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Tiger Time => Tiger 1050's (2007 - Now ) Tiger 1050's and Tiger Sports) => Topic started by: nickjtc on March 23, 2016, 03:11:54 PM

Title: Seats
Post by: nickjtc on March 23, 2016, 03:11:54 PM
Anyone got input to give on seat modifications/after market seats for the 1050? I'll be covering a lot of territory soon and my @rse is not as forgiving as it used to be.

Corbin? Sargent? Gel pads?
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: JayDub on March 23, 2016, 04:17:27 PM
Gel bicycle shorts? sexy too  :nod
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: nickjtc on March 23, 2016, 04:54:50 PM
Quote from: JayDub on March 23, 2016, 04:17:27 PM
Gel bicycle shorts? sexy too  :nod

I think my @rse is quite plump enough, thank you. :icon_biggrin: But that is a thought. Having said that, isn't one of the drawbacks of anything 'gel' that it retains heat??? :icon_scratch:
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: Mustang on March 23, 2016, 07:50:08 PM
Quote from: nickjtc on March 23, 2016, 04:54:50 PM
I think my @rse is quite plump enough, thank you. :icon_biggrin: But that is a thought. Having said that, isn't one of the drawbacks of anything 'gel' that it retains heat??? :icon_scratch:
are you trying to say you have a hot ass ? :rfl
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: nickjtc on March 23, 2016, 08:06:41 PM
Quote from: Mustang on March 23, 2016, 07:50:08 PM
are you trying to say you have a hot ass ? :rfl

No, just one that does not like too much heat :mut
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: Chris Canning on March 23, 2016, 08:38:34 PM
God knows how much I've spent on seats over years on various bikes the best by some margin is a Kahedo also sold by Touratech.
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: JayDub on March 23, 2016, 08:51:51 PM
Quote from: Mustang on March 23, 2016, 07:50:08 PM
are you trying to say you have a hot ass ? :rfl
I thought he was saying he thought my @rse was hot  :icon_scratch:
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: JayDub on March 23, 2016, 09:06:02 PM
I've not used the gel shorts in hot weather, but Iv'e not noticed any discomfort  :grnb - There's also a 'numnah'?... like those equine types use, or a lamb or  sheepskin I used one for the first time a couple of years ago and it was surprisingly effective.
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: Timbox2 on March 23, 2016, 09:37:42 PM
Ive got some Nike cycling undershorts, designed to be worn under other shorts/trousers, they are a bit like Gents Boxer shorts but with a chammy built in, brilliant in hot weather and stop the dreaded betty swollocks
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: nickjtc on March 23, 2016, 10:20:37 PM
Quote from: Chris Canning on March 23, 2016, 08:38:34 PM
God knows how much I've spent on seats over years on various bikes the best by some margin is a Kahedo also sold by Touratech.

http://www.kahedo.com/en/motorcycle-seats.html Alas they do not show an option for Triumphs..... and anyway I suspect that they would be quite spendy!!

I had a Corbin on my '00 VFR800 and did nearly 90,000 pain-free km on it, including a few Iron Butt qualifier rides. I'm tempted to do a 'drive-in' to their factory when I am in California in June. Trouble with that idea is that I will have 8,000km of riding on the existing seat to get there. :icon_wink: :icon_lol:
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: Timbox2 on March 23, 2016, 10:44:27 PM
Quote from: nickjtc on March 23, 2016, 10:20:37 PM

http://www.kahedo.com/en/motorcycle-seats.html Alas they do not show an option for Triumphs..... and anyway I suspect that they would be quite spendy!!

