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From: Robert Bolton on 10 Nov 2009 00:39 On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:01:50 -0600, Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: >TOG(a)Toil wrote: > >> But I regard a seat as something really important on a bike. I mean, >> it doesn't any more to design or build a comfy one as it does to >> produce a torture rack, so why can't more manufacturers get it right? > >>> and doesn't make the bike look awful. > >That's the answer. Comfy seats have to be wide and shaped to fit >the rider's posterior, which is generally at odds with what many >potential buyers consider to be good looks. After enduring the >hell on earth that many stock seats are after a few hours, those >preconceptions go right out the window. > The stock seat on my Electra Glide is pretty good for what it is. It's on the hard side but is wide, and contoured just a little so that the pounds per square inch on almost every part of me is low enough to prevent riding pains. I had to toss on the "almost" because the leading edge of the seat seems to cut into my left thigh just enough to cause discomfort after awhile. It's either the leading edge or my tendons are telling me I need to be doing a little more stretching. I guess I must be sitting a little crooked in the saddle for it to be just one leg. I'm still daydreaming about getting a Multistrada in a few years, even though that stock seat feels like it is contoured for Sponge Bob. Robert
From: The Older Gentleman on 10 Nov 2009 02:14 Vito <vito(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: > Farmers spend hours on their tractors. The seats are pressed steel. Like > y'all say, its the shape that counts. <Light dawns> You're right, you know. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Bob Mann on 10 Nov 2009 09:03 "don (Calgary)" <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote in news:4c7hf5hmlg8s3ienh9a51o2qhvscvl9qar(a)4ax.com: > On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:40:19 GMT, Bob Mann <bobmann(a)mtsremove.net> > wrote: > >> >>Still riding. >>It got up to 13 today. >>Only had snow one day and it only settled for a few hours on the grass. >>The coldest so far was -8 which isn't cold enough to stop me unless it >>gets icy. > > I hope the good weather hangs in there for you. Thanks. Forecast looks passable. High of 13 today ion the sun. Couple of possible rain days but highs above 0 all week. How is it there? >> >>Spring let go? >>That's what usually goes on the kick stand. > > RGD suggested that too. I'll check it out. > I saw you tightened up the nut that holds it in too. -- Bob Mann Cap'n, ah need moor pow'r.
From: Bob Mann on 10 Nov 2009 09:04 totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote in news:1j8yeh7.109bgftroesl6N%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk: > Robert Bolton <robertboltondrop(a)gci.net> wrote: > >> I'm still daydreaming about getting a Multistrada in a few years, even >> though that stock seat feels like it is contoured for Sponge Bob. > > It hasn't had a good press, the Multistrada seat. And the bike's been a > sales flop as well, it seems. > > Good concept but it's a bit ugly. Especially for a Duc. -- Bob Mann Cap'n, ah need moor pow'r.
From: don (Calgary) on 10 Nov 2009 19:11
On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:03:46 GMT, Bob Mann <bobmann(a)mtsremove.net> wrote: >"don (Calgary)" <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote in >news:4c7hf5hmlg8s3ienh9a51o2qhvscvl9qar(a)4ax.com: > >> On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:40:19 GMT, Bob Mann <bobmann(a)mtsremove.net> >> wrote: >> >>> >>>Still riding. >>>It got up to 13 today. >>>Only had snow one day and it only settled for a few hours on the grass. >>>The coldest so far was -8 which isn't cold enough to stop me unless it >>>gets icy. >> >> I hope the good weather hangs in there for you. > >Thanks. >Forecast looks passable. High of 13 today ion the sun. >Couple of possible rain days but highs above 0 all week. >How is it there? > A bit better than seasonal which puts it in the high single digits, but very windy. Compared with what it could be, I'll take it. > >>> >>>Spring let go? >>>That's what usually goes on the kick stand. >> >> RGD suggested that too. I'll check it out. >> > >I saw you tightened up the nut that holds it in too. |