I have bar risers and I LIKE sitting forward, it's the most natural position for me, I don't like leaning over. I bought the silver heat stuff and some Gold Bond medicated powder, the non extra strength kind. I am going to Arkansas for 5 days with friends, I will be wearing vented leather pants (and vented nylon jacket, gonna be warm) but will be on the FZ1, so the leathers will be warm, but the seat is better. I plan on using a LOT of the powder stuff, we'll see. I will report on my crotch state at the earliest convenience. Arkansas and southern Missouri are awesome for sport riding, by the way.
http://www.motorcycleroads.com/Routes/Arkansas_79.htmlHere's my favorite road in the world, County Road K between Annapolis and Ellington MO, it's in southern Missouri, it's awesome, it just flows, endless up and down and left and right, corners labeled from 50 mph to 20, just as good as it gets. I have ridden with a decent pack of friends (maybe 6) and when we get done, we just laugh at loud at the joy that road brings us.