock pans. Well the latter didn't happen and he lost money on each of them when he had to go an purchase new pans from Honda again. He then requested to either send in you stock pans or use his with $300.00 deposit and when you sent your pans in after receiving your new seat he would reimburse you the money.

He did for me. Again the guy makes the best seat I have ever sat on for distance riding.

Dennis

[Marshal_Mercer]

A number STers have commented that Rick Mayer makes a good seat.
As someone who highly recommended Rick's seat, I apologize to any of you who had such a bad experienced as Bones, and were influenced to buy from Rick based upon what I wrote. I had a "ride-in" and missed the drama of the seat pan deposit.

No more from me on this.

Marshal

[STeveGray]

Another option would be to try Rick's brother -- Bill. They both learned the craft from their father who was the originator of what is now the Russell Day Long saddle. I have no personal experience with either so I can't comment :shrug1: but I've heard lots of good things about both of their saddles. Bill might be worth a try. Here's his website: http://billmayersaddles.com/october25homepage.html

[Bones]

As someone who highly recommended Rick's seat, I apologize to any of you who had such a bad experienced as Bones, and were influenced to buy from Rick based upon what I wrote. I had a "ride-in" and missed the drama of the seat pan deposit.

No more from me on this.

Marshal
No apology needed, Marshal. I tried the seat and liked it, too. On the CalSci page on bike seats Mark Lawrence said of Rick Mayer, "Schedule a ride-in, or buy yours in the off-season. Trust me on this." Perhaps he knows something the rest of us don't. FWIW, Rick was never unpleasant, just woefully disorganized.

[CrashTestDanny]

Another option would be to try Rick's brother -- Bill. They both learned the craft from their father who was the originator of what is now the Russell Day Long saddle.

I've been reading about seats and their vendors since May, and although I've heard nothing but good things about all three seats, only Russell has received consistently good reviews. The Meyer brothers' reviews are mixed at best and I've seen very little that would convince me to conduct a mail-order transaction with either of them.

Luckily, I have a 12/12 production date with Russell and have secured the loan of a buddy's stock seat while mine's away.

[Putt]

Thanks for sharing that horror story Bones. I had heard iffy things about him before, but I never really considerd getting a seat from him, if your gonna do it, do it right a get a Russell.

I have a bun saver from Wal-Mart (hunting section) that I use and it is fantastic for extending my sore butt limit - or just providing some relief when my butt gets sore on a trip. For the money spent on each vs. the end result, the bun saver is a HUGE value that is not to be overlooked.

**disclaimer - my bike has a Corbin seat on it currently. I will be getting a date with Russell setup very shortly.

Got a pix of the bun saver so I know what I am looking for at Wally World??

Putt...

[number9]

Got a pix of the bun saver so I know what I am looking for at Wally World??

Just went out and took some. excuse the mess, the bike is down waiting on new rear wheel rubbers.

Several hunting/outdoors websites have these but they are rectangular instead a triangular - don't know why. I paid around $7.00 for it. The front strap just lays over the leading edge of the seat and tucks between the seat and the tank. The side straps are adjustable and have elastic in them so they easily conform as needed when you install the seat on the bike. In one of the pics a red arrow points to a black cap. This is an air vent - this pad is self-inflating and therefore adjustable. Before you get on the bike, open the cap and let it fill with air. Close the cap and get on the bike. Crack the cap open a little and air will begin to rush out, close it back when you like the level of air under your bum. This can even be done while riding down the road - just lift your butt up a little so the pad will fill with air. I have done this many times on the road when an adjustment is needed. To be able to use the adjustment while on the bike, the camo side needs to be facing out. Yes it is ugly, but no one will see it when you are sitting on the bike. The pad packs away easily. Just open the cap, fold the pad over onto itself a couple times and put your knee on it to squeeze out all the air you can and close the cap. Anytime I go on a ride that has a chance of me being on the slab for any extended period, this goes in my saddlebag - with the exception of the trip to NeSTOC and I learned my lesson on that one. In all honesty, the trip to NeSTOC has been the only time I have used the Alaska Leather pad that I bought with intentions of replacing the Bun Saver.

