Thinking about purchasing a seat pad for my HD Solo seat. Quite a few options out there. Hoping that a poll might get me going in the right direction.

Dang.... forgot about,
: Wooden Beads!
(don't think I can change the options) so please comment if Wooden Beads are your choice.)

 

The Harley pad is pretty decent.

It is thin and doesn't change ride height or shape of the seat.

Good air flow, can feel a breeze under your butt.

Sit in the sun all day and not feel hot when you sit on it.

Does not absorb water.

 

I don't know why they work; but they do! I've tried many solutions over the years, but the one (and the only one I've found so far) is an Alaska Sheepskin. I carry and use: One for the Harley, One for the Goldwing, and a double for when my fearless leader (wife) comes along for a ride. Also, when I had a minor problem with one they further distinguished themselves by providing first class customer service. A tough combination to beat!

 

So for the air pad I use the Harley road zepplin pad, think air hawk, on top of it I use a Sickofis sheepskin pad. The negitive of this combination is it adds hight. The positive for me is 15 bours in the saddle no problem at all. Note on the road zepplin pad you can adjust / fine tune it while going down the road adding air by squeezing the bulb, letting air out by pinching the release valve.
The sheep skin is undyed and thicker then the dyed ones, likely would be fine on its own.

 

I have the H-D air pad & like it a lot. But when it gets over 90 out, I take it off & put on my wood beads. For me it is much better in the heat.

 

Had an Air Hawk on stock Ltd seat and it was a pain in the *** literally and figuratively first it moved out of position then the straps ripped off didn't offer much longer comfort. Looked like a band aid on a Monet. Same with all the other Band-Aids. By the time you get done trying out all these pads you could've invested in a Quality seat

 

FWIW
I configured a wood bead pad from an auto model (cheapo from Walmart). I was surprised at the air flow and cool butt sensation from beads. It was a worthwhile inexpensive experiment. I'll bet the HD mesh Pad feels great on most warm days.

 

I've used the Pakistani Taxi Driver beads. Work great! Can't say about anything else.
I cut all the edging from around the beads so all that's left is the beads.