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    Default NO AS@##

    I have no ass. It's been worked off or chewed off.

    Well on to the problem. Have a 13 RS with ultimate tall boy which is nice but after 1 1/2 to 2 hrs riding my butt is numb and bones in the cheek are sore.

    Anyone have any recommendations . Tried airhawk didn't like.

    Thanks

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    Question: what have you done regarding the placement of your feet?
    Do you have floorboards? Highway bars?
    You might just have to find the right place for your feet to be; in order to keep your ass happy!
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    IMHO the answer to seat problems is Russell. Do it once and be done.

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    Have floor boards Bob and installing highway pegs shortly so legs are straight.

    Have a grand invested in seat and drivers backrest. Will not invest money in another seat,

    Thinking highway pegs may help a little

    Am 6'2"

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    Quote Originally Posted by bmccaffrey View Post
    I have no ass. It's been worked off or chewed off.

    Well on to the problem. Have a 13 RS with ultimate tall boy which is nice but after 1 1/2 to 2 hrs riding my butt is numb and bones in the cheek are sore.

    Anyone have any recommendations . Tried airhawk didn't like.

    Thanks
    I have a 2012 Can Am Spyder RT-S. It had a comfortable stock seat, but the stictching was coming apart near the front, and there wasn't any backrest. At 65 years of age this year, I've come to the point where I (personally) needed a seat with a backrest. And because I wanted one that was electrically heated as well, I ordered one from Corbin. Corbin seats can be had electrically heated, come with a back rest, and all come with a fuel filler door. Neither electric heat, nor the filler door was available on the BRP comfort seat. And Corbin allows you to choose the color and style of the leather for the sides, seat, logo color, stitching, and welt. Maybe not an ideal fix for everyone, but one that has worked for my wife and I.

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    Default sore butt

    You can have the seat upholstered at a local shop here in nj. guy did my seat and I am happy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joel The Biker View Post
    My butt was hurting also on long rides until I bought seat beads from value accessories. I didnt think a hard wood bead would help me or be comfortable, but they are cheap so I gave it a try. They are great for me. I guess they work by taking away painful pressure points. Maybe they will work for you?
    Worth a try

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    Quote Originally Posted by bmccaffrey View Post
    Have floor boards Bob and installing highway pegs shortly so legs are straight.

    Have a grand invested in seat and drivers backrest. Will not invest money in another seat,

    Thinking highway pegs may help a little

    Am 6'2"
    To me, this seems like the opposite to what you should do. If your legs are out in front of you, then all your weight is on your butt cheeks. If you were in a more rider-forward position, then some of your weight would be on your feet and legs. This would help fatigue and keep from having poor posture. I would try to get your feet under you more.
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    Default Trial and error

    Seats are as personal as can be. Over the years I have dozens for various motorcycles. Once you find the right one, trips are a joy! Until then, torture! To say you won't buy another when the one you have hurts is insanity! Fitness helps, but the seat has to fit. Pegs/bars/seat/you. How all that fits together is a puzzle. Not an easy one, either!! Keep trying! You will get there!!
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    Another fairly inexpensive (compared to a different seat) thing to try is a sheepskin pad. I have one and really can't ride without it. It really made a world of difference for me......just something to keep in mind.

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    Get a Corbin.

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    Default BUTT ISSUES

    Some thoughts ..... Highway pegs ...imho.... are going to make things - worse ..... ALL your weight is going to be on your BUTT , if the legs aren't helping to support the weight !!!! ..... Think about a GEL pad - either a seat insert or just on top for starters ......... The sheepskin - I have one you can try if we can get together sometime at some event - Homecoming ????? - Spyderfest ????...... Mike

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    I'm just gonna throw this out there with no malice associated or intended
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mazo EMS2 View Post
    To me, this seems like the opposite to what you should do. If your legs are out in front of you, then all your weight is on your butt cheeks. If you were in a more rider-forward position, then some of your weight would be on your feet and legs. This would help fatigue and keep from having poor posture. I would try to get your feet under you more.
    With feet under you, you have more weight placed on your sit bones (ischial tuberosities). With feet forward, your weight is placed more posteriorly, and less pressure on your sit bones.

