Seat padding ?
#11
I think there are some seat makers who have incorporated a gel pad into their own seat models that have worked well for some. Having it modified later into this seat (which I think was only 13.5" wide to begin with) just didn't work for me.
I've modified 3 seats and wish I had my money back on all of them. For me, I have had better lucks finding a seat that is comfortable from day 1 and hopefully is more comfortable after a thousand miles or so.
Mean City Cycles is the only modification I felt that they knew what they were doing and the foam quality was superb. Unfortunately, I needed the seat lower and they aren't as successful at doing that with the 2009 Street Glide seat pan. But I learned a lot about foam from them and would suggst you call them before making any decisions. Great guys to work with and their post about the memory foams is dead on accurate in my opinion.
I had my touring reach seat modified with a memory foam before I tried Mean City cycles. Feels great when you first sit on it. But it does break down and not support me after about an hour. Day gets more painful after that.
-Christi Franklin
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#12
My own experience/questioning, so YMMV...
Bottoming out is the worst. That's why lightweight guys love a soft or thick seat (where they won't or can't bottom out) and heavy guys like a firm or thick seat (where they can't or won't bottom out).
Lighter guys - Mustangs. Heavier guys - Corbins.
Me? I had a guy add an inch of closed-cell foam (very limited compression) to a stock SG seat ("factory soft") and IMO, the best of both worlds. You "bottom out" through the soft stuff but the firm stuff keeps you from actually hitting the pan. The initial softness, the long-term firmness. Now I don't care for Mustang *or* Corbin anymore.
Hated the memory foam - Maybe if I were 50 pounds lighter...?
Bottoming out is the worst. That's why lightweight guys love a soft or thick seat (where they won't or can't bottom out) and heavy guys like a firm or thick seat (where they can't or won't bottom out).
Lighter guys - Mustangs. Heavier guys - Corbins.
Me? I had a guy add an inch of closed-cell foam (very limited compression) to a stock SG seat ("factory soft") and IMO, the best of both worlds. You "bottom out" through the soft stuff but the firm stuff keeps you from actually hitting the pan. The initial softness, the long-term firmness. Now I don't care for Mustang *or* Corbin anymore.
Hated the memory foam - Maybe if I were 50 pounds lighter...?
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Regardless of what is used in the seat, it will not be what you are looking for unless someone that knows how to shape the seat to fit the rider is doing the job. I had both gel and memory foam put into a seat that was ergonomically shaped for me and the improvement was amazing (but expensive).
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