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Who designed the 09 R1 Passenger seat?!?!

1.4K views 20 replies 14 participants last post by  M-Dub  
#1 ·
Tell me this.. If I have a pax helmet with me, where the heck am I gonna put it? I opened the seat to my surprise the helmet hook was in the front as oppose to the side... So the helmet is sitting on my seat. I struggled with unlocking my seat because....you guessed it, my helmet was in the way. I won't ever do that again. I guess this R1 is meant to be a 1 passenger bike... What is your input or am I just complaining :nopity::nforc:
 
#9 ·
Get a $5 cargo net with 6 hooks that go under the seat. I won't ride my 04 with a helmet hanging off one side. The built-in underseat hooks are for use only when parked.
 
#19 ·
Tell me this.. If I have a pax helmet with me, where the heck am I gonna put it?
On your passenger's head? :dunno

Yamaha Motor typically does not consider "trolling for biker chicks" when designing a high-performance sportbike. That's not to say that this isn't a valid use for the machine, but if you DO use it for that purpose, you may need to purchase an aftermarket solution or make some design changes of your own. ;)

Just tell me your passenger helmet isn't one of those WWI chrome atrocities.
 
#20 ·
Oh no! Full face all the way... I'm just saying the designed hook that they placed under the cowl seat is stupid. They should've just designed the bike w/o the seat and just given us a cowl seat included in the cost.