LT Comfort seat, better?/bigger?/worth it?

....the LT is being delivered to our place late next week, while it's still at the dealers is it worth having them fit the passenger comfort seat?........I noticed that Triumph seem to have a deal on these at the moment....

....can anybody tell me is the seating area actually bigger than the standard seat?.......longer?, doubtful as it has fixed front and rear location points......possibly wider though I guess......

....is it genuinely more comfortable than the standard seat?.....post test ride Mrs dickydido said it was comfortable but we were out no more than half an hour.....and she asked.....'why can't they put a passenger seat on that is just like the front seat?.........that looks very comfortable!'..........and I can vouch that is very true!.......

.....but she has a good point....just why didn't Triumph double up on the front seat so rider and passenger could enjoy the same degree of comfort?.......very happy to hear back from members of the design team at Triumph about this....

Anybody actually got a passenger comfort seat fitted to their LT?........if yes, what feedback have you got from SWMBO or any other passengers you have carried?

Cheers,

dickydido

 

Hi Wessa & Stevie....

......thanks for your feedback guys.......you both seem to align with the 'hour and let them off the back' time for the standard pillion seat.....

.....so I just phoned the dealer.....he gave me an even better price on the comfort seat so it'll be fitted when the bike arrives and Mrs dickydido's 'cheeks' will be well and truly cosseted and pampered when we take it out for a spin together!........

Cheers,

dickydido

 

Hi Wessa,

.....no problem, but it'll be the end of next week before it's here for me to take photos.....

...if you'd like to see a piccy of the comfort seat now, go to www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk and refine your search to find accessories for the LT cruiser........look through all the the bits and pieces and you'll find a pic of the Passenger Comfort Seat.....currently it's listed at £124.....I spoke nicely to the supplying dealer and I got it down to a ton with no effort........

Cheers,

dickydido

 

Hi Gary,

...thanks for the heads up about the benefits of the backrest....

....pleased to say the LT we've bought has got the back rest and Mrs dickydido loves it as much as you so no way will it be taken off the bike!.....

Cheers,

dickydido

 

Hi baldybiker,

.....I agree, the front seat on the LT is fabulously comfy, that lumber support bit especially..........but the passenger seat on it is not the same quality or have the same resilience to deformation or offer the same 'buttock support'....well, that's what I reckon after giving it the dickydido pressing my fist really hard into it test!.......

......and believe me, to get and keep Mrs dickydido coming out as a passenger I need to make sure her derrière is comfy......she is a girl who likes to rough it smoothly!......in the big scheme of things, spending another 100 quid to help keep her more comfy seemed a small outlay versus the big gains I hope it brings.

...I read somewhere the comfort seat has additional layers of some kind of 'netting' and better foam that helps 'spread the load' so you don't get those horrible burny pressure points on your arse that we've all probably experienced when we've been in the saddle too long....I guess it's a bit like the start of pressure bed sores....

....apart from being an additional income stream.....you have to ask why Triumph did not put the comfort passenger seat on as standard on a bike that currently costs over 15 grand new and is their (current) top cruiser touring bike!.....

 

Hi Wessa,

....I felt the same.....looked almost identical in size, length, breadth and thickness from the pic......just (I hope) down to better materials used in its construction....

....no worries......I'll get my passenger of choice to give feedback about it straight from her ar........eeerrrr!.......mouth after she has a few miles under her 'cheeks'!........

Cheers,

dickydido

 

Hi Wessa,

.....found this short video on You Tube.....shows the Comfort Seat on a LT......to me it does look deeper and a bit wider than the standard passenger seat and they speak about the different foam and the mesh construction.....

......I'll be able to verify all this speculation very soon....'Chester' is being delivered this coming Sunday.....really looking forward to that!.....



Cheers,

dickydido