low rider seat

Anyone tried the low rider seat yet... good , bad? I ride aprox 20,000 miles a year split between rocket and winter hack.

A couple of hours in the saddle of what feels like a crab/lotus position and my neck and middle back muscles are just killing me.

Rivco bar risers cured most, if not all the problem but I'm thinking that with the low rider seat from Triumph it might be the perfect answer for long haul travel, the idea being you sit in the bike rather than on it, my height is just on 5'11, any thoughts...

[ This message was edited by: misterg on 2005-08-28 02:40 ]

[Multibob]

Misterg, I had the same prob installed the gel seat (Good) and with the addition of the backrest from utopia(good) i was able to extend rides out to 8hrs +..

[spyglass]

Ditto. I have the same thing and can easily get 6 hours before the back says "break".

Big thanks for the feed back guys, will take all your good advice onboard but before buying the gel seat, could you let me know if it is any lower than the stock seat.
The low rider seat from Triumph seems to offer a seat height reduction of about 3/4'' and I'm still kind of thinking that its all about ergonomics rather than paded comfort (as mentioned before) a case of sitting in the bike rather than on it.
Anyone.. any more thoughts, many thanks... misterg.

[Tacker]

misterg I have the low rider seat on my rocket It does lower the seat hight but not by much ii think mybe 1/2" it does look better than the stock seat it is a nicer shape and you do sit in it Now the comfort i do some long rideing 700 miles in a day sometimes It is not quite as good as the stock seat

700 miles... sounds serious enough to me so I think I'll go down the low rider seat route. If anyone else has any other thoughts on this issue it would be much appreciated one other thing... anyone got a low rider seat for sale that lives in the UK... till next time guys.. many thanks...misterg

[ This message was edited by: misterg on 2005-08-28 03:42 ]

[Multibob]

I have the lowrider and it is a gel seat.

[rockenrobert]

I lowered the riding position by 4" or so. Removed the rubber bumpers and had the stock seats reshaped lowered
and recovered in black leather. Works fine. You sit in the bike with the knees bent.
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rockenrobert

[Wadejesu]

I have a low rider seat listed in classified