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So this keeps popping up on my book of faces feed; https://shakerider.com/products/rider-cushion
Anyone try it?
I have a sheepskin cover that works fairly well, an AirHawk pad, a plain jane gel cushion and a "purple" hex gel seat cushion. All work ok for longer rides but none really do what I was hoping as far as the all day 300 plus mile rides.
Still get the tailbone and cheek pain after about 2 hours. Had my old bikes seat modified by Mean City and it was better but that seat wouldn't fit the new bike so It's gone.
It has a 45 day money back guarantee and were headed out to Gatlinburg on the 18th so I'd have a good test and could return it if it sucks but wondered if anyone here has any actual experience with it.
I cannot speak for the Shakerider. However, I know where you're coming from. Everyone has a story...
Mine is two-parts. A few years ago I started noticing I was getting tired on long weekends and day trips over 80 miles with my 02 Wide Glide. I started to do research and ultimately decided on a used 19 Heritage. Awesome bike. Not huge, easy to handle and has plenty of power. My wife has her own bike so I do not need to worry about a big-a** passenger seat or any of the crap that goes along with that. Perfect for me. By the way, I still have an AirHawk I purchased years ago. That got my by until I got the Heritage. My wife (see below) used it a few times until she just got her Mustang seat.
Then, later that year, I had a severe tailbone injury. Nothing broken but a bad bruise that took about 6 months to properly heal. Rather than waiting much longer, I pulled the trigger in the off-season on having all of my seats re-done with Mean City Cycles. I had heard nothing but good things from folks on here. BEST DECISION for that bike ever!!! I tried sitting on some other seats and nothing really did it for me. I even took a Harley Hammoch demo for a long weekend. Not bad but not perfect. I liked my stock seat, I just needed it tweaked up to my liking. Extra padding and the proper shape for me. When MC asks for your height, weight, inseam, bike information, riding style and any additional requests, they know what they're doing. It was not cheap but if you have researched new seats, they are certainly not cheap either. And, honestly, with seats, everything is a gamble right?! Now I can easily go 200 miles a day or more and not think about pain or soreness. That's the idea right?
While I was at it, I got new vinyl and custom stitching. Before - So you can see the color After - Seat detail
That pad looks like it should work well, provided they didn't cheap out on the padding. If the padding collapses completely because it's made with poor materials, the pad ends up doing nothing. Do the Gatlinburg ride and then return it if you don't like it.
I used an air hawk and a sheepskin for years, and it is a big improvement. Then a Hoka Hey Rider told me about the Wild *** Seat Cushions.
It was a very nice improvement. See vid below.
There are many ways to skin a cat, so the Shake may work as well or better!
I would like to test it out myself, but shy away from companies that do not provide a phone number to contact them at.
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Kevin
Good point. I didn't notice that. it's weird that in their contact info they give the specific hours that they're available, but no phone number. As if the specific hours matter to your email or snail mail.
Kevin, did you have the Air Hawk under the sheepskin or on top? seems like under would negate the main purpose of the AirHawk as it wouldn't be able to allow for tailbone comfort but would just be an air pillow under sheepskin.
I did decide against the Shakerider pad as it's coming from China and reviews made it sound like I'd be lucky to get it at all and probably not by the Gatlinburg trip, plus there were some sketchy reviews at best.
Kevin, did you have the Air Hawk under the sheepskin or on top? seems like under would negate the main purpose of the AirHawk as it wouldn't be able to allow for tailbone comfort but would just be an air pillow under sheepskin.
I did decide against the Shakerider pad as it's coming from China and reviews made it sound like I'd be lucky to get it at all and probably not by the Gatlinburg trip, plus there were some sketchy reviews at best.
I have ridden over 300,000 miles with the Air Hawk Under the sheepskin. Prior to that I was getting seats reworked (Mean City a couple of times, and I did a few myself). Once I discovered the Air Hawk/sheepskin combo, for me it was even better than a Custom Seat.
I have less than 50K with the Wild *** under the sheepskin, but I like it even better.
BUT, everyone is different. My wife finds a sheepskin to be a big improvement, but she has tried all different pads (Air Hawk, Wild ***, Butt Buddy, and a couple different Gel Pads), and she just likes the stock pillion with sheepskin the best.
Take it from someone who's done a few miles. I ride stock seat with Wild *** Seat Cushion. Once you get it dialed in, it's a dream. You can use code HOP100 for a discount as well!
I'll never own a long distance motorcycle again without a Russell Day-Long seat on it. I never had one on my Ultra Classic because I wasn't aware of them, but I became aware of them when I got my BMW and had one made for my BMW aK1600. It's the best seat I've ever had in my life. I've done 5 and 600 mile days with no problem, often back to back when necessary. I could never do that on my stock Harley seat, even after I had it reworked by Mean City Cycles. I've also had an Airhawk etc. I know those Russell Day Long seats are expensive, but it's worth every penny.
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