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Not cheap but you get what you pay for!
www.sargentcycle.com/suzwssv1000s.htm
Rider seat us$249.95, Rider seat & Pillion us$279.95 (there are
prices for different coverings etc) Uk reseller:
www.sargentcycle.co.uk/
by Chainsaw Willie 10/2004 Here are photos of
the Stock Suzuki seat compared to my new Sargent. Of course, like
the Happy-Spaz that I am, I HAD to install it as soon as I got the
toddlers off to bed. So I took photos in the dark. peh! they look
ok.
The Sargent is flat and much wider. There is much more support. More
of the riders bottom is in contact with the seat. The riders weight
is spread out on a wider portion of the bottom and on more of the
thigh. There seems to be more comfortable positions than the Suzuki
seat.
In comparison the Suzuki seat seems to actually be domed. It feels
more like sitting on a 12 inch diameter sewer pipe. The weight is
definitely supported on a smaller central portion of the bottom.
The first photo has a slightly closer perspective on the Sargent so
it artificially looks wider. Look! The Sargent is such an amazing
seat that it even makes the stock passenger seat wider! Woo-Hoo!
However look at how the body work disappears under the Sargent. It
is clearly significantly wider. Both the eyeball and the buttox
report this.
The cover material is a simulated basket weave that Sargent calls
Griptex. I have had it on a previous seat on my last bike. It seems
cooler on hot summer days. It also makes it easier to slide around
on the seat and reposition the bottom. This makes long rides much
more tolerable if it is easy to change seating position a little bit
periodically. I really like it.
Here are three more pictures of questionable usefulness but here ya
go anyway.
Additional comments:
Tom, I too am frugal. This is the only aftermarket item I have
purchased for this bike. My past experience with their product makes
me think this is a worthwhile expenditure.
Take the following information with awareness that I have not put
many miles on the seat yet, and this is not an entirely informed
opinion.
I think Sargent flattened the seat by removing the central
roundness, and thereby lowered the seating platform a little,
thereby lowering the seat somewhat. For the shorter folk this should
be good. I am taller and have no problem reaching the ground with my
legs, so the marginally lower seat is a minor negative to me as it
reduces legroom to the peg. I have only done a few miles, but I
think I can perceive slightly less seat to peg distance. Not too bad
- but not something I like. Overall I am OK with it, but I wouldn't
prefer it that way. On my Yamaha seat I had them level the platform
by adding padding height to the front instead of removing it from
the rear, for the very reason of leg room.
The front hump doesn't seem to be higher than before. It seems OK to
me.
Also the new Griptex is pretty slippery on the Aerostich pants. I
like to be able to move easily. Some folks do not. The also have
another cover material that is supposed to be less slippery. My
Yamaha seat got less slippery after the firs 6 months but was always
more slippery than stock, once again - I think this a feature,
others might not like this.
I have not owned a Corbin, but virtually every one I have known that
has one has the same story about the seat being too hard, being told
it would "break in", and it still being too hard years later. The
Sargent is definitely firmer, but not hard. Firmer padding is good
because your bottom doesn't sink into the hard pan. But too firm is
just as bad as too soft. I think the Sargent is just right. My
Yamaha seat felt very firm just sitting on it in a parking lot, but
I noticed after hours of riding I wasn't getting butt-sore on this
firmer seat. I can only project that the SV seat should be similar
as I don't have a long ride on it yet. Past Sargent experience has
been great - I just don't have enough time on this SV one to give a
definitive review, but so far it seems as if it should be great too.
Hedgetrimmer, as a cheap scumbag (talkin' about myself here) I would
advise that you do not buy ANY aftermarket accessory until you
really feel a need for it. If your are happy with the stock seat -
stick with it. I am not happy with the stock seat and that is why I
chose to pursue an alternate to stock. So far the ONLY "mods" I have
done are actually adjustments. I am far too cheap to buy something
for bling. However I still recommend the Sargent to anyone unhappy
with the stock seat.
Sometime next spring I intend to re-visit this thread and give a
report after having had it for a while and a few long rides.
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