Wife onboard ..... new seat please!

[SteveCliff]

Ok, I've finally managed to persuade my wife to go pillion on my Rocket 3 Classic (2006) and thankfully she liked it

But ... her bum hurts! She's going to try a few more times to see if its just a "I'll get used to it" but I suspect she would much appreciate a more comfy seat than the original Gel one on currently. I adore the looks of the Corbin but boy .... that's a lot of money (£1k ish) to spend on a bike that cost me £5.5k. If there's no other way I may pull the trigger anyway as I really want her to be comfy (and lets face it - the seats look cool!) but does anyone know of any alternative seats that are really good that are accessible from the UK ?

 

[Jagster]

If it was me, I wouldn't waste my time with something like a Corbin seat, like you said, the cost is too prohibitive and by the time you have tested it to find out if it's fixed the problem you've already spent all your money.

I would most likely go down the route of having a bespoke seat rebuild on the existing seat (or on a second hand stock spare seat).

It depends where you live, but I would suggest you try to find a good artisan near to you, so you can visit several times during the process in order to make sure it's going the way you want it to go during the build.

Here is an example of what i'm talking about:

MotoStitch - Your Motorcycle Seat Customised

(disclaimer-- I've not used them but I have used similar in my area)