accessories » 1250 seat lack of comfort

Hi Guys and Dolls,

Just signed up to this forum and never used them before, so please forgive me if I ask questions that have been answered in the past.

I am fortunate to own 2 BMW1250rs bikes. One 2019 in Australia and the other a 2020 in the UK. I live in Oz but have been working in the UK and with Australia's stupid rules I have been stranded in the UK most of this year and last year. So I bought the second bike this year and got to do a 6000mile loop around Europe before heading to Malaysia for work and then home.

Having 2 of them I guess it obvious that I'm happy with them, which is true. except for the seat! I don't understand how BMW got this so wrong? Any bike with the mention of tourer in it's description and a fuel range of over 200 miles should have a seat to match. I find it starts to become uncomfortable at around the 100mile mark and gets to majorly unconvertable at the 150mile make and by 200miles your in serious pain.

My UK bike was secondhand and come form oxford BMW with a sports seat. this was far worse than the standard seat but the great team at Oxford BMW were kind enough to change the sports seat to a standard seat free of charge. but as pointed out above it's still not great but it is better.

So I've been looking at aftermarket seat and have not been able to find any information if they are worth the money and solve the issue.

The sport seat was not only worse for comfort but i also found the extra height in the seat made touching the ground less easy than the standard seat due to my 5'8" height. So what ever seat i get needs to be the same as the standard height.

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Greg AKA Angry Gnome

I like my Corbin one piece. 5'9" and can just flat foot in 2 up mode. I also found that an Ak. sheepskin on the seat gives me better miles without undue comfort.

I've done 500 in a day on the Corbin with the sheepskin pad and not been that uncomfortable at the end of the day.

Great thanks, I'll look more into the Corbin seats dose anyone have input on the Wunderlich seats?

Great thanks, I'll look more into the Corbin seats dose anyone have input on the Wunderlich seats?

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Great thanks, I'll look more into the Corbin seats dose anyone have input on the Wunderlich seats?

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Cheers Lee,

I have looked at the Sargent seats but again there is not much supportive reviews on any of the seats. the reason I'm looking more at the Wunderlich seats is due to the fact that they look closer to the OEM.

Greg.

Hi Wessie,

To be honest I had not though about that option and I was unaware of the fact that people actually provided that service i did read about people doing it themselves.

Can you please PM me with the details of the guy you used.

I rented a 1200rs for a trip around Europe in 2018 and I can't remember having any issues with that seat. Are they the same seat?

Regards.

Greg

Hi Greg - I have the Wunderlich seat and love it. But important to understand what about the stock seat is uncomfortable in the first place. For me the stock seat was not firm enough. I tried the Sargent - good and firm as well - but the slope of it made it feel like sitting on a toilet seat after just a short time. I subscribe to the theory that if you don't think about your seat much during a long day of riding, then the seat is about as good as it gets. Put a Cool Cover over any seat you get - great for heat and rain - and very inexpensive. Good Luck!

Another option may be Meyer seats. My brother rocks one on his GT and likes it up to 500 miles per day as well.

A low overhead approach is gel-padded bicycle shorts under one's riding pants.

A low overhead approach is gel-padded bicycle shorts under one's riding pants. Sorry about the double post- could anyone with the right privileges please kill this post? Tx GC

You could also try an inflatable cushion such as the Tourtec seat, costs about £45 in UK. You can inflate to the amount that suits you and if it works you can take it between UK and Oz easily in your luggage, deflated it takes no space. It will add 1-2cm of height depending on how much air you add.
I have one, mainly fitted for extra height in my case ( and I switch it between 2 bikes) but it is also very comfortable.

Hi and thanks to everyone that has taken the time to reply and contribute to finding a solution, I have quite a few avenues to explore.

I would still like to here from anyone about the standard height Wunderlich seat. I have been reading the messages that have popped up following my post also relating to a ebay purchase of the seat. Ill keep a look out for a final review of the seat.

Cheers,

Greg