OE seat vs gel or corbin seat

Now is it just me or does anyone else find the o/e seat on their curvy sv uncomfortable and find they slide into the tanK?
I had enough today (ive had been riding her 2 days!) of sliding/being wedged against the tank and have ordered a corbin seat, my zx9 has one and they are sooo much nicer!

[dirtydog]

I wouldn't say the original seat was uncomfortable, but it is pain as it's a bit slippery when wearing textiles but I've not really had a problem wearing leathers.
The gel seat is abit less slippery and a bit more comfy.
Not tried a corbin seat.

Originally Posted by Paws

Now is it just me or does anyone else find the o/e seat on their curvy sv uncomfortable and find they slide into the tanK?
I had enough today (ive had been riding her 2 days!) of sliding/being wedged against the tank and have ordered a corbin seat, my zx9 has one and they are sooo much nicer!

Yep a gel seat transforms the comfort of the bike, best moneyy you will spend on it

I find it ok if I wear my leathers I don't slide around but in jeans or textiles I'm all over the place!!!!!

I found a inch cut out the padding in the curvy seat transforms it for riding...

I have a corbin seat, it does make my bum look big but it's very comfy

I had a corbin seat on my first SV and I wasn't very impressed with it - found it quite hard! I have a gel seat on the SV I have now and can sit on it all day - very comfortable and much better than the standard piece of foam! lol It also looks more or less standard as it has the original seat cover over the gel!

Em

Interesting debate. Personally, I commute a hell of a lot, and I'm using the OEM foam seat. I don't really suffer the effects of a bad seat, but I'm still interested in a more comfy one (mainly because of the sliding forwards in textiles issue).

Does anyone have any links to decent companies that are pretty cost-effective (aka cheap)? Also, sending my existing seat off to get it altered is not an option as I need the seat to be able to commute on the SV

[embee]

Originally Posted by Grinch

I found a inch cut out the padding in the curvy seat transforms it for riding...

Same here.

I scooped out a curve, leaving the front and rear edges as standard and used a 12" hacksaw to slice a piece of foam off, about 1" in the middle of the seat. Really makes a difference to the feel of the bike, much more "in it" rather than "on it". Just need a decent staple gun to refit the cover.

I did exactly the same with a bread knife. Much better