Re: XMAX 300 query
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 5:16 am
sh 300.capitano wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 3:46 pmIt's probably just you! Actually it isn't. I've had to do that for years now, even in the van and Mrs Capitano's car ... much to her annoyance..horobags wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:33 pm Ged, would a airhawk cover improve things???? they are a great piece of kit, but not cheap.
Is it just me or an ageing thing, something Im noticing I do a lot nowerdays is when getting on the bike I have to do a ball rearrangement , otherwise I find myself sitting on me knackers!!
I tried an Airhawk. I like their business model a lot. Try it, and if it doesn't work, return it for a refund ... which is sadly what I had to do.
I've modified the seats on both my Cub and my W800 with inserted sections of memory foam with a perineum-friendly gap cut in. This is after lots of trial and error using memory foam pads, before I took knives to the seats.
On the Cub, it has pretty much been 100% successful. On the W, probably 80% successful, and to be honest, without mods that would alter the character of the bike, that's as good as I'm going to get.
In reality it's bought me some time to find the right scooter I can ride as stock. If I have to start modifying seats on a new bike ... it's the wrong bike.
Comfort is secondary to the seat not causing me harm in an area that is always going to be vulnerable now, post surgery. Richie's right in that flat seats are probably what I'm looking for. I have to sit on my sit bones and not have pressure on my perineum. Hence, what is a comfortable seat for normal folks could be positively harmful for me.
The criteria is quite simple:
1. Sub 200kg, 250- 300cc
2. Local main dealer that I trust
3. Seating position with a decent perineum gap as stock without modification
From my trips round said local dealers so far I've found several that meet (2) & (3) but nothing that satisfies all 3 yet.
I hoped that the X-Max 300 would. It didn't.
The search continues.