Passenger Comfort on Sportbikes - Page 2

tached1000rr · 10-12-2009, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Tsunami

My stock seat for the Ex500 was really comfortable. My SV seat after I had it redone by sargent was really good too.

As far as riding bitch? The sportiest comfortable bike? A VFR. Though i dont know if that counts as a sportbike? With the degeneration of my back, the worse by far, is a Monster. Followed by a ZX7.

EX500 is nice and plush too for operator and passenger

Tmall · 10-12-2009, 06:57 AM

The worst would have to be an rc51 due to its postage stamp. Or mine due to its shortness.

Dave · 10-12-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Tmall

The worst would have to be an rc51 due to its postage stamp. Or mine due to its shortness.

the rsv4's pillion seat is so small you could only put italian supermodel midgets on the back. And even they wont like it

marko138 · 10-12-2009, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Tmall

The worst would have to be an rc51 due to its postage stamp. Or mine due to its shortness.

My wife is always complaining of the Firebolt seat. I been looking for the touring seat for her.

Fleck750 · 10-12-2009, 06:58 AM

1993 ZX-11 was so comfortable I fell asleep on the back of it.

zer0t · 10-12-2009, 08:25 AM

I would say my KTM RC8 has an irrelevant passenger seat. It just snaps on and is a thick as a piece of 1/4 plywood. It also has about the same amount of padding. Looks terrible.

The 1098 looks equally crappy for comfort but the seat did replace the rear cowl so a bit more of an integrated look. Look terribly uncomfortable as well. Just less of an after thought.

I never mounted the rear pegs on either bike. The rear seat and pegs for both bikes get delivered in a bag.

Hydrant · 10-12-2009, 08:41 AM

The seat on a TLR is pretty nice, the passenger seat on the TL is better than the regular seat on most bikes now.

CasterTroy · 10-12-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Hydrant

The seat on a TLR is pretty nice, the passenger seat on the TL is better than the regular seat on most bikes now.

Of the SPORT bikes I had, the wife liked the Katana seat best followed by the K1200S

The TLR and Busa share about the same passenger seat and she thought those were OK

The R1 was stupid and she wouldn't ride it..but less because of the seat and more because she felt like she had to break herself in half to get ON the R1

As for the "other" bikes:

The motard she's scared of and won't ride

The RT she almost falls alseep riding because of the back bag with the cushion

RACER X · 10-12-2009, 09:08 AM

Rue rode many hrs on the back of the VFR 1x
Z went for a quick ride on th busa and said it wasn't bad.

CrazyKell · 10-12-2009, 11:40 AM

I was a passenger on an F3 once or twice and it was pretty comfortable due to the banana seat.

10-12-2009, 06:58 AM	#5
Fleck750 Spiker bike Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: KCK Moto: KZ750 Posts: 1,629	1993 ZX-11 was so comfortable I fell asleep on the back of it. __________________ I ride way too fast to worry about cholesterol. ~Author Unknown

10-12-2009, 08:25 AM	#6
zer0t Kneedragger Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Morris County, NJ Moto: 2003 FLSTCI 2008 KTM RC8 Posts: 179	I would say my KTM RC8 has an irrelevant passenger seat. It just snaps on and is a thick as a piece of 1/4 plywood. It also has about the same amount of padding. Looks terrible. The 1098 looks equally crappy for comfort but the seat did replace the rear cowl so a bit more of an integrated look. Look terribly uncomfortable as well. Just less of an after thought. I never mounted the rear pegs on either bike. The rear seat and pegs for both bikes get delivered in a bag. __________________ The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything. - Friedrich Nietzsche

10-12-2009, 09:08 AM	#9
RACER X AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Richmond, Tx Moto: '10 Tuono Factory Posts: 4,569	Rue rode many hrs on the back of the VFR 1x Z went for a quick ride on th busa and said it wasn't bad. __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ 2014 GROM! 181cc of FURY 2010 Aprilia Tuono Factory - SOLD 2009 SFV Gladius - SOLD 2008 Hayabusa - SOLD.

10-12-2009, 06:57 AM	#2
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	The worst would have to be an rc51 due to its postage stamp. Or mine due to its shortness.

10-12-2009, 08:41 AM	#7
Hydrant WERA Yellow Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Moto: 2003 Suzuki TL1000R, 2002 Honda CBR 600 F4i Posts: 660	The seat on a TLR is pretty nice, the passenger seat on the TL is better than the regular seat on most bikes now.

10-12-2009, 11:40 AM	#10
CrazyKell Vrooom Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: 06 ZX6R Posts: 4,427	I was a passenger on an F3 once or twice and it was pretty comfortable due to the banana seat.