The Sargent seat came on my bike when i purchased it, not so good. I hope the gel seats work for you. Give us a report...
Really, lol.Ahhh the seat is sitting on top of a hot motor. What's the difference?
Not confused at all. Been riding some type of motorcycle with a wide range of seat types for the last 38 years. To include gel seats. Never had the problem or problems with any gel seat that I have had. Simple solution....Put your butt in the seat and ride. Carry a small light colored micro cloth towel, when you park in the sun, do what I used to do when I lived in Florida and had a car with vinyl seats, cover them up with the towel, so you don't burn your butt, did the same thing back in the day with the car steering wheel on Pensacola Beach!Really, lol.The hot motor doesn't make the foam in the seat and seat cover hot -- at least never on any of the bikes I've owned. The sun makes them hot when the bike sits in the sun.
Agree. If the gel seat is comfortable the terry cloth solution in the sun is worth it. I have the Sargent and it doesn't solve the forward slide or is it completely comfortable either. It is better than the stock granted but I would like to hear from someone who has tried both (Sargent & Gel seat).Not confused at all...Simple solution...Put your butt in the seat and ride. Carry a small light colored micro cloth towel, when you park in the sun, do what I used to do when I lived in Florida and had a car with vinyl seats, cover them up with the towel, so you don't burn your butt, did the same thing back in the day with the car steering wheel on Pensacola Beach!
Agree. Many swear by it but it has issues too...forward slide and numb ***The Sargent seat came on my bike when i purchased it, not so good. I hope the gel seats work for you. Give us a report...
My seat is hard as an oak plank. I made a 100 mile circle around the area today and was moving around on it continually trying to get some relief.Agree. Many swear by it but it has issues too...forward slide and numb ***after 50 miles or so. Better than stock but not there in my opinion.
Would love to hear from others who have something different than Sargent.
I saw the gel seats on Amazon for $270 shipped. It says that it has a carbon look and the embossed "Ninja" is a nice touch.
On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being torture and 10 being so perfect that you don't notice, how would you rate the stock and the gel seat?
Sorry about that. I thought you had a 2014.I couldn't buy the gel seat from superbiketoystore.com because they offer the 2014 seat only.
Amazon had it for $270 which is the direction I was going to take and then I saw that they have a used one for $206. The listing was "Used-Good." I've bought used items on Amazon before but I always looked for "Used-Like New or Excellent." I figured with Amazon's solid return policy, the risk would be minimal.
Since the used option came with prime shipping, it arrived in 2 days.
Wow, it looks great...better condition than my stock seat. If that's listed as "Good", I wonder what "Like New" is. Couldn't ask for anything better.
Once I put some miles on the seat, I will give a report.
I happened to look at Amazon today and they have another used seat in Good condition for $202.
Amazon.com: Buying Choices: Kawasaki K53001-243 Gel Seat
Can't guarantee the same result but it's worth a try if you're looking for a replacement seat.