Triumphrat

leeshelford · 08-06-2007, 03:30 AM

Whats the go with a nice practical seat for my 07- S3 went to buy a Sargents then found them at $650.00 ' DREAMIN '! my arse hurts but not $650. worth............any ideas guys? (not keen on letting Joe Blow reshape & screw up the original one though ) so whats about the Factory Gel seat like ,any one tried that ? does it still slide you into the tank all the time like the Std Ball Breaker one- OUCH ! how much are they, cant seem to find that out either ?
Cheers guys , Lee

Pug · 08-06-2007, 06:39 AM

I know exactly what you are saying here in Australia. The sargent seat website will not send to here , you have to use their local distributor, Australian Motorcycle Components who want AUD$644. The sargent site lists it at US$359.95 which at the moment is AUD$400. AMC wants to make a lot of money on these seats which why I don't have one and still get a sore backside instead. Good luck in finding one.

ruscook · 08-06-2007, 06:47 AM

Put a sheepskin cover on and/or wear cycling knicks on long rides.

I wear the knicks on anything over 450km rides. They turn 1000km day rides from painful to uncomfortable

Sheepskin cover is about AUD$130 knicks are about AUD$70. $200 Oz is about $140 USD - a lot better than USD$650

Russ

Pug · 08-06-2007, 06:48 AM

Forgot to mention, I found a gel seat on a used 06 S3 at a Townsville bike shop, sat on it, could not tell much difference myself, new price is approx. AUD$400.
I'm still thinking about what to do. Had my 06 S3 for 18 months and still not used to the seat.

w00ht · 08-06-2007, 07:36 AM

Lee,
I was dead set on a new seat when I first got my speedy, but the stock one takes a bit of wearing in to get comfy. My ass doesn't start to hurt till over an hour now.

wingedwraith · 08-06-2007, 08:13 AM

Does anyone have any comment on whether the Triumph gel seat is any grippier (is that a word?) than the stock seat?

Cheers

Neil

jpeake · 08-06-2007, 09:41 AM

i paid around $320 US for mine. from sandhillspowersports.com

motorep · 08-06-2007, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by wingedwraith

Does anyone have any comment on whether the Triumph gel seat is any grippier (is that a word?) than the stock seat?

Cheers

Neil

The gel seat is grippier than the stock one. Different material.