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Mileage test and seat cushion addition - Mscb1100_imp - 07-22-2020
With the temperatures here being in the high 90's and a heat index of 103+ for the past few days, I have limited my riding to the early morning hours, arriving back home with it around 85 degrees. I have a 65 mile loop that includes an elevation change of 800 ft within 3 mile stretch and several switchbacks, long sweepers, several left right left right curves and virtually no traffic. I only saw 5 cars during the ride today.
I also tried out a new cushion both days, taking out the bladder of my Air Hawk and replacing it with a same shape mempory foam with a cutout about 3 inches wide and 4 inches long in the rear where my tailbone would be. It made a tremendous difference and I think i could now easily do 125 to 150 miles without needing to stop.
Mileage yesterday was 54.5 and 55.7 today. Average speed was probably 45
This is a 2017 Versys 650
RE: Mileage test and seat cushion addition - the Ferret - 07-22-2020
Sounds like a great loop. We've been having the same type weather.
Seat experiment sounds interesting.
My nephew with the KTM 696 and Guzzi V7 just picked up a Versys 650.
RE: Mileage test and seat cushion addition - peterbaron - 07-22-2020
125-150 miles will be a nice loop. Go for it!
RE: Mileage test and seat cushion addition - Mscb1100_imp - 07-22-2020
(07-22-2020, 03:28 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Sounds like a great loop. We've been having the same type weather.
Seat experiment sounds interesting.
My nephew with the KTM 696 and Guzzi V7 just picked up a Versys 650.
I hope he likes it as much as I like mine.
The suspension setup is the best I've ever experienced in 50 years of riding!!
If he complains of the forward slope/slide toward the tank I can pass along a very simple fix that takes 5 minutes and cost less than 10$
RE: Mileage test and seat cushion addition - emptysea - 07-22-2020
So, I bet you could wedge that memory foam pad under a Sit & Fly mesh seat cover and get better airflow as well as keeping the pad firmly in place. Might be worth the $30 spend.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Seat-Cover-Net-Sit-Fly-For-KAWASAKI-VERSYS-650-X300-HONDA-CB500X/183807572035?hash=item2acbc8f843:g:3WUAAOSwDFBaQ8CQ
He also has a Facebook page if you're on FB.
RE: Mileage test and seat cushion addition - the Ferret - 07-22-2020
We will see. He's pretty much a Euro kinda guy. I'm really suprised he bought it, although he's had a couple SV 650's he liked. I have another riding buddy who has had several Versys 650s and loves them.