The butt question

[Subike]

lol
after the last few posts my inmagination has gone crazy
endurance mate
H T FU
this is one place that statement applys.
You are new so sitting for long periouds of time in the same positiom.
of course your butt is going to protest!
Give it time for your body to adjust, comfort comes with acceptance that this is a normal position for it.
Did you legs protest the first time you ran 10 miles?
also think
Your butt is protesting the first times it is siting in the same position for 100 miles!
I bet you would not be moaning about sore butt muscles if it was a spunkie lady under your ass that you were riding for miles!

[fliplid]

[QUOTE=Gixxer peter;1492833]shaving the back of my legs and butt has made the world of difference QUOTE]

I'm sorry, but I gotta ask... Just how did you arrive at these precise areas? Was there some kind of monitored study, or just old trial and error combinations?

More sensibly, the problem might be caused by tension in the concerned area, or restricted blood flow- er, like by tight clothing...

[ginny]

I love my bike - except if I ride it for more than about 90 minutes in one sitting, and then I get the arse-ache from hell. So my noob question is this - is this something I'm going to adjust to with more & prolonged riding (ie HTFU) or does my bike seat need professional attention of some kind?

Loved my last bike. But do have to say the new one is much more comfortable to ride. First thing I noticed was the seat had thicker padding and was softer.

[Taz]

or a BMW!

It's all lies. The way they choose the head of the seat design department at BMW is as follows.
All candidates line up and the HR guy walks along and whacks each on the arse with a piece of 4x2. The one that doesn't scream gets the job.

Once your bums numb it don't get ant numba....

Did the grand challenge and after 6 hours or so you kinda get used to having no feeling in your arse. Makes the next 18 hours more tolerable. Only took me 19 hours though.

[Scooby Mike]

I'd recommend the AirHawk if you're planning on doing some bigger distances for touring etc. I got one a couple of weeks ago for my SV before doing the Wellington, Taupo, Napier, Martinborough loop and it was well worth the investment.

Very comfortable, no pains or niggles at all and the only reason for stopping was the need for petrol!

[homer]

lol
after the last few posts my inmagination has gone crazy
endurance mate
H T FU
this is one place that statement applys.
You are new so sitting for long periouds of time in the same positiom.
of course your butt is going to protest!
Give it time for your body to adjust, comfort comes with acceptance that this is a normal position for it.
Did you legs protest the first time you ran 10 miles?
also think
Your butt is protesting the first times it is siting in the same position for 100 miles!
I bet you would not be moaning about sore butt muscles if it was a spunkie lady under your ass that you were riding for miles!

Did you have your ass on a seat or something in it .....lol

[Gixxer peter]

[QUOTE=fliplid;1492901]

shaving the back of my legs and butt has made the world of difference QUOTE]

I'm sorry, but I gotta ask... Just how did you arrive at these precise areas? Was there some kind of monitored study, or just old trial and error combinations?

More sensibly, the problem might be caused by tension in the concerned area, or restricted blood flow- er, like by tight clothing...

Ummm?
just tried it , i felt that alot of the soreness was due to the hairs being pulled because they were sticking to my legs etc?
Doesnt make a lot of sense but , hey it works
i know you wanna try it ..
I dont expect anyone to pipe up and say thanks it worked for me ,but hey you are welcome.

[Radar]

I love my bike - except if I ride it for more than about 90 minutes in one sitting, and then I get the arse-ache from hell. So my noob question is this - is this something I'm going to adjust to with more & prolonged riding (ie HTFU) or does my bike seat need professional attention of some kind?

This surprises me because the GV is big for a 250 and the seat seemed comfortable to me when I sat on a couple in the shops. Maybe you cannot adapt to sitting cruiser style. My GT250 is comfortable, even after 4 or 5 hours. I have never owned a cruiser and maybe never will unless I could somehow test ride a cruiser for several hours to see how my butt and back feel.

[Radar]

Saw a GV250 yesterday. The seat is lower than I thought. Many cruisers have a low seat. Riders with long legs or weak backs could find it a problem.

[TOTO]

put sheep skin on it, or get it restuffed. plenty of people who restuff bike seats with softer material. do a search and you shall find.

[Insanity_rules]

Pardon my rudeness, but maybe your butt needs professional attention of some kind?

Yikes, what would ya charge for that?

[Spuds1234]

Yikes, what would ya charge for that?

Depends on how good looking you are

[Ripperjon]

I felt like i'd been kicked in the arse the first couple o' days on my bike.

But now it's sweet. I do move my arse around a bit on it though.

[turtleman]

Have a similar problem with my bike which I put down to a combination of crappy ergonomics, poorly designed seat and the forward controls on the cruiser. And being a shortarse whose legs are stretched somewhat to reach said forward controls (which I think has more to do with the problem than anything else).
Initially I thought it was a case of breaking in - both of my arse and the seat, seeing as I hadn't ridden for a few years. Soreness and numbness started to set in after as little as 45 mins in the saddle, and became pretty bad, almost unbearable, after I'd gone 300k's or so.

Having clocked up 9000km in 4 months, I thought my butt would have HTFU'ed. I'm getting a custom seat (eventually), but in the meantime I bought a sheepskin off Tardme for $20, doubled it over and bungied it to the seat. Testing ground was Auckland to Wellington in one go. Other than standard pit stops for gas and lunch, managed it in one go, and was no more sore than if I'd taken the cage. Blardy magic !
On the return trip I was getting a bit sore by about the 2/3 stage, but just had a 30 minute coffee stop and rode the remainder.

[PrincessBandit]

Just had my 650 seat done at McDonald Motor Trimmers in Tauranga. Excellent! No sore bum on the way home to Auckland, and my heels are much closer to the ground now as they sculpted the saddle a little for me. My behind used to get so sore on long trips that i'd lie on the petrol tank from time to time to take the pressure off my botty! Dont' need to do that now.