Here are the pics
http://community.webshots.com/album/199180201TXeMdo/2

[NormanPCN]

On the CalSci page on bike seats Mark Lawrence said of Rick Mayer, "Schedule a ride-in, or buy yours in the off-season. Trust me on this." Perhaps he knows something the rest of us don't. FWIW, Rick was never unpleasant, just woefully disorganized.

With the ride in appointment you go away with your seat. With mail order you get on the infamous production schedule with big cracks that things tend to fall through.

[Putt]

Must be regional, went to Wally World, they never heard of them...
Kinda like a poor-mans air hawk... I wonder if you can get them from
Wally Worlds web site... Gonna check that out, thanks!!!


Putt...



Just went out and took some. excuse the mess, the bike is down waiting on new rear wheel rubbers.

Several hunting/outdoors websites have these but they are rectangular instead a triangular - don't know why. I paid around $7.00 for it.

[Putt]

dang could not find it at Wally-Worlds web site either..

Putt..

[Dave Austin]

I feel that its important to keep your good name in life.

This guy will never ever get an order from me. Bones sorry to hear that this happened to you.

But remember, as for him, what goes around comes around. I will tell everyone I know not to order from this guy. And its a few...:)

Dave Austin

[PLCBithead]

Thank you for taking the time to post the details of this scam like business practice. I was considering purchasing one his saddles, but not any more. I'll keep looking for other alternatives

[STindy05]

Thank you for taking the time to post the details of this scam like business practice. I was considering purchasing one his saddles, but not any more. I'll keep looking for other alternatives

Give Spencer a call. He is cheap and does a miracle with the stock seat!

[PLCBithead]

Give Spencer a call. He is cheap and does a miracle with the stock seat!

Who is spencer? website? Tell me more, I'm open to suggestions

[Mellow]

Spencer is a member here.. website is www.greatdaytoride.com

[LDMike]

+1 on the Russell Day Long saddle...

Before I bought the Russell, I tried the AK leather sheepskin, but still wasn't enough to stop the bun burn.

I followed the instructions, took pictures of me on the bike and sent the seat into them in February 2005. Got it back in a few weeks and it was perfect from the get go.

Since that time, I've put on many 1000s of miles, lots of LD riding and never had any issue with butt burn. IMNSHO, it's the best seat on the market and well worth the money.

Some people do not like the look of the Russell, but the "wings" on the side of the saddle (which make it look a little funny) are the thing that make the seat so effective. Those wings support your thighs and take a lot of the pressure off your tailbone.

As always, YMMV.

[Tom B.]

Unbelievabley I have only one thing to say:
SPENCER!

[CDNolddude]

Bones... really sorry about your experience but thanks for letting the rest of us know about it.. You gotta wonder how he can do great business for one person and then have incidents like yours?
Maybe he was off his meds? assuming he is on some.. that does happen to some people..
But whatever... I won't be ordering from him.

[dsteward]

+1 on the Spencer LD seat modification.

My experience: I found that I could only ride about 1 hour with the stock seat before it became extremely uncomfortable. After receiving the modified seat back from Spencer, I could ride about a half day before things started getting rough again. 4000 miles later, the seat has become more comfortable. I don't know if the seat is breaking in or I'm just becoming more accustomed to it, but I can now go all day without much effort.

So, my .02 is to give the Spencer seat mod a try before shelling out the big bucks for a custom seat. You might be pleasantly surprised and save quite a bit of $$$.

