Seat re work

[Hairyweasel]

Anyone had their seat re done by Tony Archer in Huddersfield?
It's early days so far, only 1700 miles in but my arse and the seat on my adventure are not yet of an accord.
Tony did the seat on my TEX and I'm sure he can improve the GS too but I was wondering if anyone has any direct experience.

 

[Sungaets]

I have had my seatbelt done by Tony, has made it slightly more bare able, the best thing I bought for comfort is a sheepskin, I got a sheepskin dog bed for £7.50, attached a couple of elastic straps, so comfy, I got the skin from a man that sells skins at our local Sunday tea's / car boot sale, it is a proper skin and is one of his rejects that he sells for dog beds, keeps your bum cool and warm.
Cheers Dean.

 

[Hairyweasel]

Thanks for the answer, I have a sheep skin that I used on the Explorer, it works okay but has never been a great option in the rain.
I find it very hot too.

 

[Warlord]

Thanks for the answer, I have a sheep skin that I used on the Explorer, it works okay but has never been a great option in the rain.
I find it very hot too.

I was out riding with a group last weekend, one of which had a sheepskin seat.

Said it was really good, but it was raining heavy all day and it was covered in mud spatters.

I asked him how he washed it and he claimed he didn't so as to preserve the Lanolin and its properties.

I'd get my arse kicked if I rode home with dead sheep covered in mud draped over my bike stinking out the garage??

So is it as bad as I imagine or do you just rince it off with fresh water?

 

[ChazzyB]

I'm really intrigued by sheepskin on seats. I've read about them for years and people's positive opinions about comfort.etc. The original picture appears to be a rider, in jeans, in the States and it was pretty warm. The sheepskin providing a wicking mechanism route to get sweat away from the seated arse area instead of leaving it in drenched cotton under-crackers, sitting in damp denim 'pants' (aka jeans) on a waterproof barrier (the bike seat). A sure recipe for advanced 'monkey-butt' syndrome.

A serious question after all that: How does a sheepskin, when soaking wet after a downpour, help a modern, Rukka-suited dude, stay frisky-fresh for 8 hours in the saddle? My complaint on long days (6 riding hours+) is simply how much my arse aches; no bedsores, just bum ache.

 

[LBL]

Each arse is different, away in France at the mo with some chaps off here on GSA' s, plenty of moans on aching bums but as always, no problems at all with my Sargent seats. They must suit me as I've now been using on my last 5 bikes and always pain free.

 

[Hairyweasel]

My sheep hasn't really got Muddy but it has been very wet a few times and a good shake clears most of it.
The problem is you stop for a brew and leave it in place because it's a bit if a faff to remove.
Sods Law says it rains whilst having said brew so then I have to remove it to shake it out but even then it retains a bit if water where the vinyl seat just wipes down.
I mostly ride in denim so sitting on a wet sheep isn't nice.

 

[Neil W]

I never had a problem with any of the bikes I owned before buying my first GS in 2002 but for some reason I just cannot get away with standard BMW seats.

On the R1150GS on the standard seat I was in pain after 100 miles and almost in tears after 150 miles, went down the route of gel inserts and then having a second seat reprofiled with new foam and it still never really improved until I bought an Airhawk.

On my 2011 GSA the pain was just as bad but due to the shape of the seat it was transfered from the cheeks of my backside to the inner thighs, with that bike fitting a standard GS seat was a vast improvement but the pain threshold was still less than 150 miles and the crying stage hit at about 200 miles.

The R1200 GSA WC I bought in 2014 is by far the worst out of all of them , it manages to transfer the pain to the muscles on the top of my thighs and if riding any distance without the Airhawk it causes chafing and bruising. Changed the seats for BMW comfort seats (kahedo ) and it is a vast improvement but on any journey of over 150 miles I need the Airhawk fitted .

Strangely enough my wife has never had a problem with any of the standard pillion seats .

I think it was summed up nicely by some German BMW riders a few years ago who reckoned it was because I don't have a fat German arse !!!!!!!!!1 (their words not mine).

When I had bar risers fitted on the 1150 and the 1200 tc the change to a more upright riding position actually made the seats feel worse putting more pressure on my backside

 

[Simon]

Had my seat redone by Tony Archer and the finish etc was very good but he had built it up at the rear which for me was no good as i like to sit towards the back and this sat me too far forward,i have had redone to take most of it out but still not right,i'm going to try trimming the foam to my liking and get it re stapled localy hopefully.
I would say tell him exactly what you want and it should be fine as his finish and quality is great.

 

[Rockred]

A friend I ride with regularly has a sheep skin seat cover made from an old sheepskin coat, we do 6 hour + days in hot weather here in southern Spain, and he never has a problem.

Ps He rides a GS tc.

 

[Oldrat]

Love my sheepy, always had one on my GSAs. Comfy as anything, especially when used with a Tony Archer gel insert seat. 5 or 600 mile days - no worries.

It does add a little to the height, about 3/4". I dont leave it on the bike unattended in a downpour, but I don't worry about rain, after all sheep cope with rain.

 

[tugpilot]

Ed at Coremotorcycle seats in Nettleham near Lincoln,did a superb job of my GS, works with you and offer a post collect deliver service.
Does not use gel , had gel removed from mine and it is much better.http://coremotorcycleseating.co.uk

 

[w-w]

The trouble with the sheepskin I used to use was taking it off on a trip and into the hotel room. If it had been wet the room smelt of sheep.
Happy days

R1200GSA TB

 

[XPilot]

The trouble with the sheepskin I used to use was taking it off on a trip and into the hotel room. If it had been wet the room smelt of sheep.
Happy days��

R1200GSA TB

Clearly you're not Welsh

 

[Jonno58]

My sheep hasn't really got Muddy but it has been very wet a few times and a good shake clears most of it.

If you were to lay it in the ground, roll it over 2 or 3 times and wriggle it into the ground as hard as you can whilst then shaking it all over any bystanders I think it would clear more off it!