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    Seats

    What's the best replacement seat for a F650GS or F800GS?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ROMANY View Post
    What's the best replacement seat for a F650GS or F800GS?
    "Best" depends on your butt, and preferred riding position;
    http://www.sargentcycle.com/bmwwsf800.htm
    works for me and many others.

    There are many options out there, and you might consider
    a true custom seat.

    See thread
    http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=415529
    for four years of endless debate and all the options.

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    try cheap stuff first


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bartleby View Post
    The problem with the stock F650/800 seat is the riders portion of the seat slopes down in front. Beads or fuzzy sheep wont cure that. Its just a typical crap BMW seat design.

    The best replacement depends on the persons size and riding style. No clear cut answer, sorry. I have a sargent and love it, but any seat that gets rid of the forward slope is going to be a huge improvement over stock.
    Tom
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    '03 F650CS '09 F650GS

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    My wife swears by her Corbin.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AKBeemer View Post
    My wife swears by her Corbin.

    BMW Comfort SEAT is the only way to go. I have one on my R1200RT and also my F650GS. With these seats my butt is the last thing I think of all day long. I am 5'10" 229#s. They are made specifically for our bikes by BMW.

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    [QUOTE=Bartleby;781976]Why not try cheap solutions first?

    I've done that on other bikes, beads and air, but was never satisfied. Ok maybe that was the bikes fault and not just the seat.

    I'm 6'1" tall and 225 lbs. What I'd like is a seat that I won't even think about after a six or seven hour ride. The best seat I ever had was on a RD350 Yamaha, I suppose it was because I was 23, the seat was flat, and so was my stomach. Too much of this stuff has passed

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    I've heard good things about Don at Mr Ed Moto.
    Bye bye 2006 F650 GS for a 2011 F650 GS.

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    Renazco

    I put a custom Renazo on my F800GS. I was tempted by the BMW comfort seat, but the Renazco is much better suited for off-road riding because you are not locked into the bucket seat. It is still much more comfortable than stock. My rear only goes numb after 3-4 hours. It looks sharp.
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