02-04-2016, 11:42 PM
(02-04-2016, 04:58 AM)Philip Roach_imp Wrote: Hello everyone, I believe this is my first post. I have been lurking this site since I bought my 2014 Standard last summer and have learned a lot from you gents. I'm really loving this bike, but I have a different problem with my stock seat. I'm about 5'10" and 180 lbs, so very average. When I sit on my bike, the stock seat and position of the pegs forces my pelvis to the rear. The seat is wide and forces my hips apart. I have pain sometimes immediately in the top outside of my hips, right in the joint. A friend/fellow biker jumped on my bike and experienced this immediately, so it's not just me. The pain is intense, somewhat like a muscle cramp and does not go away until I can stand up and stretch it out. If I scoot back on my seat, it's not as bad, but then I'm sitting on top of the transition area of the seat between the operator and the passenger, which isn't comfortable either. I bought the bike with lowered pegs, so that's been addressed. I've looked at aftermarket seats and think I want a "bread loaf" retro-style seat like the samurider Whitehouse K10, or the Daytona Cozy which would allow me to scoot back without hitting the edge of the "bucket". I'm hoping this style of seat will be taller and narrower at the top and not force my hips apart so much. This is really my only complaint about this bike and fixing this problem will allow me to really enjoy riding it more without being so cautious about seating position, because once the pain hits, it does not go away until I stretch it out. Any advice would be appreciated. I've seen some "bread loaf" seats on some of the bikes in pictures on this site (especially like the one BeardyWeirdy@me.com has on his), so I know others have them.....do they work? I really don't care about how soft or plush they are as I don't suffer from a sensitive posterior.Hi Philip - two thoughts came to me...
If your pegs are lower than stock, seems to me that even though your hips and knees may not be bent as much, now the insides of your thighs might actually being wedged apart more than they would be without the lowered pegs. I don't know if that's making sense.... But my wife had a similar problem with her 2015 Scout. She wanted the foot controls closer to her, and the dealer installed a kit. Just an 1.5" change in the distance immediately caused her severe pain in her "seating area" which wasn't there before the change. If you still have a way to return your pegs to stock, you might want to try that first as a test, WAY cheaper than a new seat.
Second thought...I don't know where you are in the US, but if you're anywhere near Seattle, and all else fails, look up Rich's Custom Seats. Rich is an ergonomics wiz and a true artist when it comes to motorcycle seats. He's famous in the Iron Butt crowd. He re-did the seat on my 2014 DLX to exactly fit my body and riding position, and the results, although expensive, are GLORIOUS.
Good luck and let us know how things turn out. - Karl