Just a heads up. These guys are going to have an option available for our girlies in a couple weeks.
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=621311
I've had my SC on my DRZ for almost 4yrs, very comphy and is holding up great.
I'll be interested to see what it looks like,but expensive seats have the same problem as expensive shocks who wants to spend big bucks on an old bike,their are some but it'll be a limited market.
$160 to upgrade the seat doesn't seem too bad to me.
Quote from: cba191 on March 11, 2014, 04:16:14 PM
$160 to upgrade the seat doesn't seem too bad to me.
The Sterling/Dollar exchange rate is good for us Brits at the mo but $160 is cheap blimey :icon_biggrin:
thats 160 for a hunk of foam and a cover .........................
you have to still get it and fit it on your own seat pan :nod
I've dropped a boatload on my bike this offseason, but I'm not overly concerned. I'm hoping to put about 50-60,000 miles on it the next 2-3 years. Putting 2k into a bike I paid 4k for is worth it imho. If it improves the performance and increases the enjoyment, who cares about resale. Besides, you have to change out all that crap when you buy new anyways.
One long ride and you'll be wishing you spent the money on a good seat. Seat Concepts is inexpensive compared to other aftermarket seats out there. I've had a few SC seats on dirt bikes, well worth it. I currently have a Corbin seat but may get the Seat Concepts seat also.
Well blimey if you want to talk seats :icon_eek:,I've 2 for my XT660 4 for my 1100s 3 for my K1200 but only 2 sets for my Tiger and they are the same just old and new with the only blip when getting sucked into the gel frenzy a few years and go and got out just as quickly :icon_cry:
The amount of money I get through on bikes frankly is bordering on the outrageous so $160 or £100 even if you have to pay for having it all put together would still be good money,where it gets complicated with the Tiger some go one piece others two and strangely enough a bit like the stock screen we both get on quite well with the stock seat,on a long day start off sitting on the front bit and slowly move to rear of it,all of which has nothing to do with always looking for a better option :icon_wink:
http://advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=23687980&postcount=1297
should be up un his site tonight. Looks really nice.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FsOCTAZmw-0/UzeKdmIDG5I/AAAAAAAABNI/5XCdn3-rcKs/w957-h539-no/ec0a0a1d-dd2b-4de9-9e7e-2ac6eb4e0705)
just need to get the new reg installed and put it back together
Tell me, cba... how does the seat look from above? Does it appear to be wider where the butt :pottytrain2 cheeks go? Could you take a pic from above? I'm sure the foam is much more firm than stock, right?
Also, is that a new Wilbers I see in there?
Thanks...
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QsAN8pasdJY/UzeWpeC3vuI/AAAAAAAABNo/dTWdMG1zt28/w957-h539-no/35d7b994-5f2d-4bd1-9cd1-34561a38864a)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mdNLhXMjK20/UzeW11BP80I/AAAAAAAABNw/wCbRmhTSCHo/w957-h539-no/17b982b6-fdd7-4f34-8737-42c1587c9539)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oZBT0WVSpgQ/UzeW7eK3_II/AAAAAAAABN4/cHrHVG6qdzg/w957-h539-no/346da6c1-e38c-4145-a8dc-9f9ce85846a6)
It is a little wider. The 24" marker is dead center on the two. It feels firmer, but weighs noticeably more. A lot more density, I'm assuming.
And yes, it is a new Wilbers. :bad
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--qFTct04_Cs/U0nMr1vpsyI/AAAAAAAABPQ/FoLBmJqSYS4/w1536-h865-no/WP_20140412_003.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NF7qTvgGgmM/U0nMyv41IdI/AAAAAAAABPk/aM9D0QymvUc/w487-h865-no/WP_20140412_004.jpg)
It looks awesome and is a lot firmer than the stock. We'll see how it rides once I bleed the brakes. :wheel
Thanks for the pics, cba. How much was the cost for both the front and passenger? Definitely considering the SC option for my "bad to begin with and now totally worn out" stock seat. Also, could you tell me which Wilbers you got and from who (and how much $)? How's that new shock performing for you?
Thanks...
I'm not sure what model the Wilbers is. I ordered it from http://www.beemershop.com/ (http://www.beemershop.com/). I told Ted what I had. What I would be using it for. He then proceeded to ask a bajillion questions about weights, riding style, packing, and stuff like that. Before I knew he took about 1100 bucks. Haven't had a chance to try it yet though. Too many projects. Just got the ol' girl back together today.
The seat would have been a lot less money if I would have sent the pillion in for them to build a cover around the stock foam, but it was ~$280.
I know it's a ton of money to dump into a bike that only cost me $4k. But I figure that based on the fact that I'm keeping her, there is value in making her awesome. :thumbsup
How are you liking your seat now that you have had it a while? I am in the market for an upgrade. The Triumph Gel had done a reasonable job but would like something a little better on long days.
I hope you like it, I am sending my seat out today.
New recovered seat showed up a few minutes ago, looks good. I still have a few parts to swap but hopefully can get out for a good long test ride this weekend and see how it feels.
hey norton charlie, is the new seat any taller than stock? i'd like a little more leg room... i've already done the lowered pegs...
Sorry I wasn't able to reply sooner, but I love the new seat. I just spent 3 1/2 weeks to Alaska and back. I also used an airhawk, because I wanted all the help I could get.
Finally got a chance to get out for a good ride on the new seat. Feels pretty hard, my guess is it will soften enough to make it about right. It shifts me forward just a little, I think I might try setting the seat to the highest position in front and the back in the center. All said and done I like it. I didn't feel like I needed to stand up until about 2 hours into my ride which is better than my Triumph gel seat. A little break in and I think I will be very happy.
Bigdan74, this isn't the seat for you if you are looking for more leg room, if anything it might shorten it by shifting you forward. Have you tried a Corbin, the 1st one I had really opens up the leg room, a little taller plus a little shift back. I got rid of mine because my legs were not quite long enough and it put the ground a little further away than comfortable for me. I got another Corbin with a bike a bought which had been modified for a vertically challenged person, for me it was the most uncomfortable thing I ever sat in.
All said I think it will work well for me.
thanks for the info NC, i have looked at the corbin on the internet but that is as far as i've gone so far. been more focused on racks/bags and tires lately... truth be told the seat isn't horrible as it is now but it's not quite there...
If my legs had been about 2 inches longer, the new Corbin I bought would have been perfect. I guess the dish shaped seat combined with a small rip in the crotch of my rain gear made for a rather uncomfortable ride in the rain. But other than that it is the only seat where I could sit through a full tank of gas and not regret getting back on.