So this is fucked, surely some other fuckers have run into this...

I took a ride up to my parents place about 2hrs away up a winding range and several lenths of 100km/hr straights with a few turns and back again...

Fuck this, I get about 45mins into it and my nuts go numb, I get pins and needles in my arse and I have to pull over and stop for a sec.   The minute I get of the bike I get a blood-rush to my nether regions and walk around for a smoke's-worth and its all good again for another 45 mins or so...

I reckon its my stock-standard solo seat on the Iron but this is just stupid engineering if that's the case.  I'm a relatively short fucker, average height of a woman at 165cm with mid mounted pegs and I've tried all the tricks:  change posture, spread legs, move feet back to the ball of the foot on the pegs or perhaps forward so its the heel etc. 

I can't stand numb nuts on a ride like this and it's ONLY a cpl hours...

 

Is this normal or am i doing it wrong?

 

Cheers,

Shred.

Your stock seat is all about the look, if you are after comfort, where you can ride all day go for something like Muffin metioned or a sundowner, I have the sundowner and can ride all day with no issues.

Your stock seat is all about the look, if you are after comfort, where you can ride all day go for something like Muffin metioned or a sundowner, I have the sundowner and can ride all day with no issues.

That's weird, I've ridden all day on mine with no issues (Melbourne-Canberra) at all. I do use the pillion pegs a fair bit on the highway, but even with a pillion so I can't use those pegs I don't have an issue.
That's the stock seat.

Mate, I have the Sundowner for long rides and its fucking amazing................no issues, comfortable as, but it looks like a dogs breakfast!!

If you want comfort, definitely have a look at the Sundowner. You will pick one up on eBay second hand pretty cheap if you dont want to invest a fortune!

Will resolve all concerns!!

Waz

Cricket, just at the gym mate, will post the details for you tonight when I get home.

Cheers

Waz

im short as well, 5'6" and 58kilos, i found the stock seat fine, i did find that i was getting sore in the hips a little, i've since swapped it out for a la pera barebones (a harder seat) i did a 850k ride and didn't have too much of an issue, the la pera moved me forward a little, and lower. Even after fitting forward controls it feels much the same, i still get sore in the hips so i swap to my pillion pegs for a few mins and even sometimes resting my legs on the primary case just so you get to move them around.

T1

Without getting to fruity here - if you wear boxers try briefs. And make sure you move your nuts into a comfy position before you ride - when sitting on your saggy balls pain is natures way of telling you to fucking quit it.

For long rides only im thinking of one of those airhark seat pads. If it looks like shit I will save it for long rides, and if you dont like it you can return them and get your money back.

Fixed the problem i found an old seat then had it recovered with new foam HD must get foam from old rooted couches its shit while i was at it i gave the cook and extra inch to sit on she likes it

Nice feedback, alot to think about!

Warblade, just to clarify, I'm not from Thailand...

I do think perhaps a harder seat would be better, strangely enough.   I desperately want a spring solo seat thinging that it would alleviate the issue being not only sprung but more narrow and kinda "arse-y" i guess.  Less pressure on the crotch holding all the wieght of a tubby fucker on a bike.  But damn, $300 odd for the seat is expected but $350ish for the bracket to fit the seat is just mindboggling!   I kinda wish I changed the seat when I financed the bike and tied it all up in the one contract rather thant trying to explain to the Minster of War and Fincance how I should justify such a setup because of my balls, which she has not much understanding of except don't whack em!

Interesting feedback on the pillion pegs, I didn't get any due to making my rego more expensive by about fuck all but still, its the principle!

 

Cheers,

Shred.

 Shred, I just put a 48 seat on my Iron. Got it from another forum member, but they are about $150 new from a dealer I think. It's lower than the stock seat, narrower and yet better padded and no less comfortable. The best part is you could try it out by going to a dealer and sitting on one. Just another thought. TC

That's not such a bad idea tbh and I'll do that!

 

Really though, I have no issues with the stock Iron seat unless I take the bitch on a longwinded ride where I spent 40mins-1hr on 100km/hr straights with only a few turns...

It's not that I have such massive balls of of steel (thank's for not pointing that out), it's just I seem to be sitting on em for too long at a time...

/shrug!