Three times recently I’ve come face to face with a new world of motorcycle seat technology. I recently stopped by Saddlemen and saw their new line of café styled seats and rear fenders. During the conversation we looked at seats designed for flat track racing and how they worked to keep racers in position, yet allowed them to shift readily without sliding off their ride.
Then I ran into another seating challenge at the Las Vegas Bikefest, while witnessing Straight-Up stunt riding outside the Big Bear big rig in the blistering sun. The Straight-Up crew did unimaginable shit on FXRs from fire-burning burnouts to Straight-up wheel stands. The talented riders desperately needed to stick to their seats.