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Message started by Matt_greatlakesstate on 06/27/16 at 14:57:01

Title: numb butt
Post by Matt_greatlakesstate on 06/27/16 at 14:57:01

Anybody use a pad or cushion like and airhawk on their savage? I am numb after about an hour riding. I did 700 miles in a weekend last year and it bout killed me lol. Just looking for a solution that won't break the bank

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by pg on 06/27/16 at 15:02:18

Sure, lots of people use an air hawk. I use a sheep skin cover from alaskaleather.com.

Best regards,

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by Kris01 on 06/27/16 at 17:04:14

Cushion or not, you really should stop and get off every hour or so. BTW, I'm guilty of not following my own advice!

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by jcstokes on 06/27/16 at 18:13:13

I have an Airhawk, and it does help somewhat, The reality is that, the S40/Savage is an Ar se riveter.

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by stewmills on 06/27/16 at 19:59:43

+1 on the sheepskin from alaskaleather. I have that combined with modified seat foam and it's much better, and cool even in hot Alabama summer weather.

EDIT to add picture. Here's what the black alaskaleather cover looks like:

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by springman on 06/27/16 at 21:30:12

I have an air hawk also and it helps a lot. Be aware though it takes a lot of tries to get the air pressure in it just right. It is a lot less air than you would think. About 100 to 120 miles max and I need to get off to rest my butt anyway.

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by Serowbot on 06/27/16 at 22:14:24

Now you know why Suzuki never felt the need for a bigger tank... :-?

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by jcstokes on 06/28/16 at 01:42:52

No wonder you're a moderator Serowbot.

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by Matt_greatlakesstate on 06/28/16 at 09:19:59

Thanks for all the replies. I might try the sheepskin

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by MMRanch on 06/28/16 at 09:24:30

I modified a Harley Softail seat to sit on , then added Floorboards ! ;)

The seat mod don't take any welding , if you can wrap a Christmas package and have a "T-50 " stapler then you can do it .

;)

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by Gus on 06/28/16 at 14:47:17

3B3C2D3F252124243B480 wrote:

Stew, glad to see your sheepskin still looks unmolested [ch55357][ch56833]

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Post by gizzo on 06/28/16 at 18:08:16

+1 for the sheepskin.

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by stewmills on 06/28/16 at 19:58:53

7877607D767E2B76757D2B190 wrote:

Stew, glad to see your sheepskin still looks unmolested [ch65533][ch65533]

Gus, that was the original "before" picture. I don't kiss and tell :o :o

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by Beachpea on 07/03/16 at 09:46:33

222B3B3C27232D3B480 wrote:

I have an Airhawk, and it does help somewhat, The reality is that, the S40/Savage is an Ar se riveter.

I'm thinking about buying an Airhawk pad for my 2009 S40 and am wondering which model is the right one for my stock seat. Any advice?

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by jcstokes on 07/03/16 at 12:16:05

I brought the medium sized one from memory. Best go to the Air Hawk website to make sure of the sizing. There are two quality grades, and I brought the lesser one off an EBAY seller for less than Air Hawks retail.

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by Beachpea on 07/03/16 at 19:13:58

3E3727203B3F3127540 wrote:

Thanks for the suggestions!

In the interim, I called Air Hawk's customer service and they suggested the newer model Air Hawk R in the small size (11" x 11") saying that the larger one (14" x 14") would be too large. Since the dimensions of the driver portion of my stock seat is 12" x 12", I'm inclined to follow their suggestion.

Reading more here on SuzukiSavage.com, however, I'm also considering a small sheepskin buttpad from alaskaleathers.com for about half the price. It seems popular here. Any thoughts on the relative merits of the two?

Title: Re: numb butt
Post by Boofer on 07/05/16 at 18:15:59

I have mentioned this several times, but don't think anyone else used it. I put 1 1/2" of memory foam on top of the original eqipment foam and recovered it. It came from a twin bed WalMart mattress cover--about $30. then I used the left over foam for every little project I could. Took me 3 or 4 years to use it all. :)