The rise and fall of the seat hump in MX?

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Edited Date/Time 5/13/2021 4:54pm
Slow week in Moto, So Can someone explain who was the first racer that started the trend of putting a hump in their riding seat? Also why did it take off with almost everyone having one then all the sudden it was gone? I never had one and thought it would have been a issue when trying to move around on the bike? The most outrageous one you ever seen a racer use?

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Rabbit 5/10/2021 9:21am
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Nate Ramsey the first?

As to why it isn't seen as much anymore, maybe due to better seat material/construction and/or power delivery via mapping gives the rider what they want to stay in the cockpit better.
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Dirty Points 5/10/2021 9:22am
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Don't know the answer to any questions, but have to say thread title is great -- works on levels.
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Can't really answer any of your questions but van Horebeek in the GPs always had a pretty ridiculous seat bump

Just found this pic. Pretty sure he had an even higher bump on other bikes
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byke 5/10/2021 9:23am
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I think....that one might be for something else.
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crusty_xx wrote:
Can't really answer any of your questions but van Horebeek in the GPs always had a pretty ridiculous seat bump Just found this pic. Pretty sure...
Can't really answer any of your questions but van Horebeek in the GPs always had a pretty ridiculous seat bump

Just found this pic. Pretty sure he had an even higher bump on other bikes
That's not a seat hump, that's a taint-tickler bro!
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RoflCopter726 5/10/2021 9:33am
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ElliotB16 wrote:
Gripper seats seem to work fine
This, I think gripper seats have come a long way from when the seat bump was first implemented. I think modern 4-strokes are a lot less "violent" than the early 2000s as well, negating the need for the bump with a proper gripper seat.
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byke 5/10/2021 9:40am
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crusty_xx wrote:
Can't really answer any of your questions but van Horebeek in the GPs always had a pretty ridiculous seat bump Just found this pic. Pretty sure...
Can't really answer any of your questions but van Horebeek in the GPs always had a pretty ridiculous seat bump

Just found this pic. Pretty sure he had an even higher bump on other bikes
Camp332 wrote:
That's not a seat hump, that's a taint-tickler bro!
That's technically still a seat hump.
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JOE_SPROCKETS#1 5/10/2021 9:45am
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crusty_xx wrote:
Can't really answer any of your questions but van Horebeek in the GPs always had a pretty ridiculous seat bump Just found this pic. Pretty sure...
Can't really answer any of your questions but van Horebeek in the GPs always had a pretty ridiculous seat bump

Just found this pic. Pretty sure he had an even higher bump on other bikes
Camp332 wrote:
That's not a seat hump, that's a taint-tickler bro!
byke wrote:
That's technically still a seat hump.

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byke 5/10/2021 9:47am
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Exactly. It's just a different kind of hump.
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aeffertz 5/10/2021 9:54am
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They still appear every now and again. I think the raised strips took over as the preferred method to keeping planted in the saddle since you were stuck with one fixed position of a big bump.


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mxwells216 5/10/2021 10:06am
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Osborne, AC, Barcia, Villopoto all used to run them...this is one is huge tho



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I actually just put one on my seat, along with a ribbed cover. We’ll see if it remains, but I remember liking them on 450’s back in the day to keep your ass in place off the start and under hard acceleration out of corners if it catches you off guard.
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TSCHAM101 5/10/2021 10:11am
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i use a seat bump.. its way more comfortable for me and keeps me in a more athletic position almost the entire time i ride..
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Falcon 5/10/2021 11:43am
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The rise: someone had one, so everybody else tried it.

The fall: everyone realized they suck and ditched them. Cool
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mxwells216 wrote:
Osborne, AC, Barcia, Villopoto all used to run them...this is one is huge tho [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/05/10/492067/s1200_max_pitbitsValkenswaard_7_of_41_939943.jpg[/img]
Osborne, AC, Barcia, Villopoto all used to run them...this is one is huge tho



Looks like they used a roll of toilet paper stolen from the Port-A-Can!
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One of thr ugliest things to make it onto a dirt bike.

Sometimes I've seen them on 125s... lol
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mxwells216 wrote:
Osborne, AC, Barcia, Villopoto all used to run them...this is one is huge tho [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/05/10/492067/s1200_max_pitbitsValkenswaard_7_of_41_939943.jpg[/img]
Osborne, AC, Barcia, Villopoto all used to run them...this is one is huge tho



Tommy Searle loves a seat hump.

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I’m here for the memes.
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Brad460 5/13/2021 9:42am
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Correct me if I am wrong, but I think Malcolm was the only rider I noticed in SX running a seat hump..
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mark_swart 5/13/2021 1:13pm
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Falcon wrote:
The rise: someone had one, so everybody else tried it.

The fall: everyone realized they suck and ditched them. Cool
I think you hit the nail on the head.

Man, I was part of that fad too though. I went further with the SDG Step Seat. So goofy looking.

Although I will admit I found one really useful purpose. When I was teaching my daughter to ride on a 50, I improvised a little seat bump with some vinyl and a piece of foam, just to teach her the right place to sit and keep her from sliding back all the time.
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OldHalfway 5/13/2021 1:51pm
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Falcon wrote:
The rise: someone had one, so everybody else tried it.

The fall: everyone realized they suck and ditched them. Cool
mark_swart wrote:
I think you hit the nail on the head. Man, I was part of that fad too though. I went further with the SDG Step Seat...
I think you hit the nail on the head.

Man, I was part of that fad too though. I went further with the SDG Step Seat. So goofy looking.

Although I will admit I found one really useful purpose. When I was teaching my daughter to ride on a 50, I improvised a little seat bump with some vinyl and a piece of foam, just to teach her the right place to sit and keep her from sliding back all the time.
I did the same for my son. Think it was an old bar pad I slid under the cover, nothing large just something he would feel if he wasn't where he should be sitting down. Took a few rides then he didn't need it anymore.
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garasaki 5/13/2021 2:10pm
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I see some riders doing more of a dip than a hump, ya know?



Without any quantitative proof, I seem to recall a bunch of sx pros going that route lately.

PS - is that the SDG step seat?
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iro 5/13/2021 4:54pm
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crusty_xx wrote:
Can't really answer any of your questions but van Horebeek in the GPs always had a pretty ridiculous seat bump Just found this pic. Pretty sure...
Can't really answer any of your questions but van Horebeek in the GPs always had a pretty ridiculous seat bump

Just found this pic. Pretty sure he had an even higher bump on other bikes
Being that I'm short af, that seat bump would be no more than a speed bag for my schnuts.
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