Author Topic: SEAT SEAT SEAT (Read 9328 times)

banditII · « **Reply #15 on:** July 09, 2005, 11:36:04 PM »

I had a corbin on another bike Kevin, and it was much better than the stock saddle on that bike, a bmw 1150RT. I used to deal a lot with soreness in my right shoulder blade. A chiropractor has mostly eliminated that problem. I say mostly, because on occasion ( and it may take months ) it comes back. Before I knew what chiro's could do, I had genmar bar risers put on the 2001 bandit I used to have, that fixed the problem while riding. I'm older now ( 43 in august ) and I can ride my 9R sport bike all day no problem. Have a curved spine, some disc problems, getting old, but a good Chiropracter treating the right kind of back problem can do wonders. Funny thing about back aches and pains. A problem here can cause a pain way over there and so on. Sometimes it can be a pinched nerve in the neck cause pain down lower somewhere.

Warren

dcMinnesota · « **Reply #16 on:** July 11, 2005, 10:21:28 AM »

i have a suzuki gel seat which i like alright. definately get about 1.5 to 2x as many miles before i have to stop compared to the stock. though i am seriously considering getting a custom seat made (sargent or some other) as the one thing i really don't like about my gel seat is that it really slopes forward and slides me into the tank. i have no problem riding close to the tank when doing the twisties or riding hard, but when i am just cruising around or commuting, i really would like to not slide forward. right now though, the extra miles in the saddle are worth the payoff. maybe over the winter i'll get a custom done up.

phil

Silverstreak · « **Reply #17 on:** July 11, 2005, 10:51:51 AM »

I was wondering why Suzuki discontinued the gel seat. Maybe it was cuz of the heat, didn't want to get soood.

I hear you on the seat slide. I find that with the stocker as well. I think I'm going to get a sheep skin for now and look into getting a custom for next season.

This forum is great. Tons of useful tips. Thanks

Red01 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 11, 2005, 07:41:00 PM »

Quote from: "Silverstreak"

I was wondering why Suzuki discontinued the gel seat. Maybe it was cuz of the heat, didn't want to get soood.

Or maybe it's because Bandit sales have been falling (the magazines don't give it ANY respect) and the volume of gel seat sold wasn't worth the trouble anymore?

fartndust · « **Reply #19 on:** July 17, 2005, 05:00:55 AM »

You guys don't know what a bad seat is until you've taken a spin on Yamahas' YFZ450...ouch!
My butt seems to like the B12 seat so far, but I'm a little chunkier than most of you I'm guessing, and that 450 seat has inspired me to ride mostly using my knees and the balls of my feet ( yes, my feet have balls).
Haven't rode the B12 for more than a 47 mile trip so far. I have a trip to Salem Or coming up though, that's 180 each way so I may feel differently then.

Silverstreak · « **Reply #20 on:** July 17, 2005, 10:12:28 AM »

When I was researching exactly which bike to buy the B12's seat was one of the things I really liked.That changed after a couple of ten hour rides in a row.

This week I bought a sheepskin. I haven't given it the ten hour test yet but I did ride out to the bike races at Mosport and I noticed a substantial improvement.

Oh ya! Did I say Mosport Bike Races out loud. Ya baby!

Maybe seating comfort has to do with destination – ya think?

land_shark · « **Reply #21 on:** July 22, 2005, 12:42:48 PM »

Quote from: "Silverstreak"

When I was researching exactly which bike to buy the B12's seat was one of the things I really liked.That changed after a couple of ten hour rides in a row.

This week I bought a sheepskin. I haven't given it the ten hour test yet but I did ride out to the bike races at Mosport and I noticed a substantial improvement.

Oh ya! Did I say Mosport Bike Races out loud. Ya baby!

Maybe seating comfort has to do with destination – ya think?

I was curious if you've had a chance to really test the sheepskin. I'm thinking of buying a rug on ebay to convert to a seat cover for distance trips, but wondered if that was a good idea. Are there any safety issues to using sheepskin (anything akin to the rookie mistake of armor-all'ing your seat)?

scooter trash · « **Reply #22 on:** July 22, 2005, 03:09:12 PM »

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Are there any safety issues to using sheepskin

All sheep questions should be addressed to Marty. Our resident Kiwi sheep expert.

Silverstreak · « **Reply #23 on:** July 23, 2005, 01:54:31 AM »

I will only be using the sheepskin for touring duty. So far I have experienced good results but I don't use it for my daily rides. On Aug 8th we're going for a two week, two thousand mile ride on the sheepskin. I'll let you know how it goes.

notagix · « **Reply #24 on:** July 24, 2005, 01:07:52 PM »

Hmmm, I must have a weird ass or something, I find the stock seat is great. I just got back from 10 days on the road, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho loop, back into B.C. only about 350-400 mi per day, I'd get a bit of ass burn at the end of the day but not bad,have done 600 mi in a day only slight burn. Tried a freinds gel seat and I thought it sucked!

Red01 · « **Reply #25 on:** July 24, 2005, 07:55:45 PM »

What part of the BC interior are you in? I'll be passing thru later in the week...

notagix · « **Reply #26 on:** July 25, 2005, 12:25:02 PM »

100 Mile House, I'm working nights this week, thurs being my last night. Have plans for this weekend. You were headed to Banff right?
Some of my favorite roads hwy 8, Spences Bridge to Meritt, hwy 3 from Hope to Princeton, hwy 5a Princeton to Meritt, Hwy6, Vernon to Nakusp,ya gotta do that one if you can. Most of the Highways in the Kootenays.

Red01 · « **Reply #27 on:** July 30, 2005, 12:23:20 PM »

That's right... after the great time we had on BC's roads (mostly 3, 3A, 3B, 6 - which is most of the highways in the South Kootenays), we've decided the next trip will be back to BC to explore more!
The 100 Mile House area is pointed out in Destination Highways BC...