JQL
Growing old disgracefully
I bought a new seat for my FJR for Christmas and was so impressed with it I immediately bought one for the NT700VA (Deauville). It's a Top Sellerie, Deluxe, Comfort, Gel Seat. If you're umming and ahhing about getting a replacement seat. STOP. Go and buy it. It's probably the best accessory I've ever put on a motorcycle!
This seat feels nice to the touch and looks fantastic. The seat is a little taller than the original. I used to be able to “flat-foot” both feet with the original seat now, I can’t quite flat-foot both feet simultaneously, but I can very easily get the balls of both feet on the ground. For reference I’m just over 5’8″ or 174 cm with a 29½″ inside leg.
The Gel seat is heavy! It’s about twice the weight of the original seat. The piping on the edges, the embroidery and stitching look very good indeed to my untrained eye.
The gel is firm and the covering material feels very good. The cover is stapled to the seat pan and they’ve used a lot of staples. They’ve also used three “studs” to secure the “hump” behind the rider’s seat.
The seat takes a lot of finagling to fit for the first time. This is due to the extra size of the front portion of the seat. See the videos for how to fit it.
I’m very impressed with the seat.
Some videos of it:
Un-boxing the Top Sellerie Seat:
What's it like to sit on:
The full range for both the 650 and 700 on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3btOrKC
This seat feels nice to the touch and looks fantastic. The seat is a little taller than the original. I used to be able to “flat-foot” both feet with the original seat now, I can’t quite flat-foot both feet simultaneously, but I can very easily get the balls of both feet on the ground. For reference I’m just over 5’8″ or 174 cm with a 29½″ inside leg.
The Gel seat is heavy! It’s about twice the weight of the original seat. The piping on the edges, the embroidery and stitching look very good indeed to my untrained eye.
The gel is firm and the covering material feels very good. The cover is stapled to the seat pan and they’ve used a lot of staples. They’ve also used three “studs” to secure the “hump” behind the rider’s seat.
The seat takes a lot of finagling to fit for the first time. This is due to the extra size of the front portion of the seat. See the videos for how to fit it.
I’m very impressed with the seat.
Some videos of it:
Un-boxing the Top Sellerie Seat:
What's it like to sit on:
The full range for both the 650 and 700 on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3btOrKC