Shocks or Seat?

[R3Tex]

...Stock seat is already amazingly comfortable imo...

Dude!!! You must have the toughest @ss on the planet. I hate the stock seat. Most uncomfortable brick I've ever sat on

 

[Claviger]

I would 'hit' the shocks first... my bike is older and doesn't give much on the bumps. My dealer is advising shocks for rear, and rebuilding the forks... $1400

Run far.

Run fast.

Don't stop running.

$1400 is WAY overpriced for stock rebuild.

300 - Hagon 2810s
500 - Hagon Nitros
400 - OEM or Triumph Comfort shocks

Labor to install rears.. 20 minutes tops.

Front rebuild parts, 200 tops. Labor, 2 hours is reasonable for a dealership for labor.

Parts + labor should be no more than 1000 bucks, if you use the Hagon Nitros.

 

[HansO]

I absolutely Love my Corbin have had an Airhawk and while it improved the comfort a little on stock seat,.... I have sold it since I no longer needed it since getting the Corbin and stay comfortable for All day rides. As far as Shocks are concerned the Fornales are awesome but don't make them in the 1 inch oversize so I sold them and now run Hagon Nitro's in 340mm length (1 inch over OEM and 35 kg springs) which they tailor to suit your weight etc when ordering and while not as plush as the expensive Fornales they are very comfortable and also improve the handling better.
I have not tried the Progressives but know of two people that have had them fail which was enough to turn me off them I do however run the Progressive Fork Springs which help keep the front planted and reduce the front end dive

 

[Mittzy]

Hagon Nitro's all the way.... best money spent on the bike... And I have spent too much

 

[1olbull]

I would 'hit' the shocks first... my bike is older and doesn't give much on the bumps. My dealer is advising shocks for rear, and rebuilding the forks... $1400

Pretty smart bunch we be! Shocks first.
Before going crazy with that $1400 bucks, get a set of Progressive springs for the forks and either Hagon Nitros or Progressive 444 for the rear. $600 - $700 bucks and most likely you shall be tickled to death with the results.

 

[1olbull]

@R3Tex
I find the stock pretty comfy.
Have ridden several LONG rides and 26K miles on it in two years.
I must however admit Morris, you be a cracker ass compared to myself!!!

 

[Mittzy]

Hagon Nitro's all the way.... best money spent on the bike... And I have spent too much

And blamed @ozrider for ALL of my spending....

 

[HansO]

Still say the Corbin seat would have been my first improvement in Hindsight after wasting money on first the Triumph Gel Rider and Gel Pillion seats then I thought maybe just getting some top notch custom made Sheep Skin covers made then I tried Airhawk would make a difference but at the end of the day I realised that the Triumph seat base pushes you forward causing a shear force on the butt' muscles and that was the cause of my pain. I went with the Corbin as a last resort and even packed the Airhawk on a couple of trips but did not need it, the Corbin cradles your butt' and does not cause the shear forces therefore more hours of pain free riding now I am more concerned where my next fuel stop is so I dont run dry than where I can get off to rest the butt'

 

[1olbull]

Dude!!! You must have the toughest @ss on the planet. I hate the stock seat. Most uncomfortable brick I've ever sat on

Try the stock seat on a Kaw Vulcan 2000.
Now you be talking bone ass on cobblestone!

 

[1olbull]

Still say the Corbin seat would have been my first improvement in Hindsight after wasting money on first the Triumph Gel Rider and Gel Pillion seats then I thought maybe just getting some top notch custom made Sheep Skin covers made then I tried Airhawk would make a difference but at the end of the day I realised that the Triumph seat base pushes you forward causing a shear force on the butt' muscles and that was the cause of my pain. I went with the Corbin as a last resort and even packed the Airhawk on a couple of trips but did not need it, the Corbin cradles your butt' and does not cause the shear forces therefore more hours of pain free riding now I am more concerned where my next fuel stop is so I dont run dry than where I can get off to rest the butt'

BUTT SHEAR FORCE?!?!
Being interested in physics, I just had to look this one up.
Leave it to a nurse to know this!

shear [shēr]
an applied force that tends to cause an opposite but parallel sliding motion of the planes of an object. Such motions cause tissues and blood vessels to move in such a way that blood flow may be interrupted, placing the patient at risk for pressure ulcers. An example of a shearing force is seen when a patient slumps in a chair; the skin around the buttocks is stretched by the movement and interferes with circulation.