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Seat Comparison - KonTour Race Strada

RSL

RSL

Joined May 2015
925 Posts | 9+
Dallas, Texas
Photo comparison of three seats.

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Ride report:

The OE seat truly locks the rider in the location Ducati sees as ideal, forward. Comfortable for me for maybe 100 miles before I start squirming. After 200 miles I'm wishing for relief.

The race seat is ideal for a rider who wants to slide forward and back. The wide spot being the rear places the rider weight too far back for the suspension to work correctly. The complete lack of padding allowing rear wheel hits to be transferred directly to the spine of a rear seated rider. 50 miles of comfort for me and after 100 miles I'm really regretting the seat.

KontTour is a durable and cool seat because of the open mesh cover. Rides in the rain are far drier as no moisture collects. Cooling airflow eliminates hot bottom. I have zero miles on this KonTour seat, but about 60,000 miles on another one. 1,000 mile days were fine with that seat.
 
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In the first pic, the top seat is race and bottom is oe? I think I would like to be able to move around a bit, the oe seat seems to keep me stuck in one spot, but I don't want to sacrifice long distance comfort in order to do it. I don't think the KonTour seat would work for me either as I'm already up on my tip toes and if I go with a wider/taller seat I doubt I'll be able to touch the ground at all lol.
 
Thanks for highlighting the differences! That really shows the different contours of the seats, the boxes help a lot. Going to put some miles on mine before I decide to either try a different seat or get a second stock seat and have it re-worked by a local seat guy.
 
I love the shape of the race seat, but it is stiff. Ducati named it properly. It looks like the Kontour definitely puts function over form.
 
Riding all day, day after day, I choose comfort.

But, as they say, fashion knows no pain.
 
What's interesting are two good points:

1) You can't see the seat when being photographed while riding.

2) The flat black seat cover disappears as formless.

Note how the KonTour seats on the two K1600s are rather formless?

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Fortunately the k1600s are also somewhat formless:) How do you make an inline 6 non-descript -only german engineering....
 
what did this seat cost ??? I assume you have to provide a seat pan to be reworked correct ??? also what options did you select as there site gives little info on pricing just averages and options
 
I sent Ron the OE seat and photos of where I sat on the seat. My weight and size dictated the larger seating area.

Options are limited as our OE seats have nearly no foam and it is that foam that is built upon as support for Ron's added memory foam layers.

Heated seating is optional, but I didn't want to add to the heated handgrip and heated vest draw I currently use. Remember we only have a 490 watt system.

I paid $705, which is a previous customer discounted price. Expensive yes, but that is value priced compared to what other real custom seat makers charge.

I still have the race seat for those times I might want that look.
 
I sent the Race Seat off to Renazco this week. $400 for James to work his magic. I'll report back with photos when I receive the seat back in early August.
 
MartyGarrison said:
I sent the Race Seat off to Renazco this week. $400 for James to work his magic.
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My disappointment with their offering is the compromise in wet riding. The suede needs a plastic cover. Otherwise I might have tried them.

"How does suede hold up to the elements?

Suede is a natural material that will absorb moisture and may be a concern for those who ride in the rain. We recommend vinyl over suede if this is a concern. "

For fair weather riders Renazco might well be an exceptional choice.

Riding in the mountains mostly, I expect to be in the occasional rain storm. The last thing I want is pooled water in the seat at the crotch. Been there, done that, never again.

The springy 3D cover Ron uses is unique in that it allows for airflow under by bottom, cooling when hot out, and allows any water to flow away when it rains.

On my last seat from Ron, 1,000 miles days were fine for my bottom.
 
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RSL said:
On my last seat from Ron, 1,000 miles days were fine for my bottom.
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1000 mile day on your Hyperstrada? :eek: Or BMW six?

Rode on a friends "wet" KTM 950 Renazco Suede seat (sat outside, uncovered all night) ... soaked through my leathers in a half hour riding! Not a great feeling after the Sun went down! :eek:

Good comfort on Renazco's seats on KTM's I've ridden ... not as good as my Corbin or Russell Day Long on my friends GS for all day riding. Sargent and Rich's also make good seat. Good news on Renazco? Specializes in dual sport, dirt bikes and naked's.
 
Hyp Noob said:
1000 mile day on your Hyperstrada? :eek: Or BMW six? .
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BMW.

Had Russell Daylong seats on two GSs too.

The Hyper is my 300 to 400 mile a day bike. No cross country.

May we each find a seat that suits our own bottom as there is no one answer to personal comfort.
 

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