Gel seat v Air cushion?

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Anyone tried both? I understand that Butt Buffer do the best gel seats and Air Hawk do the best air cushions. Which one is best?

[agentpineapple]

i've heard nothing but good things about this fella, the downside is he's not cheap, but you get what you pay for i suppose, i'll be contacting him soonish because i want to start doing some long trips, theres a really cheap standard seat on ebay at the mo, its tempting to buy it and send it off to mr archer to work his magic.

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

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I don't fancy sending my seat off somewhere no matter how good they are. I prefer the throw on ones. I've tried butt buffer gel seats and they did make a difference on my kwak. Never tried air cushions though.

[Jazzscot]

[BarryH]

Rubberrings are good but too bulky. I find this takes up less room in the tankbag........



A bit like Autosolvo, but doesnt' burn as much!

I'd look at the gel insert option. Had one in the past and found it to be very good. Not that I would do massive mileages on the storm as the tank range is shite. I don't find the seat too bad. I can go around three hours on it before I need to get of. The fact my bladder will only do around 2 hours normally dictates my riding habits........

[AMCQ46]

i've heard nothing but good things about this fella, the downside is he's not cheap, but you get what you pay for i suppose, i'll be contacting him soonish because i want to start doing some long trips, theres a really cheap standard seat on ebay at the mo, its tempting to buy it and send it off to mr archer to work his magic.

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

Marty, that exactly what I did, bought a 2nd seat for £20 and the seller posted it direct to Tony, I then sent him lots of marked up photos of what shape I wanted [and what I didnt want], and where I wanted the gel pads. He then created a seat which is very close to the lines of the standard one, just a bit taller, and he does a very good job.

The cost is based on the number of gel pads you fit, I think it was £60 each [rider and passanger] for gel and £60 for the recovering and foam changes. you can see the pictures in the pimp my ride section.

When / if I sell my bike, I will put the stock seat back on [and the back shock, and the pipes, and the rearsets, and the fork brace etc], and sell it on here to get some of my money

[seb421]

Do you not have some old school master leather craft's man local?

there is a gent near me in Horwich, he looks nearly dead but can work his magic

Going to get a second seat and get it covered with black goats suede and re-foamed in the summer for the sunny days (fingers crossed we get some)