Hi Folks, New member here, hello! I recently bought a cbr1000rr fireblade. I've found that I'm sliding a lot on the seat. For shorter rides this is fine but I also use the bike to commute and am finding that I am consistently being slid forward towards the tank on deceleration/braking. This has the undesired effect of turning my nether region into a pancake. Although not intended, I'd also like to use this bike for touring (I know I know, it's a sport bike bla bla bla, but I'm gonna do it anyway and I'm sure other members have successfully done so). I was hoping some members here might be able to lend advice on what I can do to stop this problem. Are there any aftermarket seats that members can point me towards that are grippier and prevent this? I know there's also tank grips, however the model I've got looks to already have a grippy surface near the tank as standard which, well, isn't grippy in the slightest and looks to make putting something over it quite difficult! For reference, I'm about 5ft 7" and weigh about 72kg. I am about 30" inseam. Appreciate your knowledge/guidance! Alex
Hi. I had a similar issue, and found esp with my textile jeans I would slide forward. Trick is to grip the tank when braking. It comes natural to me now. I also wear riding jeans, or leather jeans which have better grip on the tank. I've not tried a different seat, so can't comment. I've just installed Heli Bars on my bike. I've not ridden the bike yet, so won't comment. Hopefully it helps.
Yeah man I've got RST textile jeans and I slide like I'm sitting on melted butter. I rode from North Wales to London and after 150 miles my voice was several octaves higher and was ready to just die!! Absolute agony! I'll take a look at getting some riding jeans / leather jeans. Might be a good shout for the sunny days. What are you hoping the Heli bars will do for you mate?
I can imagine. I sold my Dainese textile jeans for the same reason!! No matter how hard you grip, kept sliding forward under braking. I do like RST stuff. They're good quality. My shoulders start to ache after 30-40 mins. The Heli bars just raise the clip ons up a bit, and hoping to make it a 'tiny' bit more comfortable. Which also keeps me a bit more upright on the seat.
Oh nice, you wouldn't happen to have a link handy would you? I imagine the mods you're doing to yours will be similar to what I'm thinking with mine!
No probs pal. https://www.helibars.com/shop-by-bi...handlebar-risers-for-honda-cbr1000rr-hb01136/ They're not cheap, but I think it will help. You can buy them in the UK through distributors, but I went direct.
You can get your seat covered with material that helps with grip like this on my sp. Tons better not only for leathers but jeans as well. It came with it on when I bought it so don't know which company did it but you can find them on the Web. Didn't slide at all when I had textiles on. Worth the money and they usually sell well 2nd hand.
Off topic. I used to live in a flat above one of the shops in that photo. Around that time was my first ride on a motorcycle. Never got out of first gear
I can vouch for @Lozzy's comments on this subject.......after many miles following her around the Peak District, I can confirm I've never seen her arse budge so much as a millimetre!! To be fair there's not much room for movement
You can get different seat covers that offer more grip that you staple over your original seat, me and my friends have used them on various bikes, I had mine from Saxon seats and traction pads on your tank really help from companies like eazi grip, I’ve got them fitted on a few bikes and they make it so much easier to grip the tank with your knees.
The one I've got has been stapled, it's also got more padding added so it's more comfy and raises seat height which I like.
Just my experience on tank grips - the R&G grips fit on two places on the 17my bike, and neither position is where my leg comes into contact with the bike. Totally useless. I soon removed them.
Re tank grips, I usually use stomp grips and they're good if you're wearing leathers but they rub away at jeans and you'll end up with holes in them so be careful if that's what you usually wear!
I think the R&G grips are rebranded Eazigrip. I have them on my blade. They’re ok for me. On the Ducati I went straight for Eazigrip, but a different type, like little mushrooms instead of sandpaper, they’re much better.
C’mon now, enough! Turning the bike off with the kill switch and installing Quick Shifters is one thing, grippy seats on a sports bike though. April 1st has been and gone, I’m not buying this one. Shifting around in the seat is part and parcel of sports bike riding. It’s as fundamental as the wheels being round. Is this a forum for Pan European riders and no one has had the decency to tell me? Grippy seats my feckin arse, you’re tickling my onions with that one. Just get a bucket seat and a 5 point harness, better still, buy a Honda Jazz, job done.
To be fair there's a difference between being able to shift about when you want to and getting castrated under hard braking.
No fun I grant you but you grip the tank with your knees, every riding course I’ve been on teaches you that as lesson one. Knee down course started with figure of eights with your hands behind your back. Grip the bike with your knees and steer with your body weight. As I always say, each to their own but I’m genuinely baffled by the whole debate. If a grippy seat is what folk want then so be it, different view points keeps forums interesting, this is a debate I’m very much on the ‘other’ side of the fence with.
I agree about the knee/tank interface..It's what I do as well. My seat isn't grippy as in it stops you moving about it's simply a bit less smooth than oe. I think the knee grip is, as you said, something you have to learn.. Maybe a grippy seat gives some more confidence before they get there but I certainly respect your opinion on this.
