OK, my son just got himself a Triumph Daytona 675SE (Black & Gold) which is a sweet ride but in my opinion is a bit like a Super Model.
Why I hear you ask?
Well it's absolutely gorgeous to look and is very tall (seat height that is) and skinny and goes like the clappers but and to me it's a big butt (pun intended) very bony to sit on. The seat pad (if you can call it that) is so hard it feels like wood painted black to look like a seat pad. This bike as beautiful as it is, is a proctologist dream as most real people would be bleeding from parts unmentionable after a couple of hours in the saddle.
So in that regard my Duc would score 10/10 for comfort. Who has compared their Monsters to what to either support this assertion or dispel it?
its funny you say this
i find my monster seat average
i did 700K on my previous 916 before arse hurting about 850K day total syd to lakes entrance on the way to PI
A sargent seat is all you need to keep the proctologist at bay!
I did a dirty bike swap with a friend who owns two Supersports (pre 97 and post 97 models) then got straight back on the Monster. The pre 97 SS was OK but I found riding the later model made my neck hurt as I was leaning forwards and had to hold my head up.
I find the monster much more comfortable than anything else I've ridden. The only problem I get is leg cramps over longer distances but I can stretch them easy enough.
Worst for comfort I ever rode was a 748R at the track. Couldn't imagine a long road ride on that.
Quote from: goldFiSh on August 08, 2011, 03:32:15 AM
A sargent seat is all you need to keep the proctologist at bay!
Yes I know Goldy, but Melvin won't sell his separate.....bugga
I have never ridden a touring bike and if you are spending more than a couple of hours in the saddle at a time then I think that is what you would have. No bike I have ridden cossets the precious bot-bot in a way that some people seem to expect.
The Monster is not entirely uncomfortable - although the smallest of the 'girls' bikes are less comfortable with their reduced padding ... and in my short experience I never came to terms with the 'new-style' seating position. But one of the truly appealing things about the Monster is its versatility - it is pretty good in most circumstances - this includes the seat.
In my experiences with a Superbike I tend not to notice the seat too much and the reason is quite simple. For a bike like that you are not actually meant to be using it that often - I feel it in the legs and my creaky old knees.
It is quite amusing how many people come up, push on the seat and proclaim: 'that must be really uncomfortable with a seat that hard'. The most discomfort you feel relates to slow riding and has nothing to do with the seat.
I will admit that if you go from the Monster to the Superbike you do notice the 'firmness' when you first straddle the thing ... but once underway you tend not to notice - of course, the opposite is also true.
No doubt I am just doing it all wrong ... but I reckon the design intent of a sportsbike is for the footpegs to bear your weight, not your arse. If you keep your arse planted on the 'pad' for hours on end methinks you're not riding it as intended.
One of the reasons I purchased my monster was the comfort factor. My legs fit perfectly into the cut outs of the tank and the DP comfort seat is real nice on the tush.