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I'm in need of a good seat for long distance multiple days riding. Do mind I still want to drive sporty.

Time's of an issue, hence I'm looking at European market. Starting the trip in about a good month.

I'm having the wunderlich in mind.
https://www.wunderlich.de/shop/en/wunder...0900-120-1.html

Was looking at the touratech seat at discounted price first but then it suddenly was out of stock...

Looked at the Sargent seat, looks nice but us based.
Corbin too, but I read Corbin saddles are really deep..

Thanks in advance for awesome seating options!

The Wunderlich seat is great, did a 3500 km in a week trip through France on it beginning of the month. No aches or discomfort, seat is hard but good for long drives.
I do have the MV risers as well (3 cm high, 3 cm back), so without these the seating position will be different.

The high version I have sits about 84-85 cm high, so higher than the BMW Sports seat, normal version is around the 82 cm. I'm 1.93 tall, so I like the high seating.

Probably not practical for your limited timeline, but I have been happy with the rider seat I purchased from Corbin. The price was reasonable and the comfort is excellent. Not a big wide thing, either...it remains very easy to move around the bike.

Never used one myself, but what about adding a seat topper of some sort, just for very long rides? (I know of people who swear by a piece of sheepskin for this purpose...)

Sargent has a dealer in the UK

https://www.sargentcycle.co.uk/acatalog/...nformation.html

If that is of any interest to you.

I have two seats, the Sargent high model and the BMW sport seat. The BMW sport seat is definitely higher, but crowned like a trail bike saddle. It's great for rides on the small roads, but offers minimal lateral support to the hips. Unless you a have a boney, little butt, this might not be the right saddle for you.


In my opinion, the Sargent high seat is an improvement over the stock BMW RS saddle (RS-std, R-high). However, it's not a drastic improvement.

Anyone tried one of these? https://www.coolcovers.co.uk/

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I'm in need of a good seat for long distance multiple days riding. Do mind I still want to drive sporty.

Time's of an issue, hence I'm looking at European market. Starting the trip in about a good month.

I'm having the wunderlich in mind.
https://www.wunderlich.de/shop/en/wunder...0900-120-1.html

Was looking at the touratech seat at discounted price first but then it suddenly was out of stock...

Looked at the Sargent seat, looks nice but us based.
Corbin too, but I read Corbin saddles are really deep..

Thanks in advance for awesome seating options!

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Zitat von Pietah im Beitrag #1

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I'm in need of a good seat for long distance multiple days riding. Do mind I still want to drive sporty.

Time's of an issue, hence I'm looking at European market. Starting the trip in about a good month.

I'm having the wunderlich in mind.
https://www.wunderlich.de/shop/en/wunder...0900-120-1.html

Was looking at the touratech seat at discounted price first but then it suddenly was out of stock...

Looked at the Sargent seat, looks nice but us based.
Corbin too, but I read Corbin saddles are really deep..

Thanks in advance for awesome seating options!

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Google "Airhawk Seat Cushion". Some say they're fantastic, others aren't so happy.

But, at ~$100, they're cheaper than a custom seat.

So I went and ordered the wunderlich one and it has arrived. Seating feels firmer. Will keep posted after a longer ride.

I sat on a Wunderlich seat yesterday, but I just wasn’t convinced that it was 399 EU better than my Hi BM saddle.

How long did you ride?

I have the Corbin saddle, the one with the blue piping and stitching and it is the one piece design. It is quite heavy and it is, for me, typically Corbin. This is the 3rd bike I have owned with the Corbin.
Having made it obvious I LIKE the Corbin feel, I also want to stand up for (sit down for?) the standard BMW seat on the RS. It is by far the best standard seat I have had on a motorcycle. It is only tradition (and maybe appearance) that moved me over to the Corbin.
The RS seat, when contrasted to the seat on the R1100S is pure luxury. The S had a high crown and a slope that together inspired pressure points on the wedding tackle and, well, (keeping in mind the moderator's hovering presence) your personal exhaust port. It was a truly difficult and unlovable seat.
The RS seat? Fine. Beautiful. Obviously it can be changed to suit the owner, but "out of the box" it is a fine effort for a factory.

Must agree with Aussie, the Standard BM seat (I have the Higher Sports version) is pretty good and acceptable for me overall.
That said I am interested in some further height to release my bad left hip for longer rides, so if anyone has tried this SW Motech cushion I'd be very interested in an opinion of the fit, quality and comfort..... https://sw-motech.com/en/products/ergono...52572045824.htm

I just returned from a 1,700 mile ride during which one day I rode for 12 hours straight. I was sitting on a Sargent RS seat over which I installed an Air Hawk seat pad. I was surprised how well that combination worked for me. At the end of the day I could still feel my posterior. While the stock seat is pretty good, this combination was much better. The nice thing about the Air Hawk pad (besides selling for a fraction of the cost of a new seat) is that it can be moved to any other motorcycle that you might own, now or in the future, unlike a custom seat made for a specific motorcycle model.