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[jstotler]

My wife got used to the comfy seats on the Silverwing, and isn't too pleased with riding pillion on the KLR. Actually, she's good for an hour or two, but that's about it. I've been looking at my options for aftermarket seats, and I was wondering if anyone knows of a seat that is actually split into two sections. Part of the issue is that the stock seat is pretty slippery, and she ends up sliding into me pretty often, which pushes us both forward. Another issue is that when she slides back, she ends up sitting on the front edge of the luggage rack, which gets really uncomfortable after a while. I've been looking at getting a Givi topcase and the modified mounting bracket that Happy Trails makes (http://happy-trail.com/productinfo.aspx?productid =93&categoryid=53&startpage=1), since it would appear that having a backrest for her would keep her off the hard spot on the rack, but it looks like that bracket will actually have her sitting even further back on the rack. So I guess my questions are, how have other people dealt with pillion comfort, and what aftermarket seats are people most happy with? Thanks, John

[Mark St.Hilaire, Sr]

> I've been looking at my options for aftermarket seats, and I was > wondering if anyone knows of a seat that is actually split into two > sections. Part of the issue is that the stock seat is pretty slippery, > and she ends up sliding into me pretty often, which pushes us both > forward.

I think that the Russell Day-Long saddle is a 2-tier arrangement: http://www.day-long.com/

> So I guess my questions are, how have other people dealt with pillion > comfort, and what aftermarket seats are people most happy with?

On pillion comfort, I tell my wife (with my teeth gritted), "Take the pain, take the pain." (I just saw Platoon again, and couldn't resist.) Actually, I have a JC Whitney trunk that serves my wife pretty well as a backrest - http://klr6500.tripod.com/jcwtrunk.htm - and a Corbin FLAT saddle. To be honest, and much as I love my KLR for just me, and have done mega-mile days on it, it's not really a two-up kind of bike. You can make things better, even much better, but it isn't a 'wing. Mark KLR650 Motorcycle Pages: http://klr6500.tripod.com/ HomePage: http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html My Adelphia Email can be "iffy." If you don't get a response, please try: KLR6500@...

[markalexandrovich]

I just bought a 2001 Klr 650. It has lowering links and a shorter sidestand. I am over 6' tall and would like to raise the bike back up to stock height. Anyone got the stock links and sidestand they would like to sell/trade??

[Dave Watkins]

This just in from "The Great White North", John, I have found that, without exception, the best thing to do to eliminate passenger complaints is to get rid of them. This is by far the easiest solution however, in the long term may not be the cheapest. I got rid of the last one when she refused to chew my new leather glove to soften them up for me. It still costs me thousands of dollars per year to keep past passengers both happy and quiet. Long as they get their money I don't hear a peep. Cheers, Dave Watkins "The sensitive guy from The Great White North" Calgary, Alberta, Canada - 1998 KLR 650 " Prodigal Son 2" dave@... Voice: 1-403-701-5746 Fax: 1-403-266-0626

----- Original Message ----- From: "JStotler" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 3:54 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Aftermarket seat/Givi topcase questions > My wife got used to the comfy seats on the Silverwing, and isn't too > pleased with riding pillion on the KLR. Actually, she's good for an > hour or two, but that's about it. > > I've been looking at my options for aftermarket seats, and I was > wondering if anyone knows of a seat that is actually split into two > sections. Part of the issue is that the stock seat is pretty slippery, > and she ends up sliding into me pretty often, which pushes us both > forward. > > Another issue is that when she slides back, she ends up sitting on the > front edge of the luggage rack, which gets really uncomfortable after > a while. I've been looking at getting a Givi topcase and the modified > mounting bracket that Happy Trails makes > (http://happy-trail.com/productinfo.aspx?productid > =93&categoryid=53&startpage=1), > since it would appear that having a backrest for her would keep her > off the hard spot on the rack, but it looks like that bracket will > actually have her sitting even further back on the rack. > > So I guess my questions are, how have other people dealt with pillion > comfort, and what aftermarket seats are people most happy with? > > > Thanks, > John > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >