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Old 11-25-2016, 12:13 AM   #1
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kawasaki gel seat

does anyone have one and is it worth buying, is it a comfy to ride all day. any info would be great

https://www.kawasaki.com/Accessories...0ABF/K53001217
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Old 11-25-2016, 08:55 AM   #2
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For me it was no better than the stock seat.
 
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Old 11-25-2016, 03:19 PM   #3
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Haven't tried the gel nor the Airhawk personally, but I have been told by many people the Airhawk works great for long trips. Throwing it out there as another option. Maybe someone who has used the Airhawk can chime in.


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Old 11-25-2016, 03:33 PM   #4
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It depends what causes the pain to begin with. The Airhawk doesn't do much for me.
 
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Old 11-25-2016, 04:03 PM   #5
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I have an Airhawk that I used on my Nomad and liked it to keep from getting tailbone pain. I can't use it on my Voyager because the seat is higher and I don't feel safe using it.
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Old 11-25-2016, 07:23 PM   #6
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I have a gel seat and didn't notice much of a difference. So put the original back on (have ~75k on it)

As for the air hawk have one of those for the my other ride, I like it and have one for the passenger also and she likes it.

You are welcome to try out the gel seat if you want, send PM if interested. Not much ride time left here in New England.
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Old 11-26-2016, 05:28 PM   #7
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I havet the gel seat and it much better if you take Long trips. But it takes a while to break in.

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Old 11-26-2016, 07:00 PM   #8
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I'll weigh in on the Airhawk... I've used one on my Nomad for several years now. Very comfortable. The ablity to making adjustments in the cushion is nice on those long hot rides.

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Old 12-22-2016, 09:49 AM   #9
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I now have three seats; the original, the Kawasaki gel seat and a Corbin Young Guns.
In order of most to least comfort for ME - Corbin, original, gel seat. The Corbin has been fantastic and looks awesome so the original does not get much use anymore.
However, the gel seat is a MUST for the GF when compared to the other two.
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Old 12-29-2016, 07:39 PM   #10
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does anyone have one and is it worth buying, is it a comfy to ride all day. any info would be great

https://www.kawasaki.com/Accessories...0ABF/K53001217
I have the Gel. Def better for the passenger compared to the stock. May not be as comfortable as a Mustang, but, I wasn't crazy about the look of the Mustang for the Vaq. Also, I find on a long trip, I can ride fairly comfortably until it's time for a fill up. Then I stretch and get the blood flowing in the butt cheeks.
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