Curvy Pillion Seat - SV650.org

22-07-11, 06:24 PM

I dont believe it !!

A lady friend of mine has pointed this up from another site :
"Re: SV 650S Pillion opinions

My Missus reckons the SV650's rear seat is the worst she's ever ridden, she slides everywhere all over it when I accelerate or brake. She think its cos its a stepped seat, all my other bikes were straight bench type seats with one level.
Opinions guys?
I was thinking of getting one of those non-slip seat covers - Triboseat"

.. I reckon its more to do with how the guy is rdidng than the seat, but only just having got my SV curvy, and not taken anyone on the back yet, I thought I would canvas opinions from you guys in an attempt to get her on the back !
So, whats your (or your other half's) opinion of the SV pilly seat ? OK ior the worst ever ...?

Cheers
Mr Meldrew

yorkie_chris · 22-07-11, 11:26 PM

Maria has done a good few thousand miles on the back of my bike and while it was improved by adding some rubber matting for more grip I don't think it was #that# bad before.

23-07-11, 06:46 PM

Put a triboseat cover on mine for my good lady, stops her slipping about but the seat still gives her a square a$$e after 100 miles or so. Guess in time will need to invest in a gel sest.

yorkie_chris · 23-07-11, 07:21 PM

We just used that non slip toolbox matting that's like £3 and a staple gun.

andrewsmith · 23-07-11, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

We just used that non slip toolbox matting that's like £3 and a staple gun.

As a side to all this.

YC is the seat any better carrying shizz with the matting?

yorkie_chris · 23-07-11, 08:02 PM

Suppose it would, I generally add ratchet straps until the foam is nearly flat anyway though!

andrewsmith · 23-07-11, 08:21 PM

Seeing I saw the loading the bike with a set of scrubs at Croft fair point

Sid Squid · 23-07-11, 09:39 PM

Pillion comfort opinions are the same as rider comfort opinions. As in it's such a personal thing that other people's thoughts can perhaps be a guide, but the bottom line, (ha! - see what I did there?), will only be what you think. That said there are some generally accepted trends, some bikes are commonly considered good and some not. But there'll always be someone who likes/dislikes a given bike's comfort.

Knowing this I'm still regularly surprised by what people find comfortable/uncomfortable. It's a very, very personal thing.

23-07-11, 10:34 PM

This is the way to go, put a back box which accepts two helmets. You'd be killing two birds with one stone...

22-07-11, 06:24 PM	#1
victor_meldrew Guest Posts: n/a	Curvy Pillion Seat I dont believe it !! A lady friend of mine has pointed this up from another site : "Re: SV 650S Pillion opinions My Missus reckons the SV650's rear seat is the worst she's ever ridden, she slides everywhere all over it when I accelerate or brake. She think its cos its a stepped seat, all my other bikes were straight bench type seats with one level. Opinions guys? I was thinking of getting one of those non-slip seat covers - Triboseat" .. I reckon its more to do with how the guy is rdidng than the seat, but only just having got my SV curvy, and not taken anyone on the back yet, I thought I would canvas opinions from you guys in an attempt to get her on the back ! So, whats your (or your other half's) opinion of the SV pilly seat ? OK ior the worst ever ...? Cheers Mr Meldrew

22-07-11, 11:26 PM	#2
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Curvy Pillion Seat Maria has done a good few thousand miles on the back of my bike and while it was improved by adding some rubber matting for more grip I don't think it was #that# bad before. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

23-07-11, 06:46 PM	#3
Huwbee Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Curvy Pillion Seat Put a triboseat cover on mine for my good lady, stops her slipping about but the seat still gives her a square a$$e after 100 miles or so. Guess in time will need to invest in a gel sest.

23-07-11, 07:21 PM	#4
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Curvy Pillion Seat We just used that non slip toolbox matting that's like £3 and a staple gun. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

23-07-11, 08:02 PM	#6
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Curvy Pillion Seat Suppose it would, I generally add ratchet straps until the foam is nearly flat anyway though! __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

23-07-11, 08:21 PM	#7
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Curvy Pillion Seat Seeing I saw the loading the bike with a set of scrubs at Croft fair point __________________ 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

23-07-11, 09:39 PM	#8
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Curvy Pillion Seat Pillion comfort opinions are the same as rider comfort opinions. As in it's such a personal thing that other people's thoughts can perhaps be a guide, but the bottom line, (ha! - see what I did there?), will only be what you think. That said there are some generally accepted trends, some bikes are commonly considered good and some not. But there'll always be someone who likes/dislikes a given bike's comfort. Knowing this I'm still regularly surprised by what people find comfortable/uncomfortable. It's a very, very personal thing. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

23-07-11, 10:34 PM	#9
zunkus Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Curvy Pillion Seat This is the way to go, put a back box which accepts two helmets. You'd be killing two birds with one stone...

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