Sheep skin seat cover

[Jurassic Mark]

Hi,
I have given my arse and 1100gs seat a good couple of thousand miles to bond but they still don't get on. Ending up with a real pain in my tail bone after only a short period of time.
A bit of research seems to indicate that a sheep skin cover will help which also has the benifit of raising the seat height which will help with my knee angle - I'm 6'3" so can easily cope with the extra height.
Anyone able to recommend a company. I have found www.sheepskinshop.co.uk
Any advice / recommendations please.
Mark

 

[Packer]

If the 1100 seat fixing is the same as an 1150 there are two height positions available, about an inch difference.

Before the Alaska trip I bought a sheepskin rug from IKEA, £24.00 if I remember rightly, chopped it up and stitched some 40mm elastic onto it to form two retaining straps. It made huge difference to the all day comfort of the bike and survived remarkably well.

There was enough left over to do the pillion as well if that's important to you.

 

[motobiker]

Lambland do a pad that is the perfect size for the rider seat - I sewed on a couple of elastic straps to stop it moving.

It makes a world of difference to the original seat.

http://tinyurl.com/d4fguv4

It does add to the seat height.. but not satisfied with that - i had my original seat rebuilt - now its 38" high - which together with a set of wunderlich lower pegs has transformed my comfort over distance. I'm 6'5.

by the way.. if you camp when touring the sheepskin makes a fabulous pillow cover. I use it to cover a small memory foam pillow I found in Ikea (which compresses really well). luxury.

 

[Grizzly]

Alaska Buttpad

Hi Mark,
http://www.alaskaleather.com/
I bought one of these about 8 years ago - recommended, although I eventually stopped using it and sold it to a Tosser on here- It worked really well, i think i just got fed up of the shaggy sheep look & felt a bit daft with a sheepskin cover touring in +30C in Corsica etc - but it works really well in hot weather - letting some air around your undercarraige!!
I had the "cropped" type which i think is the best option and got it in the charcoal colour which is closer to the seat colour, not as black as black is if you know what I mean!!
The delivery from Alaska was excellent and the sheepskin raised in there area is much denser than here so it keeps it's loft much better - even when wet.

Cheers..................Grizzly

 

[street_moto]

Lambland do a pad that is the perfect size for the rider seat - I sewed on a couple of elastic straps to stop it moving.

It makes a world of difference to the original seat.

http://tinyurl.com/d4fguv4

It does add to the seat height.. but not satisfied with that - i had my original seat rebuilt - now its 38" high - which together with a set of wunderlich lower pegs has transformed my comfort over distance. I'm 6'5.

by the way.. if you camp when touring the sheepskin makes a fabulous pillow cover. I use it to cover a small memory foam pillow I found in Ikea (which compresses really well). luxury.

Got one here too, perfect for longer journeys!

 

[Jurassic Mark]

Thanks for the advice. I checked out the Alaskan one first and it's $90 delivered, about £60, not bad I thought. Then I looked at lambland.co.uk and their pad is only £15! looks a bargain, a couple of elastic straps to secure it and jobs done. Free p&p as well! Out of interest did you have to cut it to size and is this easily done?
Mark

 

[street_moto]

Thanks for the advice. I checked out the Alaskan one first and it's $90 delivered, about £60, not bad I thought. Then I looked at lambland.co.uk and their pad is only £15! looks a bargain, a couple of elastic straps to secure it and jobs done. Free p&p as well! Out of interest did you have to cut it to size and is this easily done?
Mark

No cutting required on the one I got from Lambland. No problem if it does, would imagine a pair of kitchen scissors would trim it.

 

[alfazer]

What are these like in the wet? Can you still sit on them, do they go soggy, do you take them off?

 

[Jurassic Mark]

What are these like in the wet? Can you still sit on them, do they go soggy, do you take them off?

That's some good questions, I should have thought of them! Mind you being from N.Ireland I guess makes this an even more of an obvious question

 

[JoeC]

I bought the cheaper shearling from HERE but have yet to attach to bike.
I understand that you should wash the skin with non-bio or special shampoo and a teaspoon of glycerine to help to keep it in good shape.

 

[D6]

What are these like in the wet? Can you still sit on them, do they go soggy, do you take them off?

when your sat on em they wont get wet, take em off at night, if they get wet,a good shake and they soon dry,

unlike Uggs "budget" one, made from a rug, that got wet, shrunk, and set solid in the shape of the seat

tried to tenderize it by hitting it on the side of a hungarian petrol stations wall to no avail, its still there as far as i know.just to the right in a field, flung in disgust

 

[twig]

got mine from these who are based on skye, excellent quality
picked mine from the shop but they do post.
look at the petmats as these are more the size you require

http://www.skyeskyns.co.uk/index.asp

 

[cringe]

sheepskin cover

Part of the problem with "arseache" is you are sealed to the seat,a Airhawk pad allows some air movement between your arse and the seat.Have tried it all,sheepskin/gelseat even padding down back of pants (got a bony arse ) Airhawk not perfect ,but best Ive tried .Remember to never leave it on bike though,very nickable. Mine works best on low pressure (airhawk,not arse) find it best to take a short break every hour or so

 

[MattW]

For long days and tours, I use a Lambland sheepskin pad with a barely inflated Putnams 'stadium seat' underneath it. Made a huge difference to comfort on my 1100.

 

[Black Rooster]

got mine from these who are based on skye, excellent quality
picked mine from the shop but they do post.
look at the petmats as these are more the size you require

http://www.skyeskyns.co.uk/index.asp

what sized one would you recomend for a front seat of a 1100GS

 

[Packer]

What are these like in the wet? Can you still sit on them, do they go soggy, do you take them off?

If you sit directly on the plastic seat in heavy rain you end up sitting in a puddle. With the sheepskin the water seems to just drain through the woollen fibres, even when you're sat on it.

If the seat complete with sheepskin is wet from rain and pressure washing and you then put the entire bike in a container for 6½ weeks a little mould does develop between the seat and the sheepskin, very little. Wool is naturally anti-bacterial which is why you can (allegedly) wear Merino clothing for weeks on end without it getting smelly.

Even if the sheepskin is wet it still feels warm soon after you sit on it.

P.S. In Alaska several people though that I had a bearskin on the seat!

 

[twig]

what sized one would you recomend for a front seat of a 1100GS

Best to give them a ring
Give them your rough sizes and they will find one for you
That's what I did

 

[D6]

For long days and tours, I use a Lambland sheepskin pad with a barely inflated Putnams 'stadium seat' underneath it. Made a huge difference to comfort on my 1100.

i agree, one of the cheapest options, and by far the best, just done a few weeks in russia on this combination, worked well,