Can you help with this bike-related dilemma?

[breakdirt916]

I might be riding 150 miles this weekend. It'll be my first group ride, and meet with other members of this board.

So what should I do?

1. Play it cool. Leave the seat cowl on and ride on the stock seat all day. My butt hurts after an hour on that thing and the banana-seat is the equivalent of humping a flag pole.



2. Take a risk and look bad doing it: Take off the seat cowl, put on the factory tail fairing/side panels, and try out the used Corbin seat. It's old, I've never ridden on it for a long trip, and it's black/red, but I've heard Corbin seats are intentionally stiff for long-ride comfort.

[OreoGaborio]

me thinks you're gonna be riding alot more than 150 miles..... i did 450 in a day on my stock seat. your suspension is plusher than mine so suck it up & do whatever makes your bike look cooler....

[Honclfibr]

I like my corbin, I leave it on except for trackdays. Dunno about your bike but on the 98 6r the seat is lower and wider, with a nice ass groove for your seat, feels more natural sitting on it and the weight is more properly dispersed so you don't end up with "hot spots" like you would on the stock seat. Also, the ass groove keeps your weight off the boys.

[Honclfibr]

Also is that a light purple rim I spy? I'm thinking the seat cowl is the least of your fashion issues

Woohoo post #2600! I'm l33t, bizzatches!

And for your info, cookiebizzle (edited up so as not to screw with my mad l33tness), my bike is painted in a lovely shade of royal purple metal flake. Not some frilly poofta lilac purple.

No offense, Bhavesh

[OreoGaborio]

I wouldn't talk Darrel.... your bike probably has more purple on it than his

[Piper33U]

Suck it up, I have a gp seat (flat fiber glass with a 1/4" foam pad) and regularly do 200-300 mile days

[Lucky13]

What day is this group ride?

[Jaynnus]

Originally posted by Lucky13


What day is this group ride?

Sunday.....but its pretty confusing. I need a meeting place and a time and thats it!!

http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...threadid=14786

If you figure it out....let me know!!

[katana0215]

dude 150 miles? Whats that a run to the store for milk?

Suck it up

[beet]

150
light purple rims
i would ride the piss out of that bike .
you should try a sport bike like my sucati

[RandyO]

I wouldn't be seen ridng with someone wthat has a discusting bike like that

[oreo_n2]

beet... what does the "fucking communist" line in your sig mean?

[beet]

Originally posted by RandyO
I wouldn't be seen ridng with someone wthat has a discusting bike like that

freeking rat bike on your street

[Stoneman]

Originally posted by Honclfibr
with a nice ass groove for your seat...

And if anyone knows about ass grooves, it'd be Darrell...



Even?

[twrayinma]

Originally posted by Stoneman
And if anyone knows about ass grooves, it'd be Darrell...

i always thought his ass was pretty groovy.

[Honclfibr]

Originally posted by Stoneman
And if anyone knows about ass grooves, it'd be Darrell...



Even?

ehehe, yeah I figured I had it coming. Karma'n all.

[OreoGaborio]

C'mahn, Bhavesh... fight back, it's not fun when you just sit there & take it... teach these old ugly bitches a lesson

[katana0215]

are you guys serious? this is a little over the top

[Honclfibr]

Originally posted by katana0215
are you guys serious?

Only when there's absolutely no other alternative.

[stoinkythepig]

Take ibuprofen before and during the ride and your butt won't care what seat you are on.

[ZX-12R]

Every corbin seat I have sat on has been more comfortable than the stock seat it replaces. Once you start having fun, you will completely forget how much your ass hurts if at all! As soon as you hit the highway to slab it home, that is when you will notice it.

Don't worry about all the haters. They don't have Kawasakis and just don't understand!

[ancosta]

I would try the other seat to see if you like it better. If you are worried about cosmetics then you can address them later, I don't think the seat/cowl color is going to make a big difference one way or the other. Plus when you sit on the bike it's less noticable.

If you are really into the bike you could probably do a quickie paint job that would make it look not so bad. Graphite grey would look ok. Rattle-can flat black would be cheaper

Good luck...!

[breakdirt916]

I think I'm going to go with #2: the red/black corbin seat.

It's more comfortable (comfort = fun), and I can strap a backpack to it, with a toolkit inside.

[dhuze]

Originally posted by OreoGaborio
C'mahn, Bhavesh... fight back, it's not fun when you just sit there & take it... teach these old ugly bitches a lesson

Bhavesh you have over 100 posts and never got a toaster so it's time to give back to the community. don't take any crap from these "mindless baboons".

[Kham]