Not so Adjustable Now! Ryvid Anthem Seat Actuator Mod
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ต.ค. 2024
- I've put in almost 800 miles on my Anthem and so far, it's been almost perfect! The only problem: When I got it, the adjustable seat was stuck at the lowest position. After some back-and-forth with Ryvid support I came up with my own solution, replacing the actuator with a solid support bar from a local metalwork shop. My seat isn't adjustable now, but it's locked at the max height which is where I wanted it anyways!
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Being inseam challenged LOL, I would most likely have the seat at the bottom. As much a I appreciate the ability to adjust seat height electrically, it's just another possible point of failure as you have shown. Your solution is the best! Ryvid may want to consider the option of just selling seat rods at one-inch length increments in the future. I had an R6 back in the day and changed the seat height with an aftermarket dog bone. You may want to patent this!
The metalwork shop did tell me they can mass produce a bunch of them now if I want 🤔
@@ElectronRiderTechjump on my that while you can.
@@ElectronRiderTechHow tall are you?
@@FyePhi1 6'3"
Seems like the right thing to do is to get the electric actuator to function properly. It may help if you ever consider selling your emoto.
The actuator itself works, I suspect it's a slight warp in the frame that causes it to get stuck at the lowest setting. The trouble is that once the actuator is locked up, the only way to get it working again is to plug it in to some sort of control unit and re-calibrate it. I don't have any of those tools or know-how 🤷🏻
@@ElectronRiderTech Thanks for your perspective. Why doesn't Ryvid help you with this. Is it under warranty? How good is their customer support? Those are important service questions I have prior to purchasing one of their e-motorcycles. Thanks again.
@SilverShadow2LWB Ryvid Support was helpful, they responded right away and sent me a replacement actuator. Unfortunately, the same problem happened with the second one, which led us to suspect it might be a warp in the frame causing the issue.
Their support team was willing to continue working on it but it would have taken awhile because Ryvid doesn't really have any of their own service centers yet. I'm not sure what they would have done, but I would have probably had to wait until the next time one of their techs was traveling in the area and possibly drive a ways to meet them somewhere.
Ryvid being a new company and not having a service center network is a valid concern for sure. All of the motorcycle components on the Anthem are standard things that any motorcycle shop would be able to work on. However, if something goes wrong with the electronics that are unique to the Anthem, it's going to be hard to find a repair shop that will handle it. Ryvid will send replacement parts under warranty and instructions for how to do the work, but you might end up having to do it yourself if there aren't any qualified mechanics in your area.
For me personally, as I didn't care about the seat adjustability, it was easier to just "fix it myself" with the solid bar support.