How close do you sit to the tank?

[HikerToo_imp]

Still trying to figure out this comfort thing, why some are OK and some not, why I can ride 4 hours on a solid leather bicycle seat, but get sore on the CB1100 after 45 minutes.
Maybe its where I sit on the seat, I am used to sitting close to the tank, perhaps from my dirt bike and Ninja days, when I look down, I see 1 or 2" of the black vinyl seat between me and the tank?
Is this where everyone else is sitting?
If you sit in a different position, please respond how much space and if the seat feels comfortable to you.
Maybe its because I slouch too, I do not sit straight up, so the tail bone and behind get numb....
I also have long legs, short torso.

[wildezt_imp]

I sit further back on the sitting bones.... If we slide forward not good for the you know where as the seat narrows down and lesser area for weight distribution , and you don't want that while ridiing a bump..!

[Inline4_imp]

Well, I'm 6'0 tall with a 32" inseam. My rear end also gets sore/numb after 45 minutes or so. When at highway speeds I tend to be pretty much upright. (I still have oem bars and no windscreen). In tighter turns I tend to scoot up close to the fuel tank; some kind of phobia about the front end washing out.
I wish like hell I could ride a Corbin-equiped 1100 for an afternoon of riding.
Then I might see the cost of the Corbin as a value.
Jim

[the Ferret]

Short, short and short..arms legs and torso. I sit real close to the tank.

[Yoyodyne_imp]

I would suggest riding with the balls of your feet on the pegs, this position naturally lends itself to supporting your body weight with your legs and relieving some of the pressure on your butt/tailbone. It also makes it a whole lot easier to control the bike.

[cbsheep_imp]

Short, short and short..arms legs and torso. I sit real close to the tank.

How tall are you? I'm only 5'6. I been thinking if position type 2 handle bar would suit me better instead of type 1. Samurider got type 2 handle bar in now. Only 100 bucks.

[the Ferret]

5'6", a little taller in boots.

[ChipBeck_imp]

Gentlemen,

I'm 5'11" and 198 lbs. On the stock seat nomatter where I would try to sit, within a mile or so I would slide forward and be sitting up by the tank. I was good for an hour max on the stock seat. On the Corbin I sit slightly farther back when riding at low speeds but not all the way back to where the seat curves upwards. At high speeds (above 65 mph) I sit all the way back and lean forward a bit more. Nomatter where I sit on the Corbin seat I stay there. I don't slide forward or back and it's more comfortable no matter where I sit. Combined with my Road Comet faring, sitting farther back on that Corbin allows me to cruse at 85 mph for long periods (the speed limit is 75 here so 85 is cool). I really like the look of the stock seat but after the first month I knew it had to go. I'd like to try the K&H seat as well so I may buy one and do a comparison between it and the Corbin. We have several members here in the Phoenix area and a "seat comparison day" might be a good excuse for a get together. Cheers.

Chip

[Aussie_imp]

I'm 5'8'' / 68 kg I've got the 'low' standard seat (Australian models). I seem to be sitting pretty much at the front of the seat right on the tank. The seating position seems to slide me forwards and downwards. I'd rather sit up and back a bit. I think a small change in seat padding and a revised angle to favour a 'flatter' seat would possibly alleviate this issue?? Need a long term fix for comfort so am interested in how the K&H people are faring?

[Lord Popgun]

I'm 5'9", 145lbs with clothes... I sit close to the tank. That feels normal to me.