touratech/kahedo extra low seat. help ??????

[cocker]

hi

it might be a long shot but i thought it might be worth a try,

i am thinking about buying new touratech/kahedo extra low "seats" for my gsa,
and wondered if any good person already had these, who might a let me have a ride over and a sit on there bike to try the feel of them, i would like to get both feet flat on the floor.

many thanks

cocker

 

[rocky burns]

I had them on my old gsa. Not the most comfy seat you can get as there is to much foam removed.had to use a air hawk on long distance which kinda makes a low seat pointless.. my bm low seat was a lot better. Just my 2p's worth

 

[Rockred]

Try one

I bought the B.M. low seat for my GS , I find it ideal and have done 3 hours at time with no sore bum. Try them all to see which one suits you best. I think it is a confidence thing as when you can get your feet down and well planted you feel safer, I know I did. Hope this helps.

Rockred

 

[juddadredd]

BMW low seat is a winner, done several 16 hour days fully in the seat no problems, short rider on a gsa

 

[andy79]

theres one on ebay now, £180 i think.

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

I've got a Kahedo extra low seat which is painful after around 50 miles which is why I always ride with an Airhawk fitted

I've done 800 mile days since with no discomfort

 

[Bendy toy]

Why all the fuss about getting both feet flat on the floor?

To be stable only balls of both feet need to be down. When on is on a footrest the other will be flat or near enough.

If the seat is low legs get scrunched while riding. Hardly ideal for a touring bike. Also a low low seat has more of a rim at the sides so the improved reach to the ground is less than a simple measurement suggests

 

[juddadredd]

Balls on feet he says I'd be so lucky... I'm on my friggin tiptoes, unless I scoot all the way over and hang half a bum cheek over the seat then I can flat foot the bugger...

 

[cocker]

Balls on feet he says I'd be so lucky... I'm on my friggin tiptoes, unless I scoot all the way over and hang half a bum cheek over the seat then I can flat foot the bugger...

precisely,, and when you are on tip toes off road its even worse, also makes it hard getting a pillion on and off

 

[Bendy toy]

Fair enough but why go the whole hog for a seat about 3" lower than standard. The OP wants to get his feet down flat. My point is - too low (feet flat) wont be safer and will be uncomfortable. Low-er - of course but why would the opposite extreme be any better?
Put the money towards the lowered Wilbers from @thor1340.

 

[Storm99]

I just bought the extranlow kahedo and I thought it was hard the first daynor two, but now ive done a few 4 and 5 hour spins and its fine !

 

[zool]

also makes it hard getting a pillion on and off

Despite not exactly being a short arse myself at 5' 11" - I still managed to tip my 'spanking' new GSA over on the drive with only 19 miles on the clock (much to my embarrassment) and as was documented on here when it happened (cheers for the giggles guy’s ) ha ha ha ha .
But over the last 13 months the height and weight has become more familiar and it’s become easier to manoeuvre, and manage - purely just down to familiarity.
As for passengers getting on and off, I always tend to flick out the side stand just as a passenger jumps on, as the missus in particular just 'flings' herself on and it often unsettles me or catches me out, so it’s there as a 'failsafe' when the stand out.
Even with the stand just touching the ground when she gets on it make a huge difference and stops the potential ‘red faces’ at a bike meet etc
It better to be safe than laid on your side feeling like a dick, or falling onto some blokes new £23k 2013 Panigale Tricolore