Not the comfy seat

[Dickster]

Alan,

That will be a test of your self-control

I tend to be heavy handed but I safely get 175 which is my normal refil point - I recently got 185. I did wonder whether I could have got to 200.

I have a roll of bubble wrap if anyone's interested.

[harrisphil]

What is the "short seat" and how can I tell which one I have fitted.
I have ridden other bikes in the past with nothing more than a piece of camping mat as a seat (laverda Monty) that was more comfy than this seat.
Has anybody got an old seat base for a 650ta that I could recover and use some firmer foam.

[cmta]

presume short seat is lower seat for short people like me - honda accessory @ £55 and is 30mm lower than standard. available from 2004. is definately better for seat height challenged, though is at the cost of lost padding.

[Ralphie]

Hi all
I suspect that the overall opinion is that the alp seat is very comfy - considering the amount of posts re changing the XRV seat.
Given that most alp drivers have the normal seat I suggest that your level of comfort/pain is probably more related to whether or not you are
A) Bony Arsed
or
B) Fat Arsed

So the people who complain - have you all got Bony Arses?
Are the fat people stereotypically jolly/happy with their seats?

Cheers
Chucky

[moon]

Pain threshold for me on the alp is 1 hour, but I came from a bike I could sit on all day with no discomfort, so it can't only be a bony arse...

the previous owner was bigger (fatter) than me & I'm wondering if the foam is just squashed ?

[rizerdibo]

Pain threshold for me on the alp is 1 hour, but I came from a bike I could sit on all day with no discomfort, so it can't only be a bony arse...

the previous owner was bigger (fatter) than me & I'm wondering if the foam is just squashed ?

Out of interest, what was your previous bike? Longest I've done on the alp was 150 miles and about 2 hours and my arse was begging for forgiveness big stylee. Then again I am boney arsed!

[pdsquire]

Several Alps did TLD08, 09 and 10 without complaint. I did 09 on mine and seriously didn't have an ache at the end. This year I took the Pan and though it's like sitting on a sofa, my shoulders ached like they wouldn't on the Alp.

The standard seat is just dandy. I suspect yours may have been jiggered about with.

I fill up about 180. It took me a long while to ignore the fact the gauge had fallen below red and keep going past 150.

[steveR]

1. the fuel guage seams to go from 1/4 full to below the red in a very short space of time and I have not yet got used to the idea of no reserve
2. and of most concern the seat turns into an item of tourture at 75 miles

any body got any ideas about the seat and how to make it more useable

And on the Eighth day He created the Airhawk seat, and he saw it was good.

On the Ninth day, He remembered the trip meter... and He said, "170 miles is the Sign!"

[StumpyFingers]

I did TLD this year on mine and returned on Sunday getting home early hours of monday morning and I had no problems with the comfort of the seat.

[dubhe]

I think it is a tolerance thing, I've been doing 200 miles each Friday and Sunday to commute to a course I am on for work. At first I was stopping every hour or so but now after 7 weeks I can manage 2.5 hours or 150 miles before I stop and fill up.

As an aside, I remember wearing cycling shorts under my leathers when I had my VFR to improve comfort