spanky
Well-known member
Hey Folks,
To me, seat threads are akin to "what's the best oil to use" threads. That said, of the seven previous bikes I've owned since getting back into riding, I've gone to aftermarket solutions on all but two of them. My new GSA has me thinking I may need to seek something other than the factory seat.
My 2002 R1150RT's seat served me well from day 1 as did my 2005 Ducati ST3's factory seat. For my tush, all other bikes - three K bikes and another Ducati - needed something other than what came stock on the bike.
I do primarily day rides of between 125 and 250+ miles and cross-country trips of between 2000 and 4000 miles. My long term plan with the GSA will have me on the higher end of that range and my already limited mileage on the bike is telling me I will most likely need something better to sit on.
I learned the hard way during my first long distance trip that jeans and cotton underwear don't work. Jeans. Yea, I know but the RT was my first bike after an almost 20 year absence from riding. Long ago I bought some riding underwear from Aerostitch which helped a lot along with good MC riding pants. Since then, my longest day in the saddle has been 830 miles and the only thing that stopped me was night riding on the mountains.
I've purchased both Corbin and Sergeant seats with mixed to good results. I guess it depended on the bike and seat combo. What I DON'T have experience with is going the custom route with a smaller aftermarket seat provider. I don't want to bail on the stock seat just yet but see others here and on other sites sporting other seat and seat covers.
Can anyone here school me on the trial and error method to resolve this issue?
To me, seat threads are akin to "what's the best oil to use" threads. That said, of the seven previous bikes I've owned since getting back into riding, I've gone to aftermarket solutions on all but two of them. My new GSA has me thinking I may need to seek something other than the factory seat.
My 2002 R1150RT's seat served me well from day 1 as did my 2005 Ducati ST3's factory seat. For my tush, all other bikes - three K bikes and another Ducati - needed something other than what came stock on the bike.
I do primarily day rides of between 125 and 250+ miles and cross-country trips of between 2000 and 4000 miles. My long term plan with the GSA will have me on the higher end of that range and my already limited mileage on the bike is telling me I will most likely need something better to sit on.
I learned the hard way during my first long distance trip that jeans and cotton underwear don't work. Jeans. Yea, I know but the RT was my first bike after an almost 20 year absence from riding. Long ago I bought some riding underwear from Aerostitch which helped a lot along with good MC riding pants. Since then, my longest day in the saddle has been 830 miles and the only thing that stopped me was night riding on the mountains.
I've purchased both Corbin and Sergeant seats with mixed to good results. I guess it depended on the bike and seat combo. What I DON'T have experience with is going the custom route with a smaller aftermarket seat provider. I don't want to bail on the stock seat just yet but see others here and on other sites sporting other seat and seat covers.
Can anyone here school me on the trial and error method to resolve this issue?
That said, I also ride a K1200S so I bought a pair of their sports Skiveez and some socks. So, I got that going for me. 
