comfy posterior

[madmal]

i have a naked 99 curvy and find the seat to be reasonably comfortable for stints of about 60-70 miles before i start to lose feeling in me rump as it were :) and find the need to pull in and have a brew and rest me bum :shock: . if i carry on for much longer than this without a break i am in agony with me bum cheeks and right leg. touch of sciatica doesn't help.

i was just wondering, you guys/gals with the s models, how do you find your seat over these sort of distances as you are slightly leant forward more in your seat as opposed to the nakids :?: does this position affect your wrists or is it a pretty neutral riding position :?: (not been on any faired sv model personally).

[pingu]

I really don't have an issue on wrists or rump on anything up to 150 miles. Sure at 150 there is some stiffness if I am doing town traffic but I think that is a given. In neutral at lights and sitting up relieves it.

I do prefer the odd break tho for a cuppa :)

[falc]

The sv riding style isnt too extreme and the seat is not entirely bad but I did a 170mile ride without getting off the bike and it was good to get off the bike and refuel it!

You may consider a gel seat for the SV or some other kind of seat like an airhawk one, they will make it a bit easier on the posterior :D

[jenni]

speaking of which has anyone got any recommendations reveiws for gel seats cos i get really uncomfy on one side where i had my stitches and am thinking about getting one :?:

[Tim in Belgium]

speaking of which has anyone got any recommendations reveiws for gel seats cos i get really uncomfy on one side where i had my stitches and am thinking about getting one :?:

Saw one on ebay this morning, search under sv650 and it should come up.

[dirtydog]

I've done a few 450 mile trips on my svs did 1500 miles in 1 weekend once!! just stopping for fuel and i've found it fine. Only had a slight numb bum and stiff knees but no wrist ache.

[northwind]

I've got the suzuki gel seat on, it's pretty nice- but you could achieve the same just mucking about with the standard one I think. The only thing is, it's lower so combined with my higher pegs things have become a little cramped :roll:

[tricky]

I find my **** goes square after about two hours, which is normally time to stop for fuel anyway.

I was thinking of upgrading to a Naked K3 (pointy) but the seats feel a little bit harder to me, anyone comment on this ?

[SpankyHam]

Please don't bid on the gel seat currently on eBay.

I want to buy it for as little money as possible. :lol:

[Grinch]

Get it cut down, helps no end. I can ride for miles now and it helps with my short legs.

[Mogs]

Ask Harry

http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=37930

He should know

It's about 120 miles for me before the pain sets in but then I have to stop for fuel anyway

[madmal]

i have often considered getting a gel seat but just can't seem to justify how much they are. are they really that good :?:

[Quiff Wichard]

i was watching that gel seat on e bay-

I dont like the edge finishes to them to be honest..

I might just uncover and re cover my seat and pop some of that soft contour bedding foam underneath.!

[Tim in Belgium]

Has anyone ever done a raised seat for an SV? To increase the bum/foot distance without altering the ground clearance (as would happen with lower pegs)? Would this then place too much weight on the wrists?

[tigersaw]

Me too. 70 miles is about my limit without being in agony. ( maybe its my age.. ). I've considered all the discussions on here regarding improving its comfort such as raising the bars, gel seats etc, but the likelyhood is that I will be offering it for sale this summer, possibly replacing with a naked, see how that goes.

[madmal]

tigersaw, this is probably the only point in which i would sell lil sv. Long touring trips are a no no for me on this. would have to revert back to cbr600 or the like.