Well, I got back from a 120+ mile trip today. Good news is that my bike is running incredibly well. I went through hot and cool, high and low areas, not a single backfire. Power is there, very strong running.

Bad news is that my arse ( mostly tailbone ) was killing me big time in the last 30 minutes or so. I stopped to rest, but I couldn't rest long enough. This was the first time I felt very unhappy about the seat, which is a stock seat on an '05. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do yet, but I might have to either fit some other bike's seat on there or mod the stock one to add padding and maybe lift up the seating position more aggressively. I also felt a bit cramped and I wanted to move back a bit, but couldn't comfortably.

I was thinking of bobbing out my bike at some point, but I figure if I went that route, riding those kind of miles would be far more uncomfortable. Those of you with bobbers, what's the longest you can ride and still be comfortable? Most springer seats don't have much padding. Maybe the springs give enough extra cushion, I don't know.

If I can find a more comfortable seating arrangement, I'd be a lot happier on longer trips.

Maybe someday I'll be able to get two bikes...

Cool Jef, was this a bike specific product? Looks like it. What do you mean vendor, did you find a local bike shop or ?

Something that I could use only for long trips might do the trick, at least for now.

Sportster seat conversion.There's everything from a bare bones solo to a cushy touring saddle available.

I was at Laconia during bike week.  There are hundreds of vendors with booths all over the place.  I found a vendor at the main location across from Weir's Beach.  No it's not bike specific.  It's much like this:
http://www.amspecialtiesusa.com/gelpad.htm
I think he was asking $100 and I got it for $90.  It's worth it.  I wouldn't go any smaller than a large.

I have a bobber and 1 hour is MAX before you really start to hate it. hour and a half and it is break time.