On Saturday I took a three hundred mile jaunt into the twisties --- my longest excursion to date on the ST1300.
My butt hurts from the Sargent saddle that the previous owner installed. I made the same circuit last year on the magna with less pain. Got me looking for alternative seats. Yikes.
Felt like knives inserted into pressure points in my butt after the first hundred miles. Also I had pain in my neck, shoulders, and both wrists by about two hundred miles. It really was quite painful, and all of it a bit of a surprise.
I return home to check with http://www.st-owners.com and to discover they have a wealth of knowledge about seats. Some of this info is not surprising:
-- many folks love their Sargent seats
-- a handful have serious problems with Sargent
-- some have tried custom seats and been pleasently surprised
But even simpler than this, I learned i need to test out a few adjustments which are possible on ST1300 seats. Better start there ... With adjusting seat height front and back, and thereby adjusting seat angle.
More research needed...
Opinions on saddles are like the posteriors they greet - everyone's got one. Having personally tried a stock ST1300 seat, a Spencer modification, and now a Russell Day Long, I can say that none of them is the perfect solution.
ReplyDeleteFor me, I use a stock ST1300 seat for daily riding, and have a Russell for rides over 200 miles. It's the only solution I've been able to come up with.
But... that's just my opinion.
I appreciate your input.
ReplyDeleteIt's true, every butt is different, and so there won't be a seat that works for everyone.
But I am interested in feedback from ST1300 owners as to what works for them.
I have over 70K miles on my sergeant. It is starting to get a little ragged... I could trade you my OEM seat for that terrible Sergeant that you have...
ReplyDeleteI got the Russell Day-Long, with driver backrest. If I'm doing big miles on a very hot day I also add an airhawk pad. I have a lot of money onto it, but I get *no* seat pain.
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