[Scooterb]

Who is spencer? website? Tell me more, I'm open to suggestions

Steve, if you want to try a Spencer modified seat just let me know and you can try mine for as long as you wish. I swapped my spare standard seat earlier this summer with Forgetabout who was trading in his ST for a new Wing. He had his seat modded by Spencer and offered it as a trade instead of giving it to the dealer. Thanks Rich!!!:bow1:

I have continued to use my heated Corbin seat mostly so don't feel like you are imposing any.

[joeca43]

Bone's,
Sorry to hear about your experiance with Rick. I have a seat made by Bill and love it. I did the ride in with Maldos and believe me it makes all the difference when looking for a custom seat for your Arss.
As I understand it the brothers use two totally different approaches to making seats.
I would do business with Bill again in the future.

[mugup]

Man I can't believe how lucky I must have been especially considering my location. I ordered a seat and send my "pans" last January as instructed along with a leap of faith payment. The seat came back just a little late and its great. In addition to that he chased me for information to get it right.

While my seat was at his shop he was running a little contest on his web site. The idea was to identify the location depicted in a photo.

I took a shot guessed correctly about a loation in Northern CA and won a 50% off credit.

The next week he displayed a different location somewhere on the mighty Mississippi. After a little time on Google Earth and some deductive reasoning
(read s... house luck) I hit it again. Another 50% off credit rung up. Unfortunatley it was for future work only and not applicable to the seat that was currently being done. I told him not to worry as the deal was not transferable and as I only own one bike it was unlikely I would ever need another seat upholstered.

I never gave it another thought until a couple of months went by and I received a full refund for my seat in the mail.

I don'y know if it was a mistake or not but me and the s/o are happy with the seat and very happy about the price!.

:D :woo
By the way the contest ended after my second win.

[MidLife]

Man I can't believe how lucky I must have been especially considering my location. I ordered a seat and send my "pans" last January as instructed along with a leap of faith payment. The seat came back just a little late and its great. In addition to that he chased me for information to get it right.

While my seat was at his shop he was running a little contest on his web site. The idea was to identify the location depicted in a photo.

I took a shot guessed correctly about a loation in Northern CA and won a 50% off credit.

The next week he displayed a different location somewhere on the mighty Mississippi. After a little time on Google Earth and some deductive reasoning
(read s... house luck) I hit it again. Another 50% off credit rung up. Unfortunatley it was for future work only and not applicable to the seat that was currently being done. I told him not to worry as the deal was not transferable and as I only own one bike it was unlikely I would ever need another seat upholstered.

I never gave it another thought until a couple of months went by and I received a full refund for my seat in the mail.

I don'y know if it was a mistake or not but me and the s/o are happy with the seat and very happy about the price!.

:D :woo
By the way the contest ended after my second win.

You made all of this up, right?

Questionable math too! 50% of 50% = 0 ???

[STingray]

I'm not sure any of this will make a difference to anybody, but I'll say it anyway.

Anyone who is in business in a motorcycle related shop/store puts up with a LOT of c-r-a-p. Day in and day out, morons calling about really stupid things, asking questions that don't make sense (literally), and the caller get upset and threatens to blow up the store, or at the very least tell a thousand people not to spend their money there. Sheesh! You oughta hear some of these guys! I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't heard some of it myself. It's really a shame that people like that are able to walk around freely. Not that they are a danger to anyone, but how do they function with a brain that corrolates information like that?

Now, why did I say that? Well, Rick Mayer, while being a really decent/nice guy, is, as you've all surmized, not a very good organizer. He needs some extra 'handle with care'. In other words, give him a BREAK will ya? :) Nobody has ever lost their money with him. I too am a "victim" of his disorganization, but something I just found out recently. #1- he rode, and finished the Iron Butt. It almost cost him his good marriage. All that has to weight heavily on a person. I'm not saying it's anybody else's fault but his own, but that's just what he's dealing with. #2- last fall he wrecked his bike...badly. He was pretty banged up. Which, if you can imagine, put everything on the skids regarding his business. (the reason I didn't get to do my 'ride in')

As soon as I heard what Rick was going through, my attitude changed and I just shrugged and used my current seat another season. Hey, *I* didn't just about lose my life in a wreck, so I felt pretty happy. Sad for Rick, but happy that I wasn't dealing with his situation.

