Featured Another New Seat For My T100

Previously, I had posted about a new seat from Omegaracer.com, thinking that would be the final choice. Well, it was not to be. Aesthetically, it's pleasing to my eyes, but not my kiester. So I searched some more, and came across Britishbikebits.com, and found, I hope, my final choice. I've got almost 1000 miles on this seat, and I have to say, it's like sitting on a pillow. Here's some pics. In order, the stock seat, the Omegaracer seat, the Britishbikebits seat, and a shot of the trio

 

It's really not as "cushy" as I'd had hoped, even with the supposed gel pads installed. It's fine for around town cruising, but for the long haul, the butt gets tired really quickly. I really do like the way it looks, though

 

Not such a daft question at all. The Omega seat is, indeed, stitched, whereas the BikeBits seat appears to be embossed. Omega does offer a rain covering for the seat when you purchase it

 

Had both the seat and the panier kit sent here to the States, from the U.K. They arrived, surprisingly, within a two week time frame, from time of order. The seat is from Britishbikebits.com, the paniers from Normanhyde.co.uk, the cost, respectively was L235, L240 (British Pounds)

 

Jim, I'm assuming you're referring to the 3rd pic, of the seat from Britishbikebits? Don't know what is under the covering, but the seat is almost twice as thick as the stock seat. Currently, the seat(p/n DS009) is the only style available for the liquid cooled Bonneville, and its' cost would be $492.28 Canadian

 

Jim, please be aware that the liquid cooled Bonnies use a different method of seat mounting than the earlier models, so the p/n I posted won't work for your bike. You should go to the Britishbikebits website to find what is applicable for you. If you enlarge the enclosed pic, you'll see that the newer seats use a plunger type of mount that pushes into a locking fastener on the frame, whereas, I believe your seat uses two screws at the rear of the seat to secure the seat to the frame

Lee

 

Okay, here's some side-by-side comparison pics. My inseam is 29" and I have no trouble placing my feet on the ground with this new seat. Even though it's a taller seat (maybe an inch or so), it's more "cushy(?)" than the stock seat, and you sort of settle into it, instead of slide around on top of it. My arse is a grizzled 73yr. old, with more than a few miles on it, and I find it quite a bit more comfy on the long rides I take with my son and granddaughter, than the stocker. But, that's my opinion