GEL SEAT - GENUINE SUZUKI

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I just got my new genuine suzuki Gel Seat. I got it from Ebay USA and yes it did cost a lot. I was happy though when I received it as I was only really expecting the front seat, the ebay ads only showed the front. Anyway it came after only a two or three weeks wait .. and lo & behold it came with front & rear gel seats (can’t be unhappy with that).

So, what to do .. rain has grounded me for a couple of weeks .. today was overcast but not wet, good temperature .. a new gel seat … gotta try it out.

I decided to return to the FEB ride that rain rudely interrupted last Sunday and took advantage of the toll free M4 (or should that now be the F4 ?) and headed for Warragamba, which was my first stop .. usually (pre gel) when I get off the bike I walked around like a drug importer with a kilo of coke up my arse, but I found it to be quite the opposite … happy so far.
Went toward Picton with a little side track to Burragarang, still my arse is pleasantly unsore, pre gel I always had to stand up while riding to let the blood back into my bum, now the only reason I do that is to fart.
Next stop was Bulli Pass .. why is it that a B-double always ends up right in front of you when you don’t need that .. I waited at the top of the pass for it to get down before I headed down, still not that sore. Next stop was Bald Hill, still not sore, then I went from Bald Hill through the Royal NP all the way home to Concord .. now I could never do that pre gel, I always had to alight at Audley.

So I can say that I’m quite happy with the gel seat. I think it’s the seat that always should have come standard with the bike.

Here are some pics;

I did a run through the Nasho on Sunday to scrub in a new set of Road 2's, which was also the first "non commute" test for the seat.
It's OK. The issue I'm having is that the seat in the low position is a bit too low, & in the high position is a little too high - the new seat hasn't fixed that! It's in the low position now, but I'll probably change that at the weekend.

Someone else sat on it, & described the seat feeling like it was "cupping his buttocks" - certainly an improvement from stock. Feels to me like Corbin's that I've sat on on other bikes.

Well I bit the bullet and have ordered one of these seats. Looking at the pics just having the edges rounded off will make it that much better. Just gotta wait now.

what can be better than having your buttocks cupped??

Hi all.

Bought the Airhawk (type it to google) air cushion for $174.00 last year. as i have two bikes i figured it would be able to transfer it between both.

Just did the two thousand klms between Sydney and Airlie Beach with it on the 650Dakar and not a sore butt-cheek to be had.

Had it for the three hour stint from here to Townsville on the bandit (longest so far) and is great on that too.

Wondering if the seat everyone has bought from the eBay store partsdepot has had alll the parts to make it a plug and play swap over? By that I mean do you need anything from your old seat to fit the new one?

No mate, you need to swap over the pan and rubber blocks from your orig seat.It comes as a bare seat only(ie in 2 pieces).
I have one on my bike and found the rider seat to be only slightly better but the wife says the passenger seat is much better.

Thanks Whitey.

Does anyone know how much height an "Airhawk" adds to a seat?

Cheers

Good question. The stupid answer is it depends how much you inflate it. That's not the right answer because I've found you need to get just the right amount of inflation to have it work a treat (that's plain English for 'optimally'). I reckon getting the Airhawk to the right inflation is a bit like your favourite pillow (only arse instead of head . It varies for the rider's weight, personal preferences, etc. So one person's set up might not suit another.

Now, that hasn't been very helpful. But I did notice a height increase with it fitted, even with low inflation, but not enough to bother me - at 6ft 2in I'm already sitting above the screen so an extra half to one inch didn't change the airflow arrangements much. But I did feel I was sitting slightly "up there", but that was probably because all previous kms have been without the Airhawk.

Before I fitted the lambswool cover, I did a 600 kms in a day trip with the Airhawk without any problems, although I reckon I was still getting a bit sore towards the end, but not much. I haven't tried the lambswool and the Airhawk but if I do I'll post a blog.

Hang on, the bike in the pics is blue. Don't you own a grey one?!

LOL

Great looking seat mate! Hope to catch you out and about so I can have a sit on it!

Pete wrote:Hang on, the bike in the pics is blue. Don't you own a grey one?!

LOL

Great looking seat mate! Hope to catch you out and about so I can have a sit on it!

I did have a blue .. but everytime I walked into Western Motorcycle at Penrith to have the blue serviced .. I swear the METALLIC OORT GRAY GSX1250FA kept on talking to me ... buy me ... buy me ... buy me & ride me ... now its talking again ... "ride me faster" .. I guess at the 24000k service it will be saying .."enter me"

I better stop.

Mine has talked dirty to me for over 3 years.
Maybe another bike will call me this Sat but it will have to be shouting

Umm...





I use an airhawk and a lambswool cover for myself and pillion and butt pain ( for want of a better term) is a thing of the past. I dont mean it's better, I mean it's gone. 6000 ks in 10 days and no pain. 2 1200k days and no pain. May not work the same for you but it's great for us.

I am about an inch higher but I dont care as this straightens my legs a bit more.

Airhawks are money well spent, they don't look pretty though.

Most seatcover manufacturers will make a lambswool cover a little larger to accommodate airhawks if you ask.

Still for sale, still the same price!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/07-09-BANDIT-1250-GSF1250-NEW-SUZUKI-GEL-SEAT-1250S-/400211992315?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d2e7e5efb#ht_2582wt_1141

Bought a gel seat on Ebay and fitted it yesterday. Out for about 4 hours today and much more comfortable than the stock seat

I too have the gel seat and it's great. The US forums all say how hot they get (and stay hot) in the sun. I have forgotten what sun looks like here, so can't confirm or deny...

EBay is great. I contacted my local dealer to see how much and was quoted $1100 (yes, eleven hundred Kiwi dollars), with a several week shipping time. I scored an as new one from the US for US$187 with $65 postage, and it took 10 days to arrive. (and it already had all of the parts on it). I want to support local dealers, but this was ridiculous.

Does anyone know whether the a 2010 GSX 1250FA has the same seat as older models.

Boatz wrote:Does anyone know whether the a 2010 GSX 1250FA has the same seat as older models.

it has the same seat as 2007 onwards

Thanks Baz , Are your still enjoying and recommending your seat.

actually no. I'm using a seargent seat and with that I find I need a airhawk. The gel seat I was sliding forward far too easily, I had it recovered and I was never happy with the new basket weave .. and the seat was heavy.

Well I'm as happy as a pig in poo.

I was alerted to a Genuine Suzuki Gel Seat, 3 months old, used a few times and described as 'in new condition'. I place a bid on Trademe and won the seat for $162.00nz. Pick it up on Sunday and parts of me will be a lot happier...

Will post up some pics when fitted.