youzguyz
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Time to throw in my 2cents worth.. which is about all it's worth. Remember, these are MY experiences, and one thing I found out from all the posts I read and everything I tried.. nothing is going to work the same for everyone!!
I had the "sore tailbone" problem. I tried:
1. Seat lift - helped a little
2. bicycle gel pad - no help at all for me.
3. Sportster seat - went to HD place and sat on a few. Did not impress me enough to do a mod.
4. Wooden bead seat cushion (the kind that are talked about above) - great, for about 10 miles, then worse than before.
Got a spare set of seat pans (bought from a guy here) then:
5. Dug various holes in the foam where sore spots were and tried various kinds of other foam. Memory foam, some kind of weird latex, upholstery foam, etc, etc. Modest improvements, but now I was on a mission.. and still sore after riding for about 4 hours.
6. Spend the $$ and got an AirHawk. Slapped it on the stock seat. Felt pretty nice, but didn't like the look very much, and would be a hassle to put on and take off (so it wouldn't be ripped off), etc. And it made the seat higher than I liked.
7. The light comes on.. and I put the Airhawk on the spare seat pan (with a thin layer of foam underneath). Eureka!! Finished it up with some gray naugahyde and been loving it ever since. It rides lower than the stock seat, it has a nice bucket shape, it doesn't HURT.
8. Still need to put on a sheepskin cover. Got the skin, no time to fit yet.
My next step would have been a custom seat. I didn't want to go that way because: 1. I wanted to be there when it was being made, so I could make sure it would work ok. 2. Expense!!!
No, this will not work for everyone, but I thought I would share what didn't work for me.
With all due respect to Sluggo.. yeah, you can get there by "ride, ride, ride" until you get accustomed to it, but I would rather enjoy the ride while getting there.
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