ok , 1,000 miles in three weeks , just getting to know each other . generally it,s a good bike . I wanted a 660 tenere when I lived in america . I had a suzuki v strom dl 1000 and a kawasaki klr 650 in the garage .
I , m fine with the yamaha just the seat . I can , t live with it . 60 miles and I ,m wrigling about . it,s terrible . I did 10,000 road miles on the kawasaki in a year , but my body could , nt do that on the yamaha . do I have to have the seat rebuilt or can I get a replacement seat for it ?

Dazzerrtw was loking to swpa (+�60) his gel seat with a standard one, a few weeks ago - Might be worth sending him a PM ?

Or,,

There is the Sheepskin option (�10) or an airhawk.

I've used an airhawk for long distance rides, for me that would be 300+ miles day after day. For anything under that I'm happy with the standard seat.

There are other things to consider;

If I wear leathers, my duration in the saddle is very much shorter than if I have my HG stuff on.

At the same time, and laugh if you want, but your underwear will make a difference too. Seamless 'coolmax' undies (these are not expensive) make life more comfortable too.

There is more between your butt and the seat, and it usually gets fogotten about.

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The Gel seat is excellent alday comfort for rider but my pillion perfers the original seat looking for a swap of a original seat and �50.

is that seat swap deal still on ? 50 quid and an original ?

OK try calling Paul at LambLand 01271 863 646 http://www.lambland.co.uk/shop/. Tell him the size you need colour and even if you want big fur or just a normal woolly jobby.... his stuff is excellent quality..... you can get some 3mm bungee cord off ebay and it's easy to fix down just in case you're worried about it flapping about. ;0) see below… very comfy indeed….. see larry below....

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Airhawks are for life not just for Christmas...

Had seats rebuilt, reworked, gel inserts, re-angled and apart from a KLT seat from heaven, the Airhawk is the only thing I would rely on. For mega posh stick a sheepskin ower da top...

lambland sheepskin cover best �10 i ever spent on comfort makes a great footwarmer or pillow if you use a 3/4 leghnth sleeping mat too

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Is coolmax a trade name? Any idea who sells it?

I think Coolmax is a base product in the same way Gortex is. I've seen these boxers in M&S and Asda, under their own brand names. They are not expensive either.

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