hegels
Supercharged
I learned something about myself and my bike last weekend as i was coming home from the wet side of washington. It seems as though i get uncomfortable after about 110-130 miles and need a break. I also learned that when i made my arse slide back and my back go straight i was able to ride for longer periods of time (sitting on my tailbone naturally. sliding back has me sitting on my arse more).
I am thinking about how to make this more comfortable for me and my passenger and have come up with a couple of ideas.
1) new seat. something like a corbin or the triumph dual tour seat. something that will just bolt on and be done.
2) try and find a different foot position to make the straight back style sitting position more comfortable (was considering rearsets a while back anyways but since i occasionally have a passenger now that may not be an option as her seat needs to be modified for comfort regardless of which option.
3) take the bike to a custom upholstery shop and shell out big $$ to get a seat custom formed for my passenger and my particular body.
i was leaning towards option 3 but used seats are acceptably priced on eBay and have me thinking of the dual tour option.
how much more comfortable is the dual tour compared to the standard seat? Corbin compared to the standard seat.
I am not into the idea of putting something on top of the seat (for me anyways, riding 2 up i wouldn't be pushing it hard enough to make a difference) and sitting on that since i nearly fell off in a corner once with one of those.
also if anyone knows of another option i may look into.
thanks,
Steve
I am thinking about how to make this more comfortable for me and my passenger and have come up with a couple of ideas.
1) new seat. something like a corbin or the triumph dual tour seat. something that will just bolt on and be done.
2) try and find a different foot position to make the straight back style sitting position more comfortable (was considering rearsets a while back anyways but since i occasionally have a passenger now that may not be an option as her seat needs to be modified for comfort regardless of which option.
3) take the bike to a custom upholstery shop and shell out big $$ to get a seat custom formed for my passenger and my particular body.
i was leaning towards option 3 but used seats are acceptably priced on eBay and have me thinking of the dual tour option.
how much more comfortable is the dual tour compared to the standard seat? Corbin compared to the standard seat.
I am not into the idea of putting something on top of the seat (for me anyways, riding 2 up i wouldn't be pushing it hard enough to make a difference) and sitting on that since i nearly fell off in a corner once with one of those.
also if anyone knows of another option i may look into.
thanks,
Steve