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Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:15 pm (Last edited: Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:17 pm)
Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #9Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #5 I did a comparison, a while ago.... Aftermarket seats (2) Question about Sargent Performance Plus Custom Seat Old Forum Orphan |
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Managed many 500 mile days on my Ducati 939 Supersport with no problems.
2020 R1250RS, 2018 Ducati 939 Supersport, 2018 Ducati Monster 821, 1967 Ducati 250 mk3.
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A cheaper option may be a pair of padded underpants, https://motoskiveez.com/ |
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You could spend money on getting a after market seat and be no better off than a standard one in my experience. Common sense things like taking some weight off your butt by using the balls of your feet on the footpegs and taking a break to freshen up your physical and mental being regularly would be my recommendation. |
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Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:13 pm (Last edited: Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:15 pm)
Zitat von Dave H im Beitrag #14 I originally thought that to be the case. I now think it's a case of random quality with the amount of original padding or slight differences in the seat mount, itself. Was able to "test ride" a Sport seat and found while that the '18 demo bike I borrowed it from did not have a gap, the gap remained on my '16 RS. I also purchased a used Sport seat and had the same gap. I was slightly reshaping the contour of the seat and added a small amount of foam at the front edge to even out/reduce the gap, and then shimmed up the seat mount by 4mm. Reduced the gap to my acceptable OCD levels, but didn't eliminate it. I also painted the exposed area of the tank with semi-gloss black. |
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Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #24 Here is my solution, Nigel. The black paint makes the gap less obvious. And the 2 seat pics show before and after the mods.
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I went with the Corbin seat, it definitely worked better for me. I actually asked Corbin to shave some material at the rear of their seat and this worked out great for me. Corbin seats are very firm but with a shape that works great for me, I have done over 500 mile days with no problems. The OEM seat was not bad, I used it for 6,000 miles before deciding to go with the Corbin.
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