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05-11-2010, 12:08 AM
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Let's do another U-turn
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Indiana
Moto: 2009 V-Strom
Posts: 3,816
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The V-strom needs a different seat!
Put over 200 miles on the bike for work today and my ass is sore! I had ordered a new gel seat, but it didn't come in until after work today. However, Suzuki claims it's a quarter-inch lower than stock, but it's actually three-quarters of an inch taller. How they did that math is beyond me. I thought the Japanese were supposed to be good with math! Anyway, the gel seat won't work as it's just too tall, so I need to send it back. Looking at Corbins, but damn, they're pricey. Need to get something soon, not sure my ass can take sitting on that seat for 500 miles down to GA for the rally!
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05-11-2010, 12:10 AM
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Viff6N Mutated Warrior
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Texas
Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N
Posts: 8,704
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05-11-2010, 12:21 AM
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White Trash Hero
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: NW Arkansas
Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition
Posts: 4,895
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Ah ya wussy. You just been off so long your butts gotten tender! Just suck it up and ride!!
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05-11-2010, 12:43 AM
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Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
Moto: 08 R1200GS
Posts: 23,268
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http://www.day-long.com/
You will have to send your seat pan in though, but it's the best seat out there hands down.
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05-11-2010, 01:46 AM
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Ride Like an Asshole
Join Date: Feb 2008
Moto: nothing...
Posts: 11,254
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Oh and the japs work off the metric system |
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05-11-2010, 04:14 AM
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Pug Queen
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Moto: DR200, SV650
Posts: 2,486
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i'm a big fan of sargent. I send my seat pans in though to get reshaped and then add better foam and it runs about $155
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05-11-2010, 08:45 AM
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Where to next?
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: OK to the C
Moto: TL1000R, Hayabusa, R1150RT
Posts: 1,333
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Get a pair of gel filled bicycle shorts. That will help a LOT. For me, 500 miles is mileage before lunch.  Seriously though, get a nice pair of shorts, pay $30 or $40 for them, and call it good. I actually sold the Corbin seat I had on my TLR because for me, the shorts worked better than the Corbin did.
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05-11-2010, 09:09 AM
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Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
Moto: 08 R1200GS
Posts: 23,268
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If you need something soon and cheap, go to Wally world and get a comfort seat cover for a car and cut it down for your seat. The bead ones work well and some of the walmarts have a gel version that works great.
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05-11-2010, 09:10 AM
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DefenderOfTheBuelliverse
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Parts Unknown
Moto: Buell XB12R
Posts: 18,585
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I've been looking for the Buell comfort seat as well.
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05-11-2010, 10:09 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Central NY
Moto: 2003 SV650S
Posts: 14,959
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Just do yourself a favor and stay the hell away from the OEM gel seats. They're okay in the beginning but as they get older I've found they end up hard as a rock.
I've heard really good things about Spencer's seats ( http://greatdaytoride.com/Home_Page.php ) I'm seriously considering it (though I need to get a new OEM seat because I stupidly got rid of mine in favor of the OEM gel seat from Suzuki) since it's considerably cheaper than the Russell and (from what I've heard) the results are pretty similar.
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