Gel aftermarket seats?

[Zapf]

grandad tourer bike it will be ok.

Or a Ducati

Its more to do with seat / tank design perhaps. under braking I sliding fwd wasn't an issue for rider as i was gripping the tank, but yes pillion did complain about sliding fwd with airhuck

[more_fasterer]

This guy, http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=579058574

Ive used him and the seat is great and very well made. Was just under $300.

A mate put me on to him for his SP1 which was cracking him. Cost $100 for re-padding and cover. He did a 700k ride on it with now problems.

+1 for Superior Saddles, I got him to re-pad and re-cover the seat on my NC30 before doing 4500km in two weeks down to the Burt Munro and back. The 500-600km days would've been pretty unbearable without the extra cushioning and slight bit of additional seat height. $100 seemed like a bargain compared to the other options.

[Bikemad]

Just a thought.

If a bike had a seat that is uncomfortable after 4 hours, I wouldn't have bought it.

Unless I was planning on only 2 hour rides.

Bloody waste of money buying something that you have to modify to do what you want it to.

tell that to the Harley fellas with their "performance" mods............

+1 for Superior Saddles, I got him to re-pad and re-cover the seat on my NC30 before doing 4500km in two weeks down to the Burt Munro and back. The 500-600km days would've been pretty unbearable without the extra cushioning and slight bit of additional seat height. $100 seemed like a bargain compared to the other options.

yep Roy at SS is a top bloke and craftsman upholsterer...........

[nzspokes]

Just a thought.

If a bike had a seat that is uncomfortable after 4 hours, I wouldn't have bought it.

Unless I was planning on only 2 hour rides.

Bloody waste of money buying something that you have to modify to do what you want it to.

But dont we buy your bikes for you? Bwhahahahahaha

[nzspokes]

yep Roy at SS is a top bloke and craftsman upholsterer...........

Agreed. Mine is stunning. I get comments quite a bit about it.

[nzspokes]

First time I've heard a Street Triple called a granddad tourer

You have convinced me to give it another try today. Least it is easy to take off if needed.

[Milts]

Just a thought.

If a bike had a seat that is uncomfortable after 4 hours, I wouldn't have bought it.

Unless I was planning on only 2 hour rides.

Bloody waste of money buying something that you have to modify to do what you want it to.

But then a bike I would not have had to do that would have cost me about 3k or even more over my budget... for not that much better a bike it made more sense to save that money and spend 10% of it on a few minor mods. Add in cheaper insurace because the bike scrapes in at under $8k and why would you pay more to not mod?

Yeah exactly - not modifying a bike assumes that an off the shelf item will meet your needs exactly... doesn't' quite work that way. Much happier with a sports bike and a few mods than with a touring bike.

Will look into getting the seat recovered at some point. The major downside of that vs buying a seat online is that there would be a period of 5 days where I can't ride while it gets worked on :P

[Big Dog]

Yeah exactly - not modifying a bike assumes that an off the shelf item will meet your needs exactly... doesn't' quite work that way. Much happier with a sports bike and a few mods than with a touring bike.

Will look into getting the seat recovered at some point. The major downside of that vs buying a seat online is that there would be a period of 5 days where I can't ride while it gets worked on :P

If you can source a damaged seat for the same model you can get that recovered.

Damaged seats can be very cheap from a wreckers.

Adds to the resale of your bike if you still have the original bits.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Old Steve]

I put an Airhawk seat on my St1100 pillion seat for the missus, she loves it.

[pritch]

The major downside of that vs buying a seat online is that there would be a period of 5 days where I can't ride while it gets worked on

If you phone ahead of time and make an appointment you should be able to get it done while you wait. As a bonus you get to go for a ride.

I hope you have better weather than I did.

[Tigadee]

This guy, http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=579058574

Ive used him and the seat is great and very well made. Was just under $300.

+1 Seen Spokes' new seat, very good workmanship and comfort. Better than the custom one from Tauranga that came with my Hornet.