| Author | Message | ||
     Cyclone8u |
 What can I say- 10 days, 2 weekends and over a 1,000 miles! And I haven't even tried hard yet. My first ride report is here: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/327 77/362524.html?1211325666 This is my first non-tube frame Buell, and I don't know what I waited so long for. It is buttery smooth, almost doesn't feel like a Buell except for the tell-tale perma-grin. While the M2 was the brazen, leather corset wearing bombshell that was fun to take to parties and show off to your friends - the Ulysses is the girl you'd bring home to mom, but get her alone and watch out! I just got back from a ride on the M2, and what a workout she is compared to the Uly! Still way to much fun though - does any man really deserve 2 Buells? My question is what aftermarket pad or seat would give the pillion rider more comfort? My wife and I took about a 400 mile round trip out to Vermont and back, and the passenger part of the seat is seriously lacking in the padding department. I was fine, so the seat itself is inherently good - it justs needs some help out back. I looked at some pads from Airhawk and Butt Buffer, I would just like some feedback from anyone who has some experience. Thanks! | ||
| Cityxslicker |
Triple Tail Pad 52996-06Y $69.95 quick fix and affordable | ||
| Cyclone8u |
Thanks Cityxslicker, I'm picking up the triple tail pad this weekend with the bags, but I (she) was looking for some more padding on the actual seat itself...it gets pretty thin towards the back  | ||
| Roostre |
You might try a sheepskin. I run one when it gets too hot to sit on the vinyl. Used it for my SS1000, too. | ||
| Nevrenuf |
yes, every man deserves two bikes. this can be another exclusive club that we can have, the m2/uly club. both are great bikes. my wife hasn't said anything about the padding on the uly yet so i haven't worried about it. | ||
| Bienhoabob |
There was a thread on Airhawks a while ago. You might try a search and look at the responses. I have an Airhawk and they are worth every penny. Easy to remove, durable (had mine a good 5 years with no signs of wear.), comfortable,and a little air flow. 600+ miles until I start to squirm. The Airhawk will raise seating position about an inch. Or you might try the 'cabbie' bead approach. www.beadrider.com or your local stores for a cheaper version. No experience with the sheepskins. | ||
| Thunderbox |
I don't know what the diffence is with the 06 to 08 seat but for a cross Canada trip the little lady thought it was awsum. The 06 seat. You may want to take a look | ||
| Cyclone8u |
The '06 had a seat height about 1½" higher than the '08, so probably had a little more padding. Not sure about the sheepskin or "cabbie" solutions unless there is some real good way of securing them...don't need the load shifting mid corner if you know what I mean  The Airhawks seem to strap on pretty securely and after doing some digging, seems they have quite a fan base. | ||
| Dldeano |
+1 sheep skin I have used it on everything from KLR to V strom to Guzzi...makes a difference. Did back to back 500 mile days on the 08 Uly, and the sheep skin works as advertised. It won't make a terrible seat great, but the Uly seat is pretty good, and it really helps keep from developing hot spots and the like. Mine has a nose strap, as well as 2 buckles that go underneath (how alaskaleather.com was making them for the Strom), and it never shifts. | ||
| Ulywife |
this can be another exclusive club that we can have, the m2/uly club. Lots of you in that club I think! I like the '07/'08 seat. I have found that as long as I'm wearing riding pants that I can ride a much longer distance than when wearing jeans. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Cyclone8u- I think yours is the first complaint I've seen posted about the passenger accommodations on a Uly. At least a couple of M/C mags have described the passenger seat as the most comfortable seat this side of a Gold Wing. I don't think there's any difference in the passenger seating area between the 06/07/08 seats; the 06 standard seat had the taller rider portion mentioned above. Kristi's comment about riding pants may be the key. The pocket seams on jeans (especially at the corners) can really dig into your rear on a long ride. It'd be worth having her try a change of attire before you invest in a custom seat. | ||
| Panhead_dan |
It's individual preference, really. The seat is firm. Hard even but in my opinion, that makes it work better. I can ride much longer on a hard seat than a soft one. Also, the seat will break in with use. So will her butt. Congratulations on the beautiful new Uly! | ||
| Portero72 |
Also, the seat will break in with use. So will her butt. OH NO HE DI-'INT!!!! Sorry, that was hilarious to a sicko like myself. Had to point it out.  (Message edited by portero72 on May 31, 2008) | ||
| Oddball |
Maybe a vibe-rider? Could either distract her or maybe that whole pleasure/pain mix. | ||
| Etennuly |
Actually the riders butt breaking in is more likely than the seat doing so.  Saying that, I would like to point out the situation for me and my riders. I had ridden very little for a ten year period. My wife had ridden very little in her life time and my eldest daughter had not really ever ridden. I bought my City-X and spent the first few months growing my ability to ride distances. My butt had to get used to it. A year and a half later I got the '06 Uly so that I could take passengers. The first time the wife rode, it was like twenty miles out and she was ready to head back in. Next time out it was fifty miles out. The same was true when she started riding her Blast. Short trips working into longer trips then longer trips. My eldest daughter took a liking to riding also, but at first it was no more than twenty miles, etc. To ride the first time and complain about the seat is not giving the body time to adapt to the seating arrangement, vibration, and limited movement available on a bike. Seat pads can and do help, but from what I have seen, seat time is what makes the longer rides possible. |
