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Seat upgrades?
Written by mikeyb_houtex on 4/19/2010 at 02:45 am

My behind parts are not burning after 4 days of riding, including today's 450+
mile return trip that took about 7 hours of riding (with a stop for lunch) to
complete.

Then there was the going up, about the same 450 miles, and about the same 7-8
hours with lunch.

And a few more hours in the intervening two more days roaming about Arkansas and
Oklahoma.

A great trip. But that's not why I'm posting: In all that, no burning
buttocks.

Now, that's not to say my *thighs* weren't upset a little... And even then, it
wasn't bad. Just moved about a little here and there. Stretched the legs
Stops for gas.

Got to get those highway pegs. That'll help a LOT.


--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "Nathan" <nathan_c_harris@...> wrote:
>
> So today I was in the seat for my first trip on this bike. I have to say the
more I ride it the more impressed I am with it. I have owned many, and bween
riding 25+ years, but this is about the best all arounder I've ever owned.
>
> I'll get back to the seat in a sec, but first, about today. I live just south
of Charlotte NC. I have a local riding buddy who has been riding about 2 yrs
and owns a 2006 Kawasaki ZZR600. Now with the right rider that bike could run
circles around me on this in the twisties...However. So we head up to
Grandfather Mtn today, about 120 miles, and the last 30 miles or so are just
fantastic fast sweepers. I am having a grand old time on the PC running through
the turns at a brisk 50+ mph, and just having fun on the bike. Not even really
trying to get away (it's just so neutral in the turns!). Anyway, every time I
look in the rear view my buddy is well behind me. I know its really because he
is still nervous of getting the bike over, and still feels like he is falling.
But it was funny nonetheless to just school him in the turns today. And to be
honest, had I really gotten hooliganish I could have really gotten the PC over.
As it was my boots would touch down now and again...so I am not sure how much
room I had left to lean.
>
> Anyway, the seat. So we spent about 6.5 hrs in the saddle today and my arse
is on fire. Now, maybe I get use to this seat, but for those of you who've
owned these for a while, if that *isn't* the case lemme know now. Are there
good aftermarket seats out there for these bikes?
>

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