Hard seat? Try pushbike pants.

**dmoo1790** · 17th April 2010, 18:01

The seat on my DRZ400 is a literal pain on long rides but I found that wearing padded cycle pants under my jeans helped heaps. Not totally pain-free after a few hundred km but much better than without and cheap and easy since I already had the pants for riding my mountain bike.

**Padmei** · 17th April 2010, 18:13

Plus you get that padded crotch effect.

**george formby** · 17th April 2010, 18:15

Originally Posted by dmoo1790

The seat on my DRZ400 is a literal pain on long rides but I found that wearing padded cycle pants under my jeans helped heaps. Not totally pain-free after a few hundred km but much better than without and cheap and easy since I already had the pants for riding my mountain bike.

You did not mention how bad they smell after a days ride. I bought a pair for some long haul touring in Europe & yep, they certainly made things more comfortable but reeked like a shit house door made from old fish boxe's at end of the day. No big deal, a quick wash in the shower & hung off the end of the bed overnight & they were ready for another days bum cosseting.

**CookMySock** · 17th April 2010, 18:16

They look good too.

Steve

**cromagnon** · 17th April 2010, 18:31

Yea they help a lot, I ride my DR250 long distances (400-500km per day sometimes) and the ass can go very numb and sore. Standing up on the pegs every now and then helps a lot to get the blood flowing. Probably looks strange to most people when doing it on the open road.

**cooneyr** · 17th April 2010, 20:13

Anybody ever had any grief for standing when on the road. I do it often just for something different. Rode 15km standing the other day and got many stares from cagers. Have had road bikers waving at met to sit down cause there was a cop around the corner. Seems to me that most of our bikes are designed to be as controlable if not more so standing compared to sitting so shouldnt really be an issue. I've also been told that cause standing is not the norm is could be classed as careless riding.

Cheers R

**dmoo1790** · 17th April 2010, 20:32

Originally Posted by george formby

You did not mention how bad they smell after a days ride. I bought a pair for some long haul touring in Europe & yep, they certainly made things more comfortable but reeked like a shit house door made from old fish boxe's at end of the day.

Ha ha. There's many things I could say to that but I won't go there. Actually my pants don't stink up too bad. They are from Ground Effect and are supposed to have some sort of anti-bacterial treatment. Actually does work because I can easily go two days without a prob. I have 3 pairs and sometimes it's tricky to work out which are used and which are clean due to low odour retention.

**fridayflash** · 17th April 2010, 20:39

i often stand up and ride too, a longterm side effect of trailriding where ill stand 99% of the time
even do it on my roadbikes for a bit of a reprieve occasionaly, never occured to me the 'fuzz' mightnt go for it lol
as an aside, i find prolonged standing on my dr a bit tricky...peg to bar space not roomy enough
may try some bar risers but thatl only tilt the bar mount point even closer to me...anyone else have this prob?
might go with hi bars and tilt them forwards

**bart** · 17th April 2010, 20:42

I'd rather get a sore arse than wear those things.

I stand a lot, but being 5 foot fuck all, it's only a short distance from sitting to standing.

**fridayflash** · 17th April 2010, 20:47

speaking of sore arses my seat is freaken torture! same story for most dr650 riders i hear, am guna try a seat reuphoster job
going wider and higher...and of course softer! but may also gice those stretchy dick togs a go too

**warewolf** · 18th April 2010, 00:25

More layers between your arse and the seat definitely helps. In winter with thermal long johns, thermal liners, water proof liners & cycle shorts (for a long trip) hide a lot more vibrations than a summer trip (commute to town) wearing only thin hiking pants.

Watch the cycle shorts; motorcycle seats are wider so you end up with the crotch pad seam between your leg and the seat, which can cut off circulation. Try to find shorts with a flat seam. I've worn cycle shorts for motorcycling for... uh... way too many years to count. Definitely the way to go! Simply wouldn't ride without them.

Some people I know have a major problem with polyprop thermals stinking so bad they have to store them in a plastic bag in the freezer between uses - I kid you not. I've never had that problem at all, with polyprops or cycle shorts, but I wash them in nothing but SportWash (as I do any high-tech fabric, especially micro-pore jobbies eg goretex et al).

**Woodman** · 18th April 2010, 08:38

may try me bike shorts sounds good. Do I wear them on the inside or outside? (someone had to ask)

I tend to stand up when coming into 50k zones etc 100k is too windy for standing.

My handlebars are rolled that far forward for standing that I had to remove the perspex screen and make a skinnier one so the bars could go lock to lock. didn.t fit bar risers as they would have brought them closer to me making the problem worse. Looked at them rox risers but deciided against them cos they would bend and break too easy if i happened to have a lay down.