I take about 2 road trips every year.
Any road trip more than about 4 hours is painful.
I need a new seat.  Does anyone recommend a seat?   I dont want the trouble and expense of a customer made seat.  There has got to be some sort of gripper or slide-on seat out there for extended "in the seat" road trips.

Thanks

get on to ebay-- buy an air hawk pad-- easy on & off-- very comfortable

Yeah those look awsome,little pricey,but your not locked into a whole new bulky,heavy seat.
Like you said,easy on easy off.

Edited by Bonefrost, 02 August 2012 - 04:46 PM.

Airhawks work good - providing your seat is already fairly wide. If it's narrow, then it'll just prolong the inevitable pain.

Look into a Sweet Cheeks pad. They're cheap, they're incredibly effective They turn your thumper's seat into a wider, "office-chair" like platform and you can ride all day on one. It's really ingenious.

http://cycle-analyst.com/sweetcheeks

what kind of bike?

Get off your lazy rear and stand up if you get sore. I rode 4000mi in one trip on my stock XR seat, half those with my wife on back

n16ht5, on 06 August 2012 - 03:18 PM, said:

I tell you what, I buy you and your wife a pizza if you can keep up with me on your pegs for the trip I'm taking (I took a similar one last year....search my posts)

My next trip is scheduled for week of 9/23:
Day one....start in DC, finish up in Townsend, TN at KOE campground. ~525 miles
Day two....drive to deals gap (Tail of the Dragon), make three up/down trips, drive back to camp in TN. ~150 of in-the-seat peg-scraping miles.
Day three....more TN-twisties (not Deals gap this time)...~150 miles
Day four....ride back home.   ~525 miles.


Thanks for the tips guys, I bought a 9x11 AirHawk pad.   I put it on this morning, and road into work.  The jury's still out.  I'll post a thumbs-up/down  after I do a day trip with it.

PS: I'm on a KLX250s!  Picture is from my last trip (1200 miles).  There is some great fun to be had taking the minimalist approach!

Edited by pullin-gs, 07 August 2012 - 09:57 AM.

Trust me, I've owned several airhawks...they work really good when on a flatter seat. On a narrow, dirt-bike seat it'll just buy you a tiny bit more time till the pressure points do you in.

Do you ride your 250 on the highway?
How does it do?

swingset, on 07 August 2012 - 03:19 PM, said:

When I got home from work last night I was very disapointed to report that MY BUTT HURT.
My new AirHawk seat is a NO-GO .  You are spot-on with your explanation  as to why it is not a good  solution for my bike.  It does provide some releaf, but it is a "pain-in-the-ass" to keep it aligned and positioned for best comfort.  What little comfort benifit it gave was more than offset by the impractical/shifting fit for a narrow seat dirt-bike.

I worked on plan-B last night and this morning.  Plan-B provides 15-16 inch wide (from original 8-inches) support seat.  It uses the same concept as SweetCheeks.  I'm almost done with it and am VERY VERY impressed with the comfort, fit, and stability of this seat.  It anchors solidly (The SweetHeeks needs work in this area IMO), can be removed in about 2 minutes, and can be moved forward/back a few inches for best ride.  Side support can be raised/lowered.
Can anyone post pictures?  I'd like to show details.

I have a cheap $15 ATV pad on my quad to replace the torn seat I got from wally world.. I have seen guys with KLX250s with them on.

pullin-gs, on 07 August 2012 - 09:12 AM, said:

dang. 525mi is a lot in one day, I understand now!

Have you looked into the seat concepts replacement foam and cover? I put one in my drz and it made a pretty big difference. I think it was $170,but probably the best mod per dollar thus far.

pullin-gs, on 08 August 2012 - 06:47 AM, said:

Id like to see the pics. Email them to me and Ill post them.

matt 2778, on 12 August 2012 - 03:55 AM, said:

^ This.

http://www.seatconce...product=7268089

pullin-gs, on 07 August 2012 - 09:12 AM, said:

That's the way to do it...good looking set up.