eram310
Member
I just came back from a ~1400 mile ride in 5 days of sport touring/ADV riding and my bottom is sore.
This is surprising since I have done much longer days on what are considered to be much less comfortable bikes and never had this issue before.
I have a Sargent on my ST and at 5’8” 160lbs I sit on the front part of the seat that is very mushy. The seat is designed for someone taller that can sit on the back side. I am also a relatively aggressive rider and “need “to sit close to the tank for better handling and control. If I sit on the back part of the seat with torso up, my arms are in the locked position, which is not good.
I had/have a Sargent on a Speed Triple R /SV650S and a Triumph Tiger 800 and was way more comfortable than on the Super T. I have even put close to 600 mile days on my SV600 and Tiger and my butt wasn’t as sore.
At the rally I attended I met a gentleman with similar dimensions on a ST with a low seat concept that he was happy with . Saw a lot of other big guys on ST with a Sargent , but they sit in the center back of the seat.
Can someone recommend a seat for a short rider?
Thank you,
This is surprising since I have done much longer days on what are considered to be much less comfortable bikes and never had this issue before.
I have a Sargent on my ST and at 5’8” 160lbs I sit on the front part of the seat that is very mushy. The seat is designed for someone taller that can sit on the back side. I am also a relatively aggressive rider and “need “to sit close to the tank for better handling and control. If I sit on the back part of the seat with torso up, my arms are in the locked position, which is not good.
I had/have a Sargent on a Speed Triple R /SV650S and a Triumph Tiger 800 and was way more comfortable than on the Super T. I have even put close to 600 mile days on my SV600 and Tiger and my butt wasn’t as sore.
At the rally I attended I met a gentleman with similar dimensions on a ST with a low seat concept that he was happy with . Saw a lot of other big guys on ST with a Sargent , but they sit in the center back of the seat.
Can someone recommend a seat for a short rider?
Thank you,