My wife had the same compliant. I bought a roll of dark gray rubber shelf liner $5 at walmart . I cut a piece to fit the rear seat and attached under the seat with two mini bungee cords. Sliding problem solved. She also complained that it was uncomfortable holding on to the seat rails so I found some nice rubber coated handles and bolted them to the top of the cases. She like s those a lot and helps her hold on easily.
I have attached a picture of waht the shelf liner looks like from Wal Mart. I'd be happy to take pictures of the handles on the bike if you are interested.
Here's what is needed.
https://zggtr.org/index.php?topic=24130.0
That seat will help with your issue, rather, your wife's issue. Most, if not all, folks who have tired this seat love it, me included, for two up riding. For one up I prefer the Kawasaki low gel seat.
This seat fits all years of C-14s so fitment isn't a worry.
The texture of the seat covering and the way the seat is shaped help a lot in reducing the amount that you, or your passenger, will slide around.
How dose it compair to sadelman explorer? The cycle gear store said i could return if i didn’t like it. I also saw a 2pc corbin for around $350 on ebay. I dont realy mind the current seat hight or even slightly higher. We are planing on doing some long rides. I went less than 150 miles round trip by myself on the stock seat and had to pull over several times on way back from my butt being so sore. I’d think being a touring bike stock should atleast be halfway decent.
Definitly going to try that first thanks! Yea if you could post a picture of the handels that would be great!Here is a picture of the handle mounted on a saddlebag
Here is a picture of the handle mounted on a saddlebag
The stock seat is actually pretty good. Maybe also see if she can reach the tank. On my other bikes my wife slid into me more and she'd put her hands on the tank when coming to a stop. She's all good on the Concours. The seat has a decent rise and the passenger grab handles are HUGE compared to what she's ridden on in the past. I believe she's just been holding on to the grab handles on the concours when stopping.
It would be good for her to learn to use the tank or the grab bars in an emergency stop situation anyway.
Strange how opinions vary isn't it. The stock seat on my 08 model is ing awful!
For me (the rider) it's uncomfortable, grips too much resulting in a partial Melvin every time I hit the brakes, and the foam is so thin that after 30 mins I can feel the sides of the seat base sticking into my butt cheeks. It also tilts me forwards resulting in arm ache and lower back pain.
For the pillion, the seat has no grip (she slides back under accel and forwards under braking), has wimpy foam, and she can feel the seat base after an hour. Also the grab rails are too low so she generally grabs the belt on my jacket.
My solution was a better seat. Currently it's a 2-piece Corbin which solves almost all of the problems listed above, but I still can't do more than 400 miles in a day before my butt screams for forgiveness. I was going to purchase an RDL for it over the winter, but Brexit problems have ed up shipping to the UK, so I'm glad I didn't. I'll get it done soon.
We have done a two-up 600 mile day on my C10 with it's RDL saddle and I once did a solo ride of over 1100 miles in 18 hours on it.
If you really want your other half to want to ride pillion behind you, and RDL dual saddle is THE best way to achieve that.
I meant for her LOL. For me it's only ok. At least as good at the stock ZRX seat. My wife and I have practiced emergency stops every so often. It's a good thing to do. She's not the average passenger though having ridden her own bike for a few years. She's a great passenger, knows how to position herself very well.You're lucky. Most pillions have never ridden themselves.
My wife had the same compliant. I bought a roll of dark gray rubber shelf liner $5 at walmart . I cut a piece to fit the rear seat and attached under the seat with two mini bungee cords. Sliding problem solved. She also complained that it was uncomfortable holding on to the seat rails so I found some nice rubber coated handles and bolted them to the top of the cases. She like s those a lot and helps her hold on easily.Any sugestions on where to find the handels ? Or what to search for?
I have attached a picture of waht the shelf liner looks like from Wal Mart. I'd be happy to take pictures of the handles on the bike if you are interested.
Any sugestions on where to find the handels ? Or what to search for?
Thanks