(01-18-2018 11:44 AM)VLJ Wrote: Nortoon, you want to swap the '17 EX's seat for a "comfortable seat"? All the reviews say the stock seat is amazingly comfortable!
The reviewers may say the seat is comfortable because their test rides are short and they are more concerned with speed, suspension and cornering.
I am 71 years old, 6'2" tall and weigh 225 pounds. I found the seats on both my CB500XA and CB1100 EX uncomfortable after 1 1/2 hours of riding. So I plan my day rides with stops every 90 minutes.
I can extend that to 2 hours by adding my Coleman MadDog seat pad. It looked alright on the CB500XA, but takes away from the looks of the CB1100 EX.
There are a number of posts about riders here buying expensive custom seats for comfort. Some found them more comfortable, some found it was not worth the money and they end up in the For Sale Section.
Because of my height, I looked at buying the tall K and H double seat. Too me this what the CB750 seats looked like in the 70s. But it would cost about $900 Canadian with shipping, currency exchange, and sales taxes.
At my age 2 hours is all I can ride before becoming fatigued if I am riding enthusiastically. So not only would I become uncomfortable, my riding skills would deteriorate and become unsafe.
So my choices are:
1. Stop every 90 minutes.
2. Add the $25 MadDog seat pad and sacrifice beauty for comfort.
3. Spend a lot of money on a seat that MIGHT BE more comfortable.
In the cold spring and fall weather choice 1 will happen anyway.
Being a old tight wad, choice 3 is the least likely.
So I will probably leave the MadDog pad on the seat.
It's paid for and adds comfort no matter how long I ride.