Aftermarket Motorcycle Seats
Written by Simon Harris: http://www.amotorcycleseat.com
As a motorcycle enthusiast, I’ve decided to write a brief guide to
Aftermarket Motorcycle Seats
Many would agree that riding a motorcycle is a highly
meditative and thought provoking activity. I do. Do you?
With so much power under your seat it's not hard to
figure out that riding can be a life changing process that
tends to change your perspective on everything.
One of the more interesting things that riders do is customize
their bike.
As if riding the motorcycle wasn't enough adrenalin rushing
excitement, many riders actually spend more time on
customizing their bike than they do actually riding it.
The intellectual exercise of building an artistic bike that
performs just a smidgen better than their buddy’s bike, and
the competition it inspires, is highly addictive.
Aftermarket motorcycle seats are one of the most
customizable parts on the bike and for good reason. The
seat is not just a place to rest your bum while you ride the
lightening; it is a very functional part of the vehicle.
Unlike driving a car, a motorcycle has many variables
like vibration and no seat belt so without a good
"gripping" seat you could literally fly off the bike!
One of the main focuses of aftermarket motorcycle seat
companies has been dissipating the vibration of the motor on
the bike. The frame does absorb a certain amount but often
with the consistency of the vibration, the rider ends up
becoming plagued with numbness caused by long riding on
an ill equipped (technologically) seat. Making the seat both
gripping, but not too gripping (so you can adjust where
you’re sitting on the seat at any time) is important as the only
thing really keeping you on the bike is your clutching to the
seat and handlebars!
Many designs of aftermarket motorcycle seats are based on
both safety and aesthetics. If your seat looks ridiculous your
bike looks ridiculous.
You want a cross between a great looking, bike enhancing,
seat and one that is highly functional at making your ride fun
and comfortable. Many new technologies have spawned
from the advent of the third party seat companies. Seats
today are a thousand times more comfortable than seats just
made 10 years ago.
You can also get your seat custom made based on a list of
available features and options to choose from.
The type of bike you’re putting the seat on is important in
making the seat work for your bike. In other words you can't
just put Yamaha aftermarket seats on a Honda and expect it
to work.
Even if you could get the seat to fit on the bike the very
design of the chassis could get in the way of the seats
function and capabilities to do what you need it to do.
All bikes are designed differently, both from brands and
individual models. Seats are very specific, but luckily if you
have an aftermarket bike that's been customized completely
(even the chassis) the seat customizing companies can still
build you a seat that would make your bike glow!