I realize as much as the next guy that there are going to be unsatisfactory experiences with vendors, but is getting all weirded out going to make things better? No. It might make you feel good for a minute, but it has no lasting effects. A real good thing to do is to ask yourself "what can *I* do to make this situation better, so I can get what I want?"

Bones, I'm sorry you had this problem. And, I'm glad you ended up getting your money back. BTW, my experience with "Rocky" (Bill, Jr.) ...well, it wasn't a good one. Personally I wouldn't trust him, but that's all up to youze guys. Personally, I would do business with Rick, any day. He makes a fantastic seat. Now if he can just get his "act" together, right? :clap2:

[mugup]

100% true story.

Actually the math is fine, my explanation maybe not so much. It was two 50%off credits, but I would have had to do two more seats to collect. I guess he didn't foresee the same person winning more than once and he did his best to live up to the contest and refunded 100% of the job. He may be disorganized but I think he is a good guy.

Bottom line ..... my experience with Rick Mayer and his work was 100%.

[Darth Sean]

No apology needed, Marshal. I tried the seat and liked it, too. On the CalSci page on bike seats Mark Lawrence said of Rick Mayer, "Schedule a ride-in, or buy yours in the off-season. Trust me on this." Perhaps he knows something the rest of us don't. FWIW, Rick was never unpleasant, just woefully disorganized.


I did a ride in with Rick and my butt didn't like his seat. Painful ridge under my right thigh and strong forward slope. Sent it in for a rework and it came back the same. There wasn't an additional set of staple holes so I think he just forgot to work on it before he shipped it back. I removed the cover and sculpted the foam to get rid of the ridge and then removed the rubber seat plugs and shoved the rear of the saddle down to get rid of the slope - in high position only. Asked for a refund and three months later had to contact the BBB to get Rick's attention. In the end, I decided to keep the saddle. With my mods to his mods it is an improvement over stock. I think I will try a Sargent saddle next. If that doesn't work, a Corbin, then maybe some rework myself and if that fails, send the Corbin off to Russell. How's that for a long term plan for the perfect seat? I just want to go on long rides and think about something else other than my butt!:06biker:

[AzDesertRider]

I have been happy with my Rick's seat since day one. Did well over 20K on a Corbin before winning some $$ off of a Rick's seat as swag in a rally. Never did get used to or like the Corbin. I too experienced a little "Dis-Organization" in the process of getting the seat built, but Rick made it right & I have never looked back.

[STingray]

I think I will try a Sargent saddle next. If that doesn't work, a Corbin, then maybe some rework myself and if that fails, send the Corbin off to Russell. How's that for a long term plan for the perfect seat? I just want to go on long rides and think about something else other than my butt!:06biker:

So why put yourself through the misery and just go with the Russell? :shrug1:
:

I hated the only Corbin I ever had. I guess it's a case that "there's a butt for every saddle" :D

[vicramdiesel]

First of all every one goes through ups and downs.EVERYONE! THATS STILL NO EXCUSE FOR THE WAY BONES WAS TREATED. NO EXCUSE! IF THIS GUY IS SO UNORGANIZED GET HELP HE CAN AFFORD IT. AS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE COMMING TO HIS DEFENSE JUST PRETEND YOU WRER TREATED LIKE BONES !
BOTTOM LINE IT IS B.S. LOOK AT ALL DETAILS IT SEEMS LIKKE TO ME IF BONES DIDNT PRODUCE THE COPIES OF CHECKS AND CONSISTENTLY CALLING HIM BACK TO GET HIS MONEY THAT IDIOT WOULD NOT RETURN HIS MONEY. BOTTOM LINE IS THERE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH COMPETITON RATHER THEN TO BE TREATED LIKE HE WAS.I WILL TELL EVERY ONE I KNOW NEVER TO BUY FROM THIS GUY.

