The solo seat has a reputation as one of the more comfortable replacement seats for the Bonnie, and having had one now for about three weeks, I can say that it's much more comfortable than the stocker. I even sent my stock seat down to Sargents for a super cell foam job and it was still awful. I haven't had a chance to do any longer distance riding yet, so can't say how it handles more than a couple of hours riding time. The Contemporary seat has the advantage of being "convertible," in that you can remove the cowl and ride a passenger or easily strap on a tail bag, then put the cowl on for a cool solo look. But since the Contemporary is relatively new, I haven't heard any comparisons between the Contemporary and the solo as far as comfort. BTW, I ordered the Triumph solo from MADSS, got free Friday shipping, $227 instead of $270 from my dealer (plus 9.5% state sales tax here in TN) and got it in one week. They also carry the Contemporary seat. The solo seat that I got had a Sixty8 tag on it and had the Triumph logo embossed on the rear. I've heard older ones didn't have the logo.

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2005 T100