I had a Corbin on my '00 VFR800 and did nearly 90,000 pain-free km on it, including a few Iron Butt qualifier rides. I'm tempted to do a 'drive-in' to their factory when I am in California in June. Trouble with that idea is that I will have 8,000km of riding on the existing seat to get there. :icon_wink: :icon_lol:


Well, they do make them, see here, exchange only mind with Touratech, and yes, not cheap
http://shop.touratech.co.uk/comfort-seat-one-piece-for-triumph-tiger-1050i-standard-exchange-only.html
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: nickjtc on March 23, 2016, 11:50:36 PM
Quote from: Timbox2 on March 23, 2016, 10:44:27 PM
Well, they do make them, see here, exchange only mind with Touratech, and yes, not cheap
http://shop.touratech.co.uk/comfort-seat-one-piece-for-triumph-tiger-1050i-standard-exchange-only.html

Thanks for that, but omg, be still my beating heart.... 548 quid!!! I suppose no price is too high to pay for comfort, though...For comparison a Corbin seat is about 225 pounds and a Sargent, about 250. And of course they both claim their seats are the 'best' :icon_wink:
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: Mustang on March 24, 2016, 12:19:02 AM
corbins seem to be hit or miss
I've got 4 of them .............
one is very very nice , like 12 hour day and longer nice
another that is just nice , but still good for long days
the other two are hard as rocks
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: nickjtc on March 24, 2016, 12:23:36 AM
Quote from: Mustang on March 24, 2016, 12:19:02 AM
corbins seem to be hit or miss

the other two are hard as rocks

But ok if you have a hot ass?? :ImaPoser
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: KuzzinKenny on March 24, 2016, 02:57:08 AM
Here's another option.......

http://www.airhawk.net

i bought one O these a few years ago but only used it once cos it added more height to me already too high bike  :icon_redface: it will fit any bike so its transferable  :icon_biggrin:

i went back to me sheepskin rug  :icon_biggrin:

KK
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: Bixxer Bob on March 25, 2016, 04:21:55 PM
I have an Airhawk II that I use for long runs on the Tiger, but years ago for the Blackbird I bought a spare seat for peanuts off Ebay and searched out a custom automotive upholsterer.  We chatted through what my wife an I needed and left him with it.  A couple of weeks later it was done, with two types of foam and some gel pads.  It was a massive step forward and not stupid money.  I think around £150 all in.
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: nickjtc on March 31, 2016, 10:07:39 PM
So in the short term I've decided to get a pair of bicycling shorts. I'm toying with the idea of doing a 'drop-in' at the Corbin factory in Hollister, CA when I pass by. They do a ride-in-ride-out service which takes about 6 hours. The only problem is that by the time I get there I will have done 8,000km or so............ so I hope that the bicycle shorts offer some relief.
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: Sin_Tiger on April 01, 2016, 12:07:47 AM
After that distance your bum will have moulded nicely to the saddle. Try a set of 2" bar back risers if you can, I think you'll find that changes things quite a bit. Don't expect to narrow or lower the saddle to get your feet closer to the ground, the width of the frame is the issue. I know somone who did it and ended up with less contact as lowering just pushed his thighs wider  :BangHead
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: nickjtc on April 01, 2016, 01:00:49 AM
Quote from: Sin_Tiger on April 01, 2016, 12:07:47 AM
Don't expect to narrow or lower the saddle to get your feet closer to the ground, the width of the frame is the issue. I know somone who did it and ended up with less contact as lowering just pushed his thighs wider  :BangHead

Thanks for that. No, I do not want the seat narrower or lower. A bit more square footage and firmer foam to support my rosy cheeks is all I ask for. :icon_lol:
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: Mustang on April 01, 2016, 03:09:11 AM
why not order one before you go so you have for the start
or is if a price thing once it crosses the border ?

(http://corbin.picarioxpo.com/half_canyondualsport_2.pfs?width=1200&format=jpg&p.tn=Brandy_Alligator.png,Tomato_Red_Vinyl.png,Lavender_Vinyl.png,Pink.png,Pink.png&p.c=,,,,&p.on=,,,,,&p.dc=0)
Title: Re: Seats
Post by: nickjtc on April 01, 2016, 04:21:42 PM
Quote from: Mustang on April 01, 2016, 03:09:11 AM
why not order one before you go so you have for the start
or is if a price thing once it crosses the border ?

I had thought of that, but they cannot be specific as to a delivery time... "6 to 8" weeks, not counting shipping time. Which would mean that I could end up leaving without a new seat.

And yes, you get shafted with the cross border costs if you do it that way.
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