Don't hesitate, best seat I've ever used. It was on the bike when I got it two years ago, over 6 hour ride to get it home and butt was just getting tired. Dave
On 27 April 2013 11:56, Rmj <[email protected]> wrote: > Dave, > I would like to know more as time passes by. I'm planning on ordering one. > > Thank you, > > Ross > ------------------------------ > From: Dave duChene <[email protected]> > Sent: 4/27/2013 7:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Passenger Seat Extenders > > Got a Corbin seat on my '84 750S and I'm good for about 5 hours. > It feels really hard but for some reason is comfortable. > Dave > > > On 27 April 2013 09:45, Pastor Ron <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Joey, you are right. When it comes to seats, size matters. I read an >> article about a man who did a study on seats and found the more area >> that supports your butt the more comfortable it will be. Some padding >> is better than others, but on the long haul overall, surface sized matters. >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Many of the replacement seats are built for looks not comfort ..even for >> the ST. And there is only so much you can do with a certain size area >> seat. On the ST300 there seems to be a consensus to buy a big custom >> seat made by Russell, All Day seats. This is one the of the best ones, some >> say *the best* over others and costs $700-900. They size it, and fit it >> to you and your companion. The problem with the really wide seats is >> that it becomes difficult to put your legs down and maneuver in the city. >> I don’t have a really wide one, but mine is not bad, a stock rework, >> that is good in the twisties.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I think you are going to be limited on the Nighthawk. I don’t think >> anything off the shelf will be all that comfortable. The surface area on >> the NH is to narrow. It is not really a touring bike or a sport touring >> bike. That is why guys go to those kinds of bikes. It’s my opinion >> –not everybody’s -that the Honda’s are superior at this when you go to a >> touring cruiser, comfort bike, a Shadow, Goldwing or ST. **** >> >> ** ** >> >> I struggled with seat comfort for years on the NH, and finally just went >> to a more comfortable bike. A caveat however is that lots of guys go to >> Goldwings to get the comfort for their wives and then their wife still >> don’t want to ride. Then they downsize again to a ST or something.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> If you want an add-on, I would look at those jell pads they make. Some >> guys that say they really make a difference. **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Also just don’t over-do it and sour Paula by long trip. Keep them on the >> shorter side for her and make lots of stops. **** >> >> Ron**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> > [The entire original message is not included.] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- If you forward this e-mail please remove my address. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
