Opinions needed...aftermarket seats

[kawacop1642]

I also have the Baldwin seat. This is my 16th bike, and by far the best seat I've owned to date. Can't say enough about it. I'm 6', 195 with a 32" inseam and my feet are flat on the ground.

[Big Mike]

I ordered a Baldwin last night anything will be better than the stocker, I'm checking in at 6'8" 250lbs w/o gear on and have a 38 inch inseam... 

[jamiemac]

I ordered a Baldwin last night anything will be better than the stocker, I'm checking in at 6'8" 250lbs w/o gear on and have a 38 inch inseam... 

You should probably go on Murph's website and order some lowering pegs too. They will give Your knees an extra inch of room.

[Big Mike]

You should probably go on Murph's website and order some lowering pegs too. They will give Your knees an extra inch of room.

I have the Murph's pegs and Heli risers..

I'm slowly getting this bike dialed in.. 

[Xelvic]

I have the Baldwin GT seat and love it. Way way WAY better than stock.

[Bently]

I have the Baldwin GT seat and love it. Way way WAY better than stock.

Ok I have to ask where do you get those keys for the saddle bags?

[jamiemac]

I have the Murph's pegs and Heli risers..

I'm slowly getting this bike dialed in.. 

Excellent! Glad You are enjoying Your Connie. 

[stevewfl]

I only do 1100 mile days at max, so the stock seat has been great

[VirginiaJim]

I only do 5k miles per day and my Russell works great.....

[twowheeladdict]

My thoughts are instead of asking if we like our seats, you should be inquiring about the seating position and the seating position you are looking for.

I sat on a friends bike with the corbin seat and felt like I was sitting on one of my cruisers.  The seat made me want to sit straight up which meant the handlebars needed to be about 6 inches further back to be comfortable.  Otherwise I would be leaning my back forward.

I have a Ninja 1400 seat which is great for around town because you can put your feet down easily, move around on the seat in the curves, but not so great for long distance.

I have a Sargent regular height with pod.  That seat still keeps me in the sport touring riding position and do not feel the need for risers on the bars.  I have done 400 mile days with only slight soreness towards the end of the day, but a quick recovery.

Good luck with your choices.  Another option would be to find a local custom seat maker and get one made to your specifications.  I did that with my Versys.  Created a seat I can ride on all day long and got rid of the hump that creates the passenger seat so I can move around.

[Rhino]

Ok I have to ask where do you get those keys for the saddle bags?

Get new keys cut at the dealer. It was the only place I could find a blank. And Kawasaki has 2 different types for our bikes, make sure you get the correct one because they look alike but are actually mirror image. Cut down the ends and epoxy them into radio knobs from some place like Radio Shack.

[Big Mike]

Forgot to mention I went with the Sport seat, +1 height and +1 back after chatting with Loren...I find myself pushing back on that step up in an attempt to get more leg room it gets uncomfy on the tail bone after a while.. 

Just finished boxing up the seat it will ship this afternoon...Loren said it has a return ship date of 3/7....No rush its 14 degrees and windy here today.. 

[connie1]

After a lot of consideration to everything I've read on this thread and forum I've pulled the trigger and sent my seat to Seth Laam.
It was a real toss up between him and Loren Baldwin.
Seth is tearing into it as I write this and expects it to be back in the mail by Friday (Monday at the latest).

Can't wait to ride the new seat.  Will be a while though as its -14C and four feet of snow.

[connie14boy]

You are correct sir! Seth is a gentleman and aims to please. I have had a lot of 500 mile days after he fixed my seat last year-definitely the best money I have spent so far and I have sold a couple more seats for Seth when people inquire about the great looking seat. Be sure to get the leather with special stitching.

[connie1]

Just doing basket-weave vinyl with plain vinyl around the sides and black stitching.  I always seem to get rained on when I'm riding and didn't want the hassle of always worrying about a leather seat.
He is a good business person. Lengthy discussions about what I was looking for in a seat etc.  Great price point.  Quick turnaround. Good looking seat and hopefully comfortable.
We'll see next week!

[Bently]

Get new keys cut at the dealer. It was the only place I could find a blank. And Kawasaki has 2 different types for our bikes, make sure you get the correct one because they look alike but are actually mirror image. Cut down the ends and epoxy them into radio knobs from some place like Radio Shack.

Cool, thanks

[jwolffie]

After talking to some of the windshield manufactures for the "try a windshield for free..." post I am sure some of the seat manufactures would donate a seat for a "Try a seat for free...." post.

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=12684.0