    To the OP, if I still have my beads, you can have them. I'll check my storage room later today.

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    i'm with Bob and others....
    if it weren't for my FLOOR BORDZ, my butt would be GONE by the time i hit Texas....
    look into anything/everything that will allow you to relocate your feet forward to aft, which in turn will place the downward force, aka; gravity, on different parts of your anatomy... yah, you'll still get a bit of pain on long hauls, but nowhere near what you get when you only have 1 place to locate your feet... also, i use a sheep skin, and that helps as well....
    happy motoring, and ride safely....
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    Please keep in mind that an RT is vastly different from an RS...

    ...But I added a sheepskin seat cover, Baker-Built highway pegs, and an AirHawk for the Missus.

    We're good to go, for 400 miles or so!
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    Quote Originally Posted by bmccaffrey View Post
    Have floor boards Bob and installing highway pegs shortly so legs are straight.

    Have a grand invested in seat and drivers backrest. Will not invest money in another seat,

    Thinking highway pegs may help a little

    Am 6'2"
    Ia'm 73 and 6'4" you have choices to make and there is a bunch out there I know because I have tried them all.
    Air, Beads,Gel,Sheepskin Even tried Water ( In the Air Hawk ).
    Seats Corbin, Mustang, Stock, Ultimate ones for Tall, Fat, Short and in between.
    I don't care How much Lipstick you put on that Horse It's still going to be a Horse.
    Sell that seat and get one that is made for you and the way you ride Its called a DAY-LONG.
    Someone offered you some beads to try I will make you the same offer if you want them they are yours for Free (and not internet free ) as in I will eat the shipping, It only takes a PM with a address.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Large1 View Post
    .I don't care How much Lipstick you put on that Horse It's still going to be a Horse.
    Or perhaps a pig??

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    Default bmccaffrey

    I just checked, and I must have thrown the beads out when we moved a few months back.

    To Large1,

    I'm pretty sure your smart ass comment was directed at me. I don't live that far from the OP, so they were going to be hand delivered.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wyliec View Post
    I just checked, and I must have thrown the beads out when we moved a few months back.

    To Large1,

    I'm pretty sure your smart ass comment was directed at me. I don't live that far from the OP, so they were going to be hand delivered.
    Was not ment in a smart ass way sorry it offened you!
    I was trying to give him a second option in case you didn't have the them.
    Offer still stands!
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    Give me a call.....
    You can install YOURSELF a Motorcycle Dave's Gel Kit into your seat and cure that problem
    only $79.95 check out my website look under seats then look at the photos section for how to info
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    Quote Originally Posted by bmccaffrey View Post
    I have no ass. It's been worked off or chewed off.

    Well on to the problem. Have a 13 RS with ultimate tall boy which is nice but after 1 1/2 to 2 hrs riding my butt is numb and bones in the cheek are sore.

    Anyone have any recommendations . Tried airhawk didn't like.

    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by bmccaffrey View Post
    I have no ass. It's been worked off or chewed off.

    Well on to the problem. Have a 13 RS with ultimate tall boy which is nice but after 1 1/2 to 2 hrs riding my butt is numb and bones in the cheek are sore.

    Anyone have any recommendations . Tried airhawk didn't like.

    Thanks
    !

    Package on the way You should have it for a ride by next weekend, Thursday Maybe!
    Ride Safe, Hope it works out for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Large1 View Post
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    Package on the way You should have it for a ride by next weekend, Thursday Maybe!
    Ride Safe, Hope it works out for you.
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    Thanks for the courtesy

    Will play it forward

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    Thanks to everyone for caring about my butt

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    Quote Originally Posted by bmccaffrey View Post
    Thanks to everyone for caring about my butt
    I just remembered why I stopped using the beads. I originally purchased to use to keep the butt cool in hot weather. It worked well for that purpose. However, one really hot day, when I removed the beads after a couple hours ride, the seat skin had stretched, a lot. The spyder was still under the 2 year warranty, and the seat replaced; I didn't actually tell BRP what had happened. That was my experience with the beads.

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