[2weelz]

Update: My DIY w/the SV seat cushion was not so good. After an hour was not that great. Back to the drawing board. More later.

 

[Day Trippin]

I am finally pretty much at peace with my seat. I am finally to the point where I no longer think about it. The foam has broken in nicely and I am it doesn't punish me at all. I still should have made the nose a touch higher.

 

[rcannon409]

I want to rip the gel from my kawasaki gel seat and replace with good foam. I wonder what I should use, and where to get it?

 

[MarkOne]

I want to rip the gel from my kawasaki gel seat and replace with good foam. I wonder what I should use, and where to get it?

Hate to be negative, but on my 2011 I used the OEM gel seats and they did not work for me.

 

[2weelz]

Well, I stuck a gel pad I extracted from my old Hayabusa spare seat under the vinyl cover of my Laam seat and it's feeling good. For now. Time and miles will tell. Years ago I had a couple of Hondà Superhawks that had seats that bugged me but I kept them around for 9 years because I liked everything else about riding them more than I disliked the seat. I think I'm in the same boat with the Ninja

 

[Day Trippin]

2weelz - what part of NorCal are you in? You are welcome to try my seat when I am back in the area with it. I'll be in the Bay Area in about 2 weeks or so.

Downside for me with gel is it gets very hot in the summer if left uncovered. In general I like memory type foam better as well.

 

[rcannon409]

Hate to be negative, but on my 2011 I used the OEM gel seats and they did not work for me.

No, you are not being negative. I already have the seat, and the gel is awful. HOT in the summer and extra cold in the winter. AND, its not comfortable.

Otherwise a great seat. LOL The cover is nice, so I am going to rip the gel out and replace with something else.

 

[NinjaLust]

The first thing I did when I bought my N1K was to get the seat recovered with denser foam and more built-up at the front. Done several 400 mile days since and my butt was fine

 

[2weelz]

2weelz - what part of NorCal are you in? You are welcome to try my seat when I am back in the area with it. I'll be in the Bay Area in about 2 weeks or so.

Downside for me with gel is it gets very hot in the summer if left uncovered. In general I like memory type foam better as well.

Thanks. I'm in the South Bay Area. Give me shout when your in the area. I've found an uphostery shop locally who'll work with me.

 

[robertv19]

Resurrecting this old thread.
You guys with the Techspec grips - did you go with the Snakeskin or the C3 material?
Seems like the C3 is thinner...is that basically the main difference?

Cheers,

Rob

 

[Geldscheisser]

I just ordered a new foam mattress from Amazon, leaving me to dispose of my old one. I sawed it into 1'x1'x1' blocks with a reciprocating saw, and I'm selling them for $25 ea. + shipping and handling. Cash only.

 

[Geldscheisser]

Come on guys!!

I just ordered a new foam mattress from Amazon, leaving me to dispose of my old one. I sawed it into 1'x1'x1' blocks with a reciprocating saw, and I'm selling them for $25 ea. + shipping and handling. Cash only.

How am I going to scheiss more geld, if you guys don't buy my foam?

 

[ninja22]

I used a pair of fully padded riding shorts yesterday for about 120 miles and got the numb rear end about half way through. Took a break, got the feeling back and got numb again about 20 minutes from home.

I have read all these threads and it looks like no replacement seat helps very much and it is a toss up between the OEM Gel and the Sargent.
Leathers are hard to do in Dallas right now with heat. The ZX-14r Seat was much better than this and wider at the rear.

So anyone overall happy with one of the above seats?

 

[sprockethead]

I just finished an 1800 mile trip, 300 mile days with the OEM gel seat and an Airhawk seat cushion. I was very pleased overall. The OEM gel is OK for a day or two, but the Airhawk makes a huge difference on long trips.

 

[doug.headrick]

I've got the tech specs on mine too, they're good. I've got a Sargent saddle on order too. My VTR Superhawk had an irritating forward cant to it and a Sargent helped. Wasn't perfect but way better. I'll add my 2 cents on the Sargent solution after I get mine.

Any pics of your install. I bought snake skin and have 2023 1000sx

 

[Riv]

Thought i would drop this nugget. Long story short, tried various seats and went back to the factory one. Key was to place 2 10lbs dumbells on the seat for a week to break in the foam. Since that point it is now nice and soft.