Posted by Mike Bradley on July 10, 2000 at 20:01:36:
In Reply to: Savage Seat Comfort posted by Mike Hartman on June 28, 2000 at 16:43:13:
I got a ProPad (www.thepropad.com). It about triples my comfort zone. I did 140 miles yesterday and wasn't really bothered til the last 20 or so.
I got the "Standard" size pad, which is 4 inches shorter than the seat. It's expensive if you get the leather cover.
Funny thing, it's not just the additional cushioning that does the trick. I first positioned the pad at the back of the seat so that my tailbone rested against the pad instead of the seat. But that made little difference.
Now I position it about in the center of the seat so that my tailbone doesn't touch anything. If I want to, I can move to the back for a while, then I can move up, then back. Sometimes I even sit on the passenger pad.
I didn't get the Suzuki gel seat because the parts guy at my dealer said other Savage riders have had mixed results with it, and, of course, I can't return it if I don't like it.
PS. Harco makes a sheepskin cover: www.hartcoseats.com/covers.html.