How good and comfortable are Ultimate Seats ?

[JayD]

Does Anyone have a ultimate seat.Im thinking about getting one for a rt limited and wanted to get some opinions on how good they are.

Love mine. I've had three different seats. This one with backrest is the best and most comfortable seat that i have had.

[Fat Baxter]

I still have the stock seat on my 2014 RT-S with a sheepskin pad. I can ride all day with only minor discomfort. But then, I think the feeling in my butt has been thoroughly neutralized by my previous 32 years on stock BMW seats.

I have been looking at an Ultimate seat, mainly because they look sexy, and I'd like to try a backrest. But I`m a bit concerned about the need to use a rain cover. Is it really necessary, or can it handle a small rainburst?

[cdakers]

But I`m a bit concerned about the need to use a rain cover. Is it really necessary, or can it handle a small rainburst?

It is more of a problem of water penetrating the stitching and getting absorbed by the foam. I had the cover off of my stock seat last week to install a gel/memory foam pad and found the foam was soaking wet underneath the cover. I had been caught in the rain about a week prior, and it still hadn't dried out. I personally think a rain cover is a wonderful idea!

[JayD]

It is more of a problem of water penetrating the stitching and getting absorbed by the foam. I had the cover off of my stock seat last week to install a gel/memory foam pad and found the foam was soaking wet underneath the cover. I had been caught in the rain about a week prior, and it still hadn't dried out. I personally think a rain cover is a wonderful idea!

The Ultimate seat I bought came with a seat cover. I put it on if I'm caught in the rain.

[BilltheDiver]

The rain cover is actually a great idea. I put mine on when I park in the sun so the seat isn't scalding hot when I'm ready to go again. Otherwise the bike is always covered.

[Tanshanomi]

I have no problem with my stock RT seat.
I wonder if its a gender thing. With my previous bike, (750 Shadow) almost all the guys on the forum complained, got seat mods or new seats. The ladies not so much.
~Sandee~

My wife runs counter to that conclusion. She found the stock seat on her '12 RT was not only uncomfortable, but cramped. She is tall (6 foot), plus has a bit of a bubble-butt behind her, so she went with an Ultimate "tall boy" seat, with the step in the seat moved back over stock. (She never rides a passenger, so the smaller pillion area was not a concern.) We've done multiple 700+ mile days together since, and she has yet to complain about her butt getting uncomfortable. I realize that not everybody's butt is the same, but when an Ultimate seat works for you, the difference can be remarkable.

I, on the other hand, have been very happy the stock seat on my '13 RS-S. Go figure.