I put a suzuki gel seat from a vee on my k4 650 a couple years ago and really liked it. Its taller and a little flatter. With an airhawk knockoff I can ride all day.
Suzuki Gel Seat
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I tried a Suzuki-brand gel seat early on, for my 2012 DL650. I didn't find it much better than stock, honestly. Save your money and go for something a little better. I ended up being really happy with a Sargent "World Tour" (I think that's what it was called), and I was able to do a couple of 800+ mile days on it, (along with many shorter rides!)
However, I've also done quite a few 600+ mile days using the stock seat on my Versys-X 300, which is almost universally hated. So I may just be an anomaly.
BUT, (no pun intended!
), I've found that the addition of highway pegs can really extend your seat time more comfortably. I was using Rivco highway pegs attached to the crash bars. Good luck with whatever you choose!
However, I've also done quite a few 600+ mile days using the stock seat on my Versys-X 300, which is almost universally hated. So I may just be an anomaly.
BUT, (no pun intended!
), I've found that the addition of highway pegs can really extend your seat time more comfortably. I was using Rivco highway pegs attached to the crash bars. Good luck with whatever you choose!
I used car protection film on the back of the tank. A gel seat pad will slip under a sit & fly and do what a gel seat does - almost - the sit & fly stops the gel cooking the meatballs which is a step up on the Suzuki gel eat .
The result won't win a beauty contest but it's less ugly than many of the custom seats.
. The result won't win a beauty contest but it's less ugly than many of the custom seats.
Ok...ordered another cheaper mesh cover and plan to spec out a pad. No luck with Sit n Fly and I don't want to deal with that brand anymore, ever. Need a very thin pad because I don't want any more seat height.I used car protection film on the back of the tank. A gel seat pad will slip under a sit & fly and do what a gel seat does - almost - the sit & fly stops the gel cooking the meatballs which is a step up on the Suzuki gel eat
The result won't win a beauty contest but it's less ugly than many of the custom seats.
My current DL 650 has a SC seat. The foam sacked out after 80,000k's (That's better than the OEM foam by a factor of 4) so I added slab gel under that.
That was a vast improvement on either the OEM seat or SC.
Sit & Fly with gel pad under it was a lot better for me over distances, an hour or so and just the slab gel works fine. The trick there is to put the gel UNDER the foam, that way you don't change the seat line and the original cover will go back on and you miss having your balls cooked on hot days.
The stock seat with Sit & Fly + gel pad on my 1000 works better for some reason - probably the newer gel pad there.
The 650 doesn't see much distance these days so I haven't bothered to test further, it's more than good enough that I could do 12 hour days if I had to, I just don't.
That was a vast improvement on either the OEM seat or SC.
Sit & Fly with gel pad under it was a lot better for me over distances, an hour or so and just the slab gel works fine. The trick there is to put the gel UNDER the foam, that way you don't change the seat line and the original cover will go back on and you miss having your balls cooked on hot days.
The stock seat with Sit & Fly + gel pad on my 1000 works better for some reason - probably the newer gel pad there.
The 650 doesn't see much distance these days so I haven't bothered to test further, it's more than good enough that I could do 12 hour days if I had to, I just don't
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