seat upgrade recommendations?
i've put about 35,000 miles on my 2013, including a few long distance road trips from Minneapolis to NYC, Seattle and Dallas. i'm planning to ride to and through the Grand Canyon this summer. i've seen a lot of folks speak highly of the Mustang Tripper Fastback seat and wondering if it is worth investing the shekels to upgrade from the OEM seat. with the OEM seat, i tend to need to get off my keister for a few minutes every 125-150 miles in order to ride 500+ miles a day. i'm wondering if the Mustang (or some other seat) would make much of a difference. Any recommendations?
RDL - all vinyl vs leather?
This is all very, very helpful. Thx to everyone who has responded. The RDL sounds like the perfect solution, though not cheap. I know you get what you pay for - I just don't know if I can pay for it :)
so now my question for you RDL fans - is there a comfort difference between the all vinyl and all leather? if they are close, i would go with vinyl as it is lower maintenance.
recommendations?
RDL vs Custom retrofit to OEM
Although I never went the RDL route (short inseam and no 500 mile days), I did try Mustang, Corbin and Saddleman, which was my favorite until I traded my bike for the K1600b. In the meantime, Lui Moto built me a beautiful seat in blk/gry Alcantara with carbon accents that has their custom gold gel padding—looks and feels great but I no longer have an F6B so it is still a virgin sitting in my garage if anyone wants it for $200 plus shipping. The seat is built on the OEM Pan so fitment is perfect.
Others have suggested going to a rally and sitting on other bikes, which is how I found my Saddleman and loved it.
Good luck and happy trails!