Monkey Butt....whats your cure?
Road Master
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From: Kentucky
Does anyone read the posts before commenting?? The OP is talking about SORE ***, not monkey butt. Terminology mistake.
Op...the solution is a good seat. Period. Put a Mustang regal wide touring on my wide glide and i went from 100 mile sore *** to no sore *** at all. Best money you can spend on a bike is a good seat. The bonus is they keep getting better the more you ride
Op...the solution is a good seat. Period. Put a Mustang regal wide touring on my wide glide and i went from 100 mile sore *** to no sore *** at all. Best money you can spend on a bike is a good seat. The bonus is they keep getting better the more you ride
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Laid down 710 miles in 12 hours today....prepping myself for a Iron Butt Saddlesore 1000. Only time I was off the saddle was for 5-10 minute gas stops, other than that, I was moving.
First 4-5 hours, I was good. Latter part of the day, I was squirming pretty good in my seat cause my butt was getting sore. I should have taken more and longer breaks but I going for time and duration.
For you long-haulers....what's some of your Monkey Butt cure secrets? Certain type of underwear? Padded shorts? Certain jeans?
My bike is a RGU with Mean City Cycles Super Narrow cut, which I like alot.
Thanks.
First 4-5 hours, I was good. Latter part of the day, I was squirming pretty good in my seat cause my butt was getting sore. I should have taken more and longer breaks but I going for time and duration.
For you long-haulers....what's some of your Monkey Butt cure secrets? Certain type of underwear? Padded shorts? Certain jeans?
My bike is a RGU with Mean City Cycles Super Narrow cut, which I like alot.
Thanks.
Does anyone read the posts before commenting?? The OP is talking about SORE ***, not monkey butt. Terminology mistake.
Op...the solution is a good seat. Period. Put a Mustang regal wide touring on my wide glide and i went from 100 mile sore *** to no sore *** at all. Best money you can spend on a bike is a good seat. The bonus is they keep getting better the more you ride
Op...the solution is a good seat. Period. Put a Mustang regal wide touring on my wide glide and i went from 100 mile sore *** to no sore *** at all. Best money you can spend on a bike is a good seat. The bonus is they keep getting better the more you ride
Last edited by SPRINGER; Oct 13, 2014 at 01:09 PM.
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Anyone who has ridden several hundred miles straight thru knew what he was referring to.
Yes, he called it monkey butt in error,but those that do long distance rides without stop know the discomfort he was describing.
Yes, he called it monkey butt in error,but those that do long distance rides without stop know the discomfort he was describing.
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Does anyone read the posts before commenting?? The OP is talking about SORE ***, not monkey butt. Terminology mistake.
Op...the solution is a good seat. Period. Put a Mustang regal wide touring on my wide glide and i went from 100 mile sore *** to no sore *** at all. Best money you can spend on a bike is a good seat. The bonus is they keep getting better the more you ride
Op...the solution is a good seat. Period. Put a Mustang regal wide touring on my wide glide and i went from 100 mile sore *** to no sore *** at all. Best money you can spend on a bike is a good seat. The bonus is they keep getting better the more you ride
Sore butt is the precursor to swamp *** trust me , prevention is much better than reaction after that nice sweaty red tender shine has set in. Good seat is a part but not all of it.
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Laid down 710 miles in 12 hours today....prepping myself for a Iron Butt Saddlesore 1000. Only time I was off the saddle was for 5-10 minute gas stops, other than that, I was moving.
First 4-5 hours, I was good. Latter part of the day, I was squirming pretty good in my seat cause my butt was getting sore. I should have taken more and longer breaks but I going for time and duration.
For you long-haulers....what's some of your Monkey Butt cure secrets? Certain type of underwear? Padded shorts? Certain jeans?
My bike is a RGU with Mean City Cycles Super Narrow cut, which I like alot.
Thanks.
First 4-5 hours, I was good. Latter part of the day, I was squirming pretty good in my seat cause my butt was getting sore. I should have taken more and longer breaks but I going for time and duration.
For you long-haulers....what's some of your Monkey Butt cure secrets? Certain type of underwear? Padded shorts? Certain jeans?
My bike is a RGU with Mean City Cycles Super Narrow cut, which I like alot.
Thanks.
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From: People's Republik of Kalifornia
Laid down 710 miles in 12 hours today....prepping myself for a Iron Butt Saddlesore 1000. Only time I was off the saddle was for 5-10 minute gas stops, other than that, I was moving.
First 4-5 hours, I was good. Latter part of the day, I was squirming pretty good in my seat cause my butt was getting sore. I should have taken more and longer breaks but I going for time and duration.
For you long-haulers....what's some of your Monkey Butt cure secrets? Certain type of underwear? Padded shorts? Certain jeans?
My bike is a RGU with Mean City Cycles Super Narrow cut, which I like alot.
Thanks.
First 4-5 hours, I was good. Latter part of the day, I was squirming pretty good in my seat cause my butt was getting sore. I should have taken more and longer breaks but I going for time and duration.
For you long-haulers....what's some of your Monkey Butt cure secrets? Certain type of underwear? Padded shorts? Certain jeans?
My bike is a RGU with Mean City Cycles Super Narrow cut, which I like alot.
Thanks.
But for the milages you mention, I don't think there is any cure..
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From: Green Country
Use Vaseline on the parts that get chaffed during the day. At night, shower and powder up.
If saddle sores develope, get some "butt paste" used for diaper rash overnight to heal up.
That, moisture-wicking UA type underwear, and loose jeans worked for me...
If saddle sores develope, get some "butt paste" used for diaper rash overnight to heal up.
That, moisture-wicking UA type underwear, and loose jeans worked for me...
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From: Roma Alberta
yeah, I think there's some confusion regarding terminology goin on lol.
being a long time dirt rider, monkey butt to me means sore *** from hours of steady riding. we've always referred to greasy *** crack as "swass", a derivative of swamp ***.
I'm also a truck driver, so I'm familiar with both all too well. I've yet to experience either on the Ultra Classic.
being a long time dirt rider, monkey butt to me means sore *** from hours of steady riding. we've always referred to greasy *** crack as "swass", a derivative of swamp ***.
I'm also a truck driver, so I'm familiar with both all too well. I've yet to experience either on the Ultra Classic.
Monkey Butt by any other name is still Monkey Butt
It all comes down to moisture control( Ex-Officio underwear or any moisture wicking clothing ), decrease pressure sores ( widest seat possible and Airhawk or similar ), and loose clothing to make it all work. Also, grab yourself a pair compression stockings the kind for blood clot prevention (leg fatigue leads to butt, back, shoulder fatigue). Hydrate yourself heavy for a week prior. De-hydration leads to fatigue and poor mental decisions. Eat right and get plenty of sleep prior to the run. That's my .02 FT