More Internet motorcycle randomness….

[MarkPBG]

Thanks StumbleUpon, for finding the weirdest stuff I would never even THINK of looking for….

http://jalopnik.com/5837593/an-open-letter-to-motorcycle-manufacturers-from-my-labia


The thought never even crossed my mind that modern sport bike seats are less than comfortable for our passengers. Fortunately, our classic bikes have what's basically a big two person couch in comparison. This should make it much easier to find a pretty passenger. lol

[LukeM]

Which is why I asked my wife to get on the Shadow's passenger seat, and see how it feels.  She's average sized (5'4" about 120), and realized in about 3 minutes that riding for ANY distance on that seat was not for her.  So, I center-standed the bike, hopped on the back, and promptly agreed.  Tired foam, not wide enough to fit the isschial bones, just plain not good.

Now, by comparison, a friend of mine just picked up a 2005 Goldwing, and that bike is nicely designed for 2-up riding. Even took it out for my first ride on a GW.  What a smooth and strong bike THAT is.

Luke M

[TOOLS1]

Get a Corbin seat. They are the most comfortable seat there is. I have one I put on the Toolmatic, for long trips, and I have ridden other bikes with them. Can't say anything bad about them, other then the old ones were ugly, but the newer ones look good.
TOOLS

[Re-run]

These old foam seats get hard and crumbly. Mine still seems ok but sometime I might redo it. Put in a good dense core, then wrap it in a bit of a softer foam, and finally a really soft foam to contour. Sounds nice but might just give me a wedgie!