I sat on a new Speedmaster yesterday, too. Then sat on the '10 model sitting next to it with the same stock Gunfighter seat my '04 came with.
The new seat feels like plywood. Yes, it's lower, but at a price I'm not willing to pay. I always thought my stock seat was all-day comfortable, despite what others here said. My Triumph Touring Seat feels the same, and if any taller, I can't tell it.
I rode a new Thunderbird yesterday, too. It wasn't the bike I really wanted to ride, but it was easier to get out the door, and the my friend Jim (the sales guy) offered the ride, so why not? I put 15 miles on it, 1/2 on urban streets red-light-to-red-light, the other half at least getting up onto the Beltway and in to 6th gear despite the traffic. I feel the same about that seat, too. Plywood.
I noticed the middle of my back feeling sore last night, like I had pulled something, and it feels the same this morning. That is the only thing I can think of that caused it....
I wanted to ride the Storm (closer to the Speedmaster bar &
riding position?), or the RIII Roadster (I just love the profile of that bike, and would even with a much smaller displacement - it just looks "right" to me). I also would have like to ride the New Speedmaster just for grins, but that seat really gives me serious doubts.
I saw the new Tiger 800XC, and that is a mighty tall horse. I hope the Tiger 800 is not quite as tall, but sounds like it will be. After reading the new Cycle World write-up on the Streed Triple 'R' comparo, maybe that's closer to the right-sized horse I'm looking for? Imagine that, liking the Roadster, but liking the smaller Street Triple size?
(I'm confused)
But no way would I want a new Speedmaster seat on an older Speedmaster. Low profile or not, I want to stay in the saddle more than that!
