I am planning a long trip and I believe that the seat on my 2008 R1200R is going to be a problem. After riding a few hundred miles the seat becomes unconfortable. Has anyone tried the gel seat pad, or the sheepskin seat covers? I hate to buy a new seat at this time. Are there any other suggestions. Thanks for any help you can offer.
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Uncomfortable seat
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billpierce
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Go to a bicycle shop and get some riding shorts. The Lycra kind with a chamois in the crotch. Wear them under your pants. They work great!
Roy.Jackson55@aol.com
You stupid, fix it!
I have been using beads for years and like them alot. check this site
www.beadrider.com
For a comparision check this site
http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/accessoriesandgear/motorcycle_seat_comfort_pads/index.html
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cptss67
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More comfortable seat
I got a 'thousand mile' sheep skin at the Gillette Rally. I wouldn't want to ride without it now, either hot or cold weather. I call it a 'thousand mile' because I rode over a thousand miles just to get there.
I got a 'thousand mile' sheep skin at the Gillette Rally. I wouldn't want to ride without it now, either hot or cold weather. I call it a 'thousand mile' because I rode over a thousand miles just to get there.
texanrt
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PAGoldsby
Not available in stores..
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TALLPAULS
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+1 Bicycle shorts. They don't have the seems like regular underwear have.
Roy.Jackson55@aol.com
You stupid, fix it!
ultracyclist
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Beads are great. And cheap.
Be careful with lycra products. If you have sensitive skin or you are prone to dermatitis, you may be creating more problems that you are trying solve.
If you intend to keep the bike for a long time, then put a Russel Day Long Seat on your holiday wish list.
Beads are great. And cheap.
Be careful with lycra products. If you have sensitive skin or you are prone to dermatitis, you may be creating more problems that you are trying solve.
If you intend to keep the bike for a long time, then put a Russel Day Long Seat on your holiday wish list.
I too use the sheepskin and wash it in Woolite after a long trip to refluff it.Mine is the Aerostich version with velcro straps underneath the OEM seat. To answer your question it matters how much money youv'e got,how long your legs are and just how sore is your butt? The point being, that for me with short legs and no possibilities of going to a thicker seat , no matter who makes it, I wear the nice undies and put a sheepskin on the crappy seat that comes with the neat bike and ride on, squirming away as I ride!
I have always had a bad feeling about the idea of riding a bike sitting on beads? I know they are in common use , it just seems squirrely...
I have always had a bad feeling about the idea of riding a bike sitting on beads? I know they are in common use , it just seems squirrely...
I ended up with a custom seat
A couple of years ago I tried a strap-to-the-seat gel pad. It felt great but it raised my head just above the OEM touring windshield, and the buffeting was too much to handle on multi-day trips.
If head-buffeting isn't an issue, you may want to try the gel option (mine's for sale right now BTW)
PM me if you're interested.
So I bit the bullet and went to our local seatmaker, Rich's of Seattle and had a custom leather one made, and haven't looked back.
Expensive, but money doesn't matter when you're half way across Wyoming...
A couple of years ago I tried a strap-to-the-seat gel pad. It felt great but it raised my head just above the OEM touring windshield, and the buffeting was too much to handle on multi-day trips.
If head-buffeting isn't an issue, you may want to try the gel option (mine's for sale right now BTW)
PM me if you're interested.So I bit the bullet and went to our local seatmaker, Rich's of Seattle and had a custom leather one made, and haven't looked back.
Expensive, but money doesn't matter when you're half way across Wyoming...
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Ozonkiller
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Alaskaleather.com
redsledrider
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Horse bare back pad
My other form of travel was horse back. I have a 3" thick pad covered in sheep skin that fits my R11RS just great. I can secure it to the seat mounts on the under side and it stays in place.
My other form of travel was horse back. I have a 3" thick pad covered in sheep skin that fits my R11RS just great. I can secure it to the seat mounts on the under side and it stays in place.
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BOXERR
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I have an Airhawk cushion, and find it the best money I have ever spent.
Sheep skin is OK, but not as good as the Airhawk.
Been down the Corbin, and Sargent path, but no patch on the Airhawk.
Currently have it on my GSPD.
Sheep skin is OK, but not as good as the Airhawk.
Been down the Corbin, and Sargent path, but no patch on the Airhawk.
Currently have it on my GSPD.
stkmkt1
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I tried the beads a few weeks ago and was impressed. I went to Autozone and for $12 I bought a bead cushion for cars. Then I bought some 50lb. fishing line at Wally World and proceeded to to make my own cushion to fit the motorbike's seat. You don't have to takethe whole thing apart, just figure out what shape you want and then run the new fishing ling line around the perimeter of your new layout BEFORE you cut any string. You do a little tying of fishing lines and you there you have it. I bought some nylon string at Wally World in the sports dept. that is used in fishing and use it to strap it all on the seat.
I rode 594 miles in one day had my butt had no issues. I could not believe it. The best part about it is it's cheap, can be removed when not needed, and you can probably make about 3 of these cushions out of one $12 car cushion.
I highly recommend you trying this.
I rode 594 miles in one day had my butt had no issues. I could not believe it. The best part about it is it's cheap, can be removed when not needed, and you can probably make about 3 of these cushions out of one $12 car cushion.
I highly recommend you trying this.
