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Offline hendo1

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DL1050 Seat
« on: June 04, 2022, 18:58:23 »
Alright blokes first post and my first Vstrom, what an amazing bike. We went for the new 1050 and it's just great apart from the SEAT Holy shit, just done 245 mile round trip and I'm in pain, does anyone have an answer to the problem on here ? It can't just be me lol, that seat has to go
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Re: DL1050 Seat
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2022, 18:59:30 »
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Re: DL1050 Seat
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2022, 19:13:34 »
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Offline SimonW

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Re: DL1050 Seat
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2022, 11:42:38 »
Nope, that seat is truly awful. I've fitted bar risers which have the added benefit of pushing you back a bit more onto the wider part of the "seat", but it remains an instrument of torture. I also tried a Comfort Air seat but that didn't work for me either. I'm going to have one last attempt at a home fix and order up some kind of gel seat, and if that doesn't work I might look at a custom seat from Top Sellerie or similar.
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Re: DL1050 Seat
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2022, 15:48:47 »
https://www.saddlecraft.co.uk/

They'll sort you. Nice ride from Fife too to discuss your requirements if it takes your fancy. Someone recently posted they had done their 1000 (?) I think.
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Re: DL1050 Seat
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2022, 19:05:16 »
A gel pad in the seat will help. I have a Glee and without a gel pad the seat was awful, it made my bum ache after a short ride. With the gel, I can ride till the tank is almost empty before I need to stop for a wee and cup of tea, then a short ride before I need another wee, then I'm off again. The pad can be fitted to your own seat and be invisible.

I bought a seat off this site and couldn't be without it.  :thumb:
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Offline Pug27

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Re: DL1050 Seat
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2022, 10:40:41 »
IMO I think the seat on the 1050 is OK. When I bought the bike it felt like a plank of wood but now after 6500 miles I don't get any discomfort from it and I could happily sit on it all day.
I would, and I think others have mentioned it before, allow it to break in before spending good money on a replacement
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Offline SimonW

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Re: DL1050 Seat
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2022, 12:02:14 »
I agree it's worth letting it break in a bit. But I've done 7,000 miles now, including a 1200 mile trip a week or so ago, and it doesn't feel any better!
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Re: DL1050 Seat
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2022, 12:48:31 »
 :thumb: Now is the time to spend some ££. Mine went to rock solid to near perfect.
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Offline hendo1

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Re: DL1050 Seat
« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2022, 17:56:54 »
I wish now I had taken it on a longer test run, its actually brutal. I'm over 6ft an 20 stone and it's actually h3ll, I stopped off at a Halford and bought a gell bike seat cover to get me home
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Offline hendo1

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Re: DL1050 Seat
« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2022, 18:20:55 »
I would but its too far with the seat that's on it lol I've emailed them about a seat though
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Re: DL1050 Seat
« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2022, 18:25:01 »
Does that mean you have to cut the seat up and fit the gell pad
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Re: DL1050 Seat
« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2022, 09:09:46 »
AIRHAWK ....👍
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