Is this a "low seat?" - SV650.org

07-05-12, 03:59 PM

I have done around 200 miles today on the new bike, Very uncomfortable to say the least. Can anybody tell me if the seat in the picture is a low seat? Or is it what would have been on originally? I will definatley think twice before i do any motorway miles again! The lunge thing all makes sense to me now!

andrewsmith · 07-05-12, 04:05 PM

Yep its been scooped
The original is flat

Bibio · 07-05-12, 04:07 PM

nope its the original for K3-4 as the subframe was higher so less loft at the back. scooped sets are more scooped at the front

andrewsmith · 07-05-12, 04:12 PM

stand corected

07-05-12, 04:12 PM

What can be done to save my groin? Anybody have a link? Thanks

07-05-12, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by K3TOM

What can be done to save my groin? Anybody have a link? Thanks

This:

07-05-12, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by K3TOM

What can be done to save my groin? Anybody have a link? Thanks

Well here's my solution - love it or hate it. I find the 800mm on my 2011 a bit low so I made a pad which is 20mm when compressed giving me a nice height rise. Made from two thicknesses of packing foam with a nonslip mat contact glued to the surface. I have ridden it for 50 miles and for me the handling of the bike improves. If you like to slide around on the saddle then it would be no good. I prefer to be planted around the tank. The non-slip mat makes it very safe without ties - you would be hard pushed to slide it. It could be used as a prototype to see if you like the new height. You could then get another seat made, buy a cheap original off ebay to remove staples and add packing or do this to your seat. Don't know if the commercial padded seats are higher but mine works great for me. When I stop it slips over the back wheel where a hugger might be and is virtually invisible to nosey eyes! Love it or hate it, as I say this is just one (cheap) solution to the problem. Pics here:

maviczap · 07-05-12, 05:27 PM

Get your seat modified by getting more foam & a gel insert fitted

This guy does it, quick turnaround and a very good rep.

Cheaper than buying OEM gel seat

http://www.tonyarcher.co.uk/

Jayneflakes · 07-05-12, 05:42 PM

I spoke to a chap from Digger Custom Seats in Newport and he quoted me £90 to rebuild my seat with good quality foam, suitable for touring and then recover both pilot and pillion in a matching material.

The work I saw him displaying did look very nicely finished and when I asked him what he would do to mine he stated that he would build up the front a little, re-pad the main saddle and give better foam to support the bum.

Bibio · 07-05-12, 05:45 PM

i would just like to say that it's the shape of a seat more than anything that determines it's comfort.

07-05-12, 03:59 PM	#1
K3TOM Guest Posts: n/a	Is this a "low seat?" I have done around 200 miles today on the new bike, Very uncomfortable to say the least. Can anybody tell me if the seat in the picture is a low seat? Or is it what would have been on originally? I will definatley think twice before i do any motorway miles again! The lunge thing all makes sense to me now!

07-05-12, 04:05 PM	#2
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Is this a "low seat?" Yep its been scooped The original is flat __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

07-05-12, 04:07 PM	#3
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,568	Re: Is this a "low seat?" nope its the original for K3-4 as the subframe was higher so less loft at the back. scooped sets are more scooped at the front

07-05-12, 04:12 PM	#4
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Is this a "low seat?" stand corected __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

07-05-12, 04:12 PM	#5
K3TOM Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is this a "low seat?" What can be done to save my groin? Anybody have a link? Thanks

07-05-12, 05:27 PM	#8
maviczap Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,097	Re: Is this a "low seat?" Get your seat modified by getting more foam & a gel insert fitted This guy does it, quick turnaround and a very good rep. Cheaper than buying OEM gel seat http://www.tonyarcher.co.uk/ __________________ We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Make everyday count RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius

07-05-12, 05:45 PM	#10
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,568	Re: Is this a "low seat?" i would just like to say that it's the shape of a seat more than anything that determines it's comfort.

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