Hey RE brothers, I'm still in Afghanistan, but time is winding down, so I have been looking at trading in my Electra X for a C5. But before I do I need to know has anyone seen or riden on the "pillion" seat that is offered with the C5? Or have they come out with a dual seat for the C5? I'm not going to get one if the Wife can not ride with me. She told me the other day she got the bike out of storage so I can take her for a ride when I come home on R&R.
Stay safe on the Road
Monty
A pic of the wife would have helped.
But unless she is a size zero. Forget about cumfort. The rear seat is a killer.
I think it was designed that way. And most C5 owners love it cause it means nobody is going to bother them and they can ride alone.
My wife cant sit on it for more than 10 min.
My mates will ask me to pull over and prefer to walk vs sitiing on the bike.
Ive had to listen to their detailed complaints about the seat.
a. Its not flat. Its go a curved surface. You cant sit on it. Unless you sit it on it sideways. Its going to ride up your butt crack.
b. Once it starts to ride up your but crack. Every bump is felt by your nuts. And the pressure is put on the insides of your thighs cutting off all blood circulation.
c. The problem is made worse by the position of the foot rest pegs.
Unlike the older bullets where you could adjust the height of the foot rests. On the C5 they are fixed.
I could go on and on. Ive heard it all from anybody who has taken a ride with me.
So I went to my Seat Expert.
He makes and exports a lot of seats.
He gave me a few options.
a. Re-Do the single seat get it a little wider. Put in a lip on the rear and front to prevent sliding. Get the surface flat.
b. Put in a LB500 bench seat. This is the most comfortable for the rear passanger but I found it pressing up on the insides of my thighs and cuting off circulation. The LB seat is almost a direct bolt on. you will just need to change one clamp.
c. Put in a Thunderbird twin spark kind of seat. This is very comfortable for the rider its also a lot lower. But its not got a lot of meat for the rear passanger. Its more comfortable than the single c5 seat but not as good as the LB bench seat.
Ive not made up my mind what do yet.
One thought was to just re-do the single seat. And add a nice sissy comfy sissy bar from the Bajaj Avenger.
I would still buy the C5. Its the best bike RE have ever made.
Its fast. Its peppy. It actually feels more like a bike and less like a tractor.