| Author | Message | ||
     01x1buell |
i was on a ride yesterday and did around 400 miles and i was hurting so bad half way through.. any seat suggestions | ||
| Preybird1 |
I was talking with a guy from seat concepts who does seats for my other bikes. he changes the foam and makes covers. He was telling me that his seat cover guy could maybe make a new cover using the old one as a template\pattern. but he didn't say he could do the foam. And unless you are willing spend high dollars on a corbin seat then your going to need to find another solution. | ||
| 01x1buell |
yeah i really do not want to spend hundreds on a new seat. maybe i can find someone around me that can redo the seat maybe some harder foam or gel.. idk | ||
| Nwrider |
A cheaper quick fix which was suggested to me was padded bicycle shorts. They make some with gel pads where it counts. My arse was sore after 200mi Saturday. | ||
| 01x1buell |
yeah idk about bicycle shorts my boys might be a little cramped in those.... i still want to be comfortable. | ||
| Two_seasons |
It's position, more than the seat, from my experience. I've switched the select seat from the '99 to the '00 and because of the stock airbox config, hurt more than when on the '99 with forcewinder. More knee room I guess. With the select seat, I can't more around as much as the stock seat and push my butt into the passenger area of the seat. Stock seat with stock airbox seems to be better for me. Select seat with forcewinder works better than with stock airbox. | ||
| 01x1buell |
ahh i have forcewinder also i tried moving into passenger area a little but it is hard when riping through tight hairpins at speed you kinda drift back in to the seat. | ||
| Gowindward |
"400 miles and i was hurting so bad half way through"......."yeah i really do not want to spend hundreds on a new seat" How much is it worth to not have your butt begging you to get off your sportbike and stop having fun??  | ||
| 01x1buell |
hey i never got off i stuck it out it sucked but the ride was priceless ... great day out with the guys from http://www.njbuellowners.com .great guys and alot of fun.. | ||
| Gowindward |
Yes, and your butt was still begging for you to stop having fun. I was just asking what is it worth to have fun and not be in pain. | ||
| 01x1buell |
it is worth alot but right now i am broke.  i will research the seats and see how much they are. | ||
| Oldog |
01, the select seat is no longer available Gowindward covers and foams seats 1st class work, and he has an X1 to check the fit | ||
| 01x1buell |
$440 for a corbin seat way to much for me i might find someone local to redo the seat for me.. | ||
| Xl1200r |
Bicycle shorts will help a ton and your boys will be just fine. In fact, I like it better as it keeps everybody in place and reduces any pinching, squashing, what not. I'd like to get a Gowindward seat, but in the meantime I have an Airhawk pad which works great. I put it on for a x-country trip and liked it so much that it hasn't been off of the bike since. | ||
| 01x1buell |
where can i get a (Airhawk pad) and does it really make that much of a difference?? cause i have alot of long (300 plus) rides coming up. | ||
| Brinnutz |
www.motorbikesaddles.com has done some X1 seats... Edit: I see it's already been mentioned... (Message edited by brinnutz on June 27, 2011) | ||
| 01x1buell |
those are some nice seats but damn,$500 for them f that man that is way to much for me right now.. i would love to buy one but i can n ot afford that. | ||
| Oldog |
to get a decent job be prepaired to spend | ||
| 01x1buell |
less then 500 or what. | ||
| Jramsey |
Dude, you started this thread. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/476 23/637483.html?1308682385 Pondering investing that kind of $$$$$$ for for a few more HP that most can't use but won't spend a few $$ for all day comfort. | ||
| Therealassmikeg |
Bicycle shorts ARE a good idea and worth a try for approx $20.00 You really don't need padded ones. Definitely a good place to start.. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Odd thing I have experienced: My original 2000 seat fit my skinny butt pretty well and I could do 600 miles days for a couple of weeks at a time. The foam gradually lost its firmness over about 60,000 miles and I bought a "new" seat from either Ebay or on here for $50. It looked mint and the seller said it was on a shelf for its entire life. I installed it and took off on a nice long trip only to find that it killed my butt. It looked the same but there was something just a little different. I ended up just shelving the "new" seat and putting up with my broken down seat. | ||
| Hellraged |
im s ure its not worse than my 98 s1 seat.. that thing hurts so bad within 100 miles i have to stop every 10 mins just to get off it.. it sucks  tax time im going to buy a corbin maybe that will make it feel better. | ||
| Pkforbes87 |
I've never understood why people have an issue with the X1 seat.. until I bought my XT. When the X1 was the only thing I knew, I had no problem riding OKC to East Troy for Homecoming, then back again. Now that I'm used to the increased comfort of the XT and the 06 tall seat, I'm not sure I could go back to putting that kind of mileage on the X1 and be happy about it. | ||
| Mbsween |
I used to refer to the X1 seat affectionately as "nut crusher" Erik got a kick out of the name, but went on to tell me about the testing that went into the seat. I couldn't see it, I'd just ridden from Rochester NY to Columbus and I was numb . If I remember it got worse as the the miles piled up. That one never worked out for me. I do use the stock seat on track days. it's easy to move around on, I have the corbin gunfighter . it's a different way of sitting, your legs are more splayed and the seat is way firmer. I didn't like it for the first couple short trips, but it was way better (to me) on the long trips. I've ridden a couple 1000 miles days on the bike and have a whole bunch of 350-500s. I wouldn't hesitate to ride it for 20 hours with that seat. Look to Ebay | ||
| 01x1buell |
Hey jramsey that was for a winter project not right now.!!!!!! | ||
| Gcesario |
I have a Corbin seat. 60 miles a day says it is worth it. |
