Replacement seat

[Poprock]

+1 on the Diamond seat. Mine is terrific -- but I lost 40# and it feels a lot harder than it used to. Still plenty comfy though. Unless you know a really good custom seat maker, Diamond is the best bet for an 11.

[pinkelephant]

will a XS1100 Special (80-81) seat fit an 81-h?

[motoman]

yes, it will fit but will rub on top of side covers removing paint. Had a Yammy accessory king/queen on my 81 Venturer for some 25yrs.........now has a Corbin tour seat and of course re- finished side covers.

[wa407mpp]

Ok, you got me. I do move around some and make it a point to get off my bike from time to time during fuel stops while on long rides, unless I'm in a hurry then I pay by card and pump the gas while on the bike and away I go, and yes this is not a good thing, but I'm old and probably be dead soon, so who cares, right! It is that over the years I have learned to move around in a different way. The problem with motorcycle seats has always been that they are designed by what looks good, not by their ergonomics, and this in what has made aftermarket seat manufactures rich. The best riding position for long distance riding, is to have the rider supported by their inter thighs not their butt, that way the pelvic bones don't come into play and cut off circulation and pinch nerves. That's why they put small gas tanks on cruisers, their seating positions are so uncomfortable, they want to force you to get off often enough to prevent nerve damage. Any time you stretch out with your legs forward and lean back, with forward controls or highway pegs, it puts your weight on your butt you are shortening your riding time. The best riding position is with your legs bent and feet to the rear and your body leaning slightly forward putting your weight on your inter thighs. If you want to change your seating position, all you have to do is move you feet position on the pegs from your instep to the balls of your feet and this will change the weight and pressure on your thighs and you are good for a couple 100 more miles. By the way that is what you are doing when you slide back and forth on the seat, when you slide back, it makes you lean forward more and puts more weight on you thighs and relieving your pinched nerves. If you look closely at my seat you will see that the majority of the padding is in the thigh area not under the tail bone, and the bucket is there to keep me pushed forward onto my thighs. One more thing to consider when you ride on you butt, your spine and kidneys have to absorb all the bumps and jars in the road. Another important thing to remember when choosing a seat is to check the seams in the seating area, exposed or beaded seams in the seating area or key pressure point areas, cut off circulation and pinch nerves as bad or worse than a poor riding position so avoid them. I'm sorry if I have stretched this out a bit, but I just wanted to avoid any misunderstanding in what I was previously trying to say.

[wa407mpp]

I'm sorry Pinkelephant! I forgot to say the gauge by my saddle bag is for my air shocks. I found that when I adjusted the shocks to carry a passenger, I had to pull the saddle bags off to readjust them afterward, because the bags were too close to get the shock wrench back on to go the other way. I did the air fork conversion and put air shocks on my bike right after I bought it about 16 years ago. It is the same conversion as in the tech tips, only I did it from an original magazine article I got from Ian Smith. They say changing to Progressive fork springs will do the same thing for the handling and is a lot less work, so the air fork conversion is a waist of time, but I'd already done the work, and even with the Progressive springs,I still like a little air up front.

[oldyam80sg]

Seat on my SG

[Ivan]

I think the stock foam on our scoots has lost its luster over the years. Mine is supposedly the stock foam with a nice cover, and after about 300 miles I am doing the humpty dance in the seat to try and stay comfortable. The azzpad Tod helped me doubled the ride-able distance, but I am still not up to ironbutt league yet.

I was supplied with a gel pad for my wheel chair that is 3/4" "hospital grade" gel cushion and is about a foot square. I am hoping this is an accessory that the rental place doesn't want back, because it will go in my seat when I get the chance. Hopefully, it will help keep the sharks from chomping even longer.

If that doesn't work, I am going to bolt an office chair to the frame.

[Trainzz]

Mine is supposedly the stock foam with a nice cover, and after about 300 miles I am doing the humpty dance in the seat to try and stay comfortable.

And believe me, this is not a sight for women, children, or the faint of heart.

[trbig]

And believe me, this is not a sight for women, children, or the faint of heart.

But the Lee's of this world eat that up like candy!


Tod