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08-07-06, 04:39 PM

Did a 500mile round trip about two weeks ago.
My previous longest was about 100miles and resulted in numb bum.

I bought a £35 pair of cycling shorts with gel pads in all the right places.
They dis a fine job for me. cheaper than gel seat.

mattSV · 08-07-06, 04:57 PM

I did over 900 miles on the norf/sarf weekend - no major problems with ****-ache.

We stopped about every 100 miles for fuel, and I also discovered that you can rest your legs on R&G crash bungs on the motorway which helps

08-07-06, 05:43 PM

Matt...And no doubt added perk when spotting yourself in the mirror when wearing said item.

:P

09-07-06, 07:06 PM

Just came back from a 600mile round trip to the south and I can say that my ass was numb after about an hour riding

I think though the cycling shorts with padding will be the best option!

10-07-06, 10:33 AM

On the motorway I sit way far back on the seat where it is wider. I think it helps but I am still looking for better solutions as its not the best place to sit for control and probably looks dumb too (along with my hunched-over unfaired riding style too!)

northwind · 10-07-06, 08:50 PM

My **** has been in close contact with my OEM gel seat this weekend, and I'm still able to walk, depsite my meccano-leg. It's not perfect but it does the job. The OEM standard one was too soft IMO, it just squashed without supporting. I still use it for trackdays and it's like sitting on a balloon.

10-07-06, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattSV

I did over 900 miles on the norf/sarf weekend - no major problems with @rse-ache.
We stopped about every 100 miles for fuel, and I also discovered that you can rest your legs on R&G crash bungs on the motorway which helps

leave scoobs out of it he aint that bad !!

12-07-06, 12:46 PM

Had a similar problem on a 250 mile trip round lakes - it isn't so much the discomfort at the start but I found as the ride went on it would happen after shorter time and affect my concentration, not what you want on a bike.

Took me weeks to make the decision to buy a decent seat, you can have a gel insert done (while you wait) for about £90, you can import from corbin usa, banditmania do gel seats for sv's - I got a corbin saddle off e-bay eventually (most expensive thing I've ever bought on e-bay) aand did a 500 mile trip to stonehenge the other day, the difference was huge, stopped when I wanted to instead of when I needed to (approx every 140 miles) and after the ride I could have easily gone back out on the bike as I still felt completely switched on and ache free.

May not work for everyone but it did for me and at £165 the saddle was only £20 more than the suzuki rear hugger I had fitted to the bike when I bought it. Next stop south of france and about 3000 miles (stonehenge and back 6 times in a week!)

12-07-06, 12:57 PM

Try these people:

http://www.motorbike-seats.co.uk/

Send them your seat and they'll reshape the foam and insert a gel pad to make it comfortable. Turn around is about 48 hours and costs approx £50.

The K3 seats onwards are nowhere near as comfy as those of the the K1/2s.

.

12-07-06, 01:47 PM

jonboy - just spoke to that company.....they quoted me £45 labour + £50 for the gel pad + £12 pnp.

£107 for the drivers seat or £130 for both seats....thats for my K6 SV650

still a very good price!!!

08-07-06, 04:57 PM	#12
mattSV Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Darn sarf, innit Posts: 2,025	I did over 900 miles on the norf/sarf weekend - no major problems with **-ache. We stopped about every 100 miles for fuel, and I also discovered that you can rest your legs on R&G crash bungs on the motorway which helps __________________ 2000 - 2004 SV650S 2004 - 2009 SV1000S 2009 - 2013 Triumph Sprint ST1050 2013 - 2016 Triumph Explorer 1200 2016 - Ducati Multistrada DVT S**

10-07-06, 08:50 PM	#16
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	My **** has been in close contact with my OEM gel seat this weekend, and I'm still able to walk, depsite my meccano-leg. It's not perfect but it does the job. The OEM standard one was too soft IMO, it just squashed without supporting. I still use it for trackdays and it's like sitting on a balloon. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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08-07-06, 04:39 PM	#11
seedy100 Guest Posts: n/a	Did a 500mile round trip about two weeks ago. My previous longest was about 100miles and resulted in numb bum. I bought a £35 pair of cycling shorts with gel pads in all the right places. They dis a fine job for me. cheaper than gel seat.

08-07-06, 05:43 PM	#13
Peter Henry Guest Posts: n/a	Matt...And no doubt added perk when spotting yourself in the mirror when wearing said item. :P

09-07-06, 07:06 PM	#14
600+ Guest Posts: n/a	Just came back from a 600mile round trip to the south and I can say that my ass was numb after about an hour riding I think though the cycling shorts with padding will be the best option!

10-07-06, 10:33 AM	#15
Warthog Guest Posts: n/a	On the motorway I sit way far back on the seat where it is wider. I think it helps but I am still looking for better solutions as its not the best place to sit for control and probably looks dumb too (along with my hunched-over unfaired riding style too!)

12-07-06, 12:46 PM	#18
hutchy Guest Posts: n/a	Had a similar problem on a 250 mile trip round lakes - it isn't so much the discomfort at the start but I found as the ride went on it would happen after shorter time and affect my concentration, not what you want on a bike. Took me weeks to make the decision to buy a decent seat, you can have a gel insert done (while you wait) for about £90, you can import from corbin usa, banditmania do gel seats for sv's - I got a corbin saddle off e-bay eventually (most expensive thing I've ever bought on e-bay) aand did a 500 mile trip to stonehenge the other day, the difference was huge, stopped when I wanted to instead of when I needed to (approx every 140 miles) and after the ride I could have easily gone back out on the bike as I still felt completely switched on and ache free. May not work for everyone but it did for me and at £165 the saddle was only £20 more than the suzuki rear hugger I had fitted to the bike when I bought it. Next stop south of france and about 3000 miles (stonehenge and back 6 times in a week!)

12-07-06, 12:57 PM	#19
jonboy Guest Posts: n/a	Try these people: http://www.motorbike-seats.co.uk/ Send them your seat and they'll reshape the foam and insert a gel pad to make it comfortable. Turn around is about 48 hours and costs approx £50. The K3 seats onwards are nowhere near as comfy as those of the the K1/2s. .

12-07-06, 01:47 PM	#20
600+ Guest Posts: n/a	jonboy - just spoke to that company.....they quoted me £45 labour + £50 for the gel pad + £12 pnp. £107 for the drivers seat or £130 for both seats....thats for my K6 SV650 still a very good price!!!