Standard Seat gel insert

[stick]

I have recently had a gel insert fitted by Tony Archer Seats and thought i would share my info.
Tony recovered and put a gel insert into the standard seat and i am 100% happy with the result and service - i would recomend his company.
I tried different aftermarket seats ( at great cost) and found that the alternatives were not that good at solving the the problem of numb bum.
The aftermarket formed seat is comfortable for a short while but after 100 to 150 miles the age old problem of 'god my arse hurts' rears its head. I am not saying that the aftermarket seats are no good but i feel the cost does not warrant the comfort, as far as i have found.
The standard seat is uncomfortable but if you put the gel insert in it really does improve it to the point of 300 miles is fine , you will always find your bum will be sore after 100's of miles but that is the nature of sitting in the same position for a long time (thats bikes).
Hope this info helps if you are looking at improving your comfort.
It may not be the same for everyone but i have been thro the excersise .

PS. I am designing some Vario Pannier Stiffner supports for people who carry a lot of gear on trips soon (stops the flex in the pannier standrard mounts when carring a lot of weight - if anyone is interested -i will post pictures of the finished items in innovations section.

 

[Mr K]

Keep talking...........

 

[Surfinghulk]

Stick
Do you have contact details for Tony Archer, and how much did he charge?

 

[patboy]

Try this:

http://www.tonyarcher.co.uk/

 

[stick]

Seat

Stick
Do you have contact details for Tony Archer, and how much did he charge?

He charged £130-00 delivered back for rider and pillion seats.
http://www.tonyarcher.co.uk/
Thanks

 

[stick]

Keep talking

Keep talking...........

Was i waffling along - sorry old habit

 

[The G Man]

Does anyone know of any firms offering a similar service in the South East (Surrey)?

 

[tommygun]

He charged £130-00 delivered back for rider and pillion seats.
http://www.tonyarcher.co.uk/
Thanks

Stick - I'd be interested to know how much the pillion comfort has changed. The stock GSA pillion seat is pants I am told and I am trying to find ways of improving pillion comfort, else I'll be riding solo..she threatens.

Cheers.

 

[SilverFish]

Does anyone know of any firms offering a similar service in the South East (Surrey)?

I got a leaflet last weekend from a motorcycle seat specialist in Kent called Viking Vinyl - I've not used or heard of them before so I cant recommend them. I dont know of a similar company in Surrey, but you could try asking local dealers to see what they recommend (Infinity in Farnborough have some good contacts).

Whilst doing a quick web search, I notice that Bagster do some great looking seats, which you can also tailor to your own personal size and taste! It's a one piece seat, but is competively priced at £327. I used the website to create a custom spec one with my own choice of colours, an extra 2cm higher and a gel insert. I spoke to the UK importers, who are Trophy UK, and they said that the extra custom bits only cost another £70 but delivery takes six weeks at the moment. TBH, I think that's a great priced compared to other custom seats.

This is my design: Black and Anthracite Nubuck, gel insert for rider and an extra 2cm higher for rider:

You can find the Bagster custom seat designer here: Bagster Custom

Mike

 

[stick]

Gel Seat

Stick - I'd be interested to know how much the pillion comfort has changed. The stock GSA pillion seat is pants I am told and I am trying to find ways of improving pillion comfort, else I'll be riding solo..she threatens.

Cheers.

Hi i had both the pillion and rider seats done at Tony Archers and both are great - i have not tried the pillion as my wife refuses to ride the gs as she is only short and the size puts her off so i cannot say how the comfort is.
She thinks it great. I did however buy a pair of Touratech seats and i had to return the rider seat as it was uncomfortable but the touratech pillion is good - wife has said that the original (with insert) is as comfortable as the Touratech one,so i kept it. I have the original pillion with the insert in , youre welcomr to try it as its just in the garage - let me know if your interested and maybe i could send it for you to try.The seat is off a 2005 gs not an adventure.
Hope this helps
Stick

 

[The G Man]

Thanks Silverfish - I dropped off my old MotoGuzzi seat which sufferred a nasty incident with a falling ladder.

I'll report how I get on.

G