Comfort Seat.....Should I?............. Shouldn't I

[Vincent]

I was thinking about my sad old bony arse

I looked up the company and they have a medical background....like others I've seen online.

I've never had or tried a gel seat on a bike. It won't put me to sleep will it?


No gazumping* please Gents.....& Ladies, I'll find out


www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-VFR-800Fi-seat-recovered-in-leather-with-gel-pads-/191080466128?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item2c7d4886d0

* If it's worth it
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[TheSmiler]

Hmm not sure if it was worth it, you could do something your self which will be similar and be cheaper most probably.

Anyway regarding seats personally I kinda want one of these for my next bike, king and queen seat.

https://img.rakuten.com/PIC/10327622/0/1/500/10327622.jpg
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[Vincent]

[Vincent]

There's something to be said about cruising in the wind on a hot day...you're pillion being able to look above your head to admire the scenery. You can lay back and enjoy the sun......

I'm not quite sure what it is tho
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[TheSmiler]

[Tarmacsurfer]

If you can find one then Corbin seats are a fantastic upgrade. I ended up buying two (damn you, ebay deals). One single seat and a double for touring
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[Vincent]

[Rigga]

I got the blackbird seat padded out and retrimmed, no gel inserts just softer foam. Got it done at Tony Archers in Huddersfield, what a difference it made!
Before I couldn't do much more than an hour without having to get off but now it's like sitting my sofa.
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[spnorm]

I bought a secondhand Sargent Cycle seat for my VFR800Fi-Y and it transformed it from being comfy for a couple of hours to being all day comfortable.

I sold it for the same amount after I sold the bike, so it was cheaper than getting the standard one remodelled.

[Vincent]

[Rigga]

[Clanger]

[waffles]

I had the rider and pillion seats on my gixer recovered and a gel insert put on the rider seat. Best money spent in a long time! I have a bony arse and it would go numb fairly quickly leaving me to swap cheeks every few miles much to the amusement of anyone following me. Since then my bum is superbly comfortable and I can enjoy my ride more so that was the best Christmas present I ever bought myself! £110 for both seats and gel insert from Viking in Kent. Lee knows what he's doing
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Had the seat on the Bandit recovered and a gel insert put in (done by P&P Seating in Brum). It is a bit more comfortable and less prone to numb bum although the main reason for doing it was to lower the seat a touch so Charlotte could ride the bike more easily.

All the best

Keith
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[Vincent]

^^

Thanks...I'll look them up

'Might have a look for a cheap seat for sale and use that....save going without mine for a bit.
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[waffles]

That's what I did, got a £20 seat from a breakers so that I could carry on riding.
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Past rides Yamaha XT125X, Triumph TT600, Honda XR250
Current rides Suzuki GSXR 600, Honda MSX125

[Vincent]

[Shaft]

[G]

I got a gel insert in my 690 one and it raised a bit - the original seat is worse than the CCM and the CCM used the seat from a motocross bike! Seemed to make a reasonable bit of difference.

A sheepskin pad also helps and can be got from about £10.

Best bet is to hit more fun roads and move around on the bike .

[Matt B]

My Pan has a custom gel seat done by these guys:

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

It was on when I got the bike so no idea how much it cost. It is great on long journeys though, no numb arse.
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[hellkat]

Nobody has to be a hard-ass forever.
There's no shame in being comfortable.

The shame is in being ostentatious, rather than comfortable.
i.e., leather tooling, fringe or 24 carat gold edging on your gel* seat would be ostentatious.


*or overt bragging about the finca from whence one's gel was derived #tongueincheek
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[TheSmiler]

[Rigga]

[Fizzer Thou]

A friend had heard about https://viking-motorcycle-seats.co.uk/ and so bought himself a second-hand spare so as to get that one recovered

https://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/WiNot_Rhencullen/Bikes/Picture111.jpg

With a gel insert he said it is far more comfy than before
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[Vincent]

After looking about on the internet, I've decided to have a go at doing the gel insert myself
First thing was to check out the price/availability of various gel inserts. Most seem to be in the US, where they tend to have thinner inserts, usually yellow or green. In the UK, we're stuck with the medical type gel which looks thicker with rounder edges.

US Ultragel and Luimoto gel pads:-

https://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/Drewskovitch/Jap%2070s%20bike%20toys/Gelultragel_zps064b609c.jpg
https://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/Drewskovitch/Jap%2070s%20bike%20toys/gelLumioto_zpsf47beca7.jpg

UK Medical Type Gel Pads:-

https://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/Drewskovitch/Jap%2070s%20bike%20toys/GelUKmedical_zps324ae86e.jpg

This is probably the cheapest seller of good quality pads:-

www.ebay.com/sch/knoplace/m.html?item=380821741328&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item58aabe9f10&vxp=mtr&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

And this:-

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Saddlemen-9425-SaddleGel-Gel-Seat-Pad-Raw-Gel-Pad-Medium-/331104951128?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4d17649b58

The problem with them all.....is the price. The US ones aren't too bad, but most of the sellers are charging way to much to post. The smallest UK one, which looks big enough for my VFR seat, is £40. Not bank-busting....but I still reckon it's out there cheaper somewhere. After searching around, I've found that some wheelchair seat cushions have gel inserts, so I've bought the cheapest I can find to investigate further. The actual fitting looks quite easy and there are plenty of how-to vids around. if you havn't done it before, stapling and fitting the cover can be a bit fiddly, esp if you're using a new cover....but not impossible. I'll be back when the cheapo wheelchair seat with the gel insert arrives.......
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