• Ciao Guest - You’ve landed at the ultimate Guzzi site. NEW FORUM REGISTRATIONS REQUIRE EMAIL ACTIVATION - CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER - Use the CONTACT above if you need help. New to the forum? For all new members, we require ONE post in the Introductions section at the bottom, in order to post in most of the other sections. ALWAYS TRY A SEARCH BEFORE STARTING A NEW TOPIC - Most questions you may have, have likely been already answered. DON'T BE A DRIVE-BY POSTER: As a common courtesy, check back in and reply within 24 hours, or your post will be deleted. Note there's decades of heavily experienced Guzzi professionals on this site, all whom happily give endless amounts of their VALUABLE time for free; BE COURTEOUS AND RESPECTFUL!
  • There is ZERO tolerance on personal attacks and ANY HYPERLINKS to PRODUCT(S) or other competing website(s), including personal pages, social media or other Forums. This ALSO INCLUDES ECU DIAGnostic software, questions and mapping. We work very hard to offer commercially supported products and to keep info relevant here. First offense is a note, second is a warning, third time will get you banned from the site. We don't have the time to chase repeat (and ignorant) offenders. This is NOT a social media platform; It's an ad-free, privately funded website, in small help with user donations. Be sure to see the GTM STORE link above; ALL product purchases help support the site, or you can upgrade your Forum profile or DONATE via the link above.
  • Be sure to see the GTM STORE link also above for our 700+ product inventory, including OEM parts and many of our 100% Made-in-SoCal-USA GTM products and engine kits. In SoCal? Click the SERVICE tab above for the best in service, tires, tuning and installation of our products or custom work, and don't miss our GT MotoCycles® (not) art on the BUILDS tab above. WE'RE HERE ONLINE ONLY - NO PHONE CALLS MADE OR RECEIVED - DO NOT EMAIL AND ASK QUESTIONS OR ASK TO CALL YOU.
  • Like the new V100, GuzziTech is full throttle into the future! We're now running on an all-new server and we've updated our Forum software. The visual differences are obvious, but hopefully you'll notice the super-fast speed. If you notice any glitches or have any issues, please post on the Site Support section at the bottom. If you haven't yet, please upgrade your account which is covered in the Site Support section or via the DONATE tab above, which gives you full site access including the DOWNLOADS section. We really appreciate every $ and your support to keep this site ad-free. Create an account, sign in, upgrade your account, and enjoy. See you on the road in 2024.

2020 v85tt seat sucks

M

manofsteel1

Just got it firing!
Joined
Oct 14, 2020
Messages
15
Location
Milton, Delaware
Having from just coming off of a 4 1/2 nonstop ride to and the same coming home i thought the v85tt seat was suppose to be good but it sucked! Had a vstrom before this seat but here again the seat sucked and I put a Russel Day Long on it and then I was able to ride 8hrs if needed. Has anyone put a different seat on their v85tt yet? I know its new but someone like me who travels far must have experienced the same thing. Sure would like to open up a discussion on just seats in this forum. Is their even any manufacture who makes seats for that bike and if so....how is it? RDL or Sargent or any others?
 
GTM is making a seat for the V7. You may want to go to the Store tab and use the contact button to see if they will offer a seat for the V85.
 
I didn’t find the seat on the V7 very comfortable initially, so I picked up another Guzzi seat off The Internet, and been swapping them back and forth, I think my But has aclimatized to the seat’s... it’s not so bad now ( where is the Happy But icon ?)
 
Last edited:
I have a V7 III, and found the seat uncomfortable after an hour or two ride. I installed a Gel insert in it at the beginning of this summer and now find 8 hour trips perfectly comfortable. I can ride through 3 full tanks of fuel (900km) with no complaints at all.
 
I don't know about the v85, but I strongly suspect that many of the V7 seat comfort issues are actually suspension issues in disguise.

__Jason
 
jwtucker said:
I don't know about the v85, but I strongly suspect that many of the V7 seat comfort issues are actually suspension issues in disguise.

__Jason
Click to expand...
There is some truth to that. Even just changing to Conti Road Attack 3 tires has made an appreciable improvement to the ride quality, in regards to the harshness of bumps and jarring to the spine. But the Gel insert allows for all day riding comfort without a sore bottom.
 
2020 v85tt needs a new seat badly! Looking for a Russel Day Long or possibly a Sargent seat that will fit this bike . After riding for 2 hours in PA , my butt had it . I am 5'10 with a 29" inseam and weigh in at 182lbs. The original just does not cut it. Had a Suzuki 650 vstrom with the same poblem and the 1st thing I did was a Russel Day Long and riding for 8 hours plus was never a problem but I had the seat built low. It was great and now I need something for thid v85tt 2020 bikel. Love the bike, hate the seat. Any one out there has any remedies bside the airhawk, Lets talk and see if anyone got something for sale. Jim vagabondslr42@aol.com
 
Been contacting Russel Day Long and they say they can build me a great seat from my fiberglass form. Lead time is not till February. So I need to buy a v85tt seat in order to keep riding while it is in California being fitted. Now Sargent is in Jacksonville, Fl in which I am going to in January and will see if I can get it dropped of there in case I do not do RDL. but still need a cheap substitue till its done. Don't quite know which way to go.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top