Fleece seat cover or Bead Rider?

[henryw7]

Airhawk pad plus sheepskin cover provides comfort during long rides.

 

[TommyBwell]

Take a look at Royalriding.com. Their gel seat pad layered with memory foam works like a champ.

Do you know which size best fits the FJR?

 

[Toter]

Alaska Leather sells nice sheepskin covers. I like them year round. FJR is medium for the main seat and pillion 2 for the passenger. Wouldn't leave home without one.

 

[Geezer]

I have an ample posterior and I still don't have enough cushion to sit on the beads for any time at all. I don't know how people use them.

I bought a sheepskin, from Alaska something-or-other, and it is comfortable, but really didn't feel any better than my Russell as it is, so I don't use it.

So, I'd say that a good seat makes the difference.

 

[zenwhipper]

OPer here. I was moving forward with Bead Rider - but, I discovered, since I have a custom leather seat (Rich's Seats), they don't make a size big enough or shaped right for the seat. So... I am heading out in a week for 11 days from Seattle to Yellowstone (hot, long days in the saddle) and will take my fleece cover and try it for a day or two and see how it fairs in the heat. If I don't like it... in the bag it goes. It feels counter intuitive the fleece would be good for the heat... but we will see.

Cheers. Thanks for the posts.

 

[Steve in Phx]

How did your fleece cover do in the heat?

 

[radiummadman]

like the bead rider for the heat. Bonus is it does not trap water, rain no problem and when I go to the car wash I don't

remove it, wash & dry the bike & jump on & go.

 

[zenwhipper]

How did your fleece cover do in the heat?

Very well. It insulates you from the stored heat in the seat. Its also nice and comfy. I have a leather seat - and they are a lot cooler than the vinyl for sure. But, can still get a bit hot. The fleece worked well. My riding buds made fun of me though.

 

[Mihalis fjr]

How did your fleece cover do in the heat?

Very well. It insulates you from the stored heat in the seat. Its also nice and comfy. I have a leather seat - and they are a lot cooler than the vinyl for sure. But, can still get a bit hot. The fleece worked well. My riding buds made fun of me though.

You mean that you have the fleece cover with the gel inside,like the saddlemen: https://www.saddlemen.com/saddlegel%E2%84%A2-comfort-pad-fleece-covered-large-universal

Or something like that?