[STingray]

First of all every one goes through ups and downs.EVERYONE! THATS STILL NO EXCUSE FOR THE WAY BONES WAS TREATED. NO EXCUSE! IF THIS GUY IS SO UNORGANIZED GET HELP HE CAN AFFORD IT. AS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE COMMING TO HIS DEFENSE JUST PRETEND YOU WRER TREATED LIKE BONES !
BOTTOM LINE IT IS B.S. LOOK AT ALL DETAILS IT SEEMS LIKKE TO ME IF BONES DIDNT PRODUCE THE COPIES OF CHECKS AND CONSISTENTLY CALLING HIM BACK TO GET HIS MONEY THAT IDIOT WOULD NOT RETURN HIS MONEY. BOTTOM LINE IS THERE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH COMPETITON RATHER THEN TO BE TREATED LIKE HE WAS.I WILL TELL EVERY ONE I KNOW NEVER TO BUY FROM THIS GUY.

vicramdiesel: First off, can you not yell at everyone (all caps) please? Thank you! :)

Second, what offer of personal experience in this matter can you offer "everyone I know" to defend your position? An "I know a guy who had problems with this guy..." just doesn't do it for most reasonable persons. I cannot imagine any vendor who hasn't ticked off someone, SOMEwhere in the course of doing their best to do their customers right.

It seems quite unreasonable to judge anyone based on a relatively few problems. That is when it becomes a numbers game. Yes, it's sad when its YOUR number that gets goofed up (DAMHIK), but that's life in this current world... all people are imperfect and are going to make mistakes. Sheesh, how do you live with your own mistakes? I'm sure you're much more lenient with yourself, aren't you... (I'm still trying to imagine what personal vested interest you have in this though)

If that's the way you feel, then I encourage you not to do business with Rick Mayer. That's your prerogative. Me? I have a ride-in date set up for next month. :hotpepper We're 99% sure we're going with a leather cover. Any thoughts?

THX!

[Marshal_Mercer]

<snip>

Any thoughts?

THX!
I have a thought. Say "Hi" to Rick for me. My RM leather seat is four years old and is still very comfortable and still looks good (IMHO) with a good cleaner. Worth every penny of my ride-in.

Ask Rick about his Intensive Care nursing experiences and about his Iron Butt ride. Very interesting.

Marshal

[Bones]

Any thoughts?



Pay with a credit card, and may you fare better than I did.

[Marshal_Mercer]

Pay with a credit card, and may you fare better than I did.
+1. Safety first.

Marshal

[mitch96]

Hi,
I'm on my second Rick Mayer seat. My first problem was with his father Bill. Sent him the seat and it was returned, not even taken out of the box. No nothing. Called him and got his wife and she said he died........ Of all the nerv.

A year later I hear Rick is making seats. Send him the seat and it returns a few weeks later. Great seat. So I'm in Nor Cal and decide to call and have him "tweak" the seat. Ride in, seat tweaked, no charge. Great seat.
So I get's a ST 1300 and decide to try a russell. Did not fit just rite so I calls and they say send it back. They basically built a new seat. Still did not fit right. Not a bad seat but I know what a good seat feels like. They say they cant do any more........ I sell the seat. $100 education.
Call Rick, he remembers me and gives me a production date. Seat comes on time and my butt is in nervana... end of story. Am I lucky?? who knows. I have read on other sites about his problems. So what are you gonna do? Ride in is the best IMHO no mater where you go.

and so it goes..
mitch

[elk2112]

I went with Spencer Mods. He was a pleasure to deal with, communicated well, and the seat came back comfortable, in excellent condition, and looked completely stock. Definitely a less expensive alternative. And I also have, and enjoy, my Alaska Sheepskin.