Nothing complicated here. I have a 2012 1200RT with BMW's comfort seat. I am considering getting the KonTour seat. I would like to the opinion's/the inside scoop from those that actually have a KonTour seat.

Do you like the seat?
Is it comfortable?
Did it change your seat height?
Is it as cool as the say it is in hot weather?
Approx. cost?
Workmanship good?

Anything else you care to add would be appreciated. You can't beat the input from someone who actually uses the product. Thanks.

 

Here is mine, about 3000 miles on it now...





Answering your questions:

1. It is the best seat I have ever had on a bike, period. That includes a number of big name famous "custom" seats. Kontour, for me, beats all of them.

2. It is very, very comfortable to both me and the wife. We ride in south Louisiana where it gets in the 90's temp with 80 % humidity. This results pretty quickly in a great discomfort and monkey butt if you don's sit on something like a bead rider, or get off the seat regularly to air out and dry the underwear. The Kontour actually has airflow your butt can detect, depending on what you are wearing. Have not had any discomfort at all in the high temperatures (90's already) and humidity. A couple of side benefits: the seat does not superheated sitting in direct sunlight for long periods, and it is waterproof, not requiring a cover like leather seats require.

For those who might be concerned about sticking to the seat due to the open weave mesh, you can still move around when running twisties. You are not locked into a single position like a lot of custom comfort seats force on the rider.

3. Seat height did not change, and it maintains the OEM contour unless you happen to be purchasing the "Magnum" which adds some wings for additional support.

4. Cost depends on your specification, and Ron will quote the specific seat cost to you via email. He is very good about returning emails, and appreciates feedback from users. They are competitive with other manufacturers, but present a superior (IMHO) product. You get what you pay for, and these are very, very good products. Quality is not cheap, and hey... we are riding BMW bikes, so what the heck !

5. Workmanship is outstanding. They only modify OEM seat pans, can maintain seat heat pads if your bike has that, and you can see the build quality quite easily all over the seat.

Initially I ordered the split seat upgrade, and then about a month later, sent Ron the money to do a full upgraded BakUp backrest which completes a very, very comfortable bike for me.

In short, that is probably the best money I have spent on a bike upgrade, ever. Except maybe the HID lamps upgrade and the Clearwater Krista LED lamps.

You can have any color you want, so long as it is black. Usually I do not care for black seats, but these look great, even better than the OEM stuff. Everyone who see them comments how nice they look on the bike.

I can, without reservation, recommend Kontour seats to you. They are also a board sponsor too.

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Doug
2011 RT polar metallic
MSF/RidersEdge Instructor #127350
NAUI Instructor #36288

Doug, my thanks to you. Your response was exactly what I was looking for.

+1, but what more can I say? I have a Magnum on my LT. Have had another custom, but not even close to the KT comfort. What I find really nice about the mesh is the ventilation in the summer, but still gives good heat on the colder days.

HTH,
Jer

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Jerry Palma
99 K1200LTI Champagne 'Oh, Kay' (dropped: 4) 85 R80RT 'Lady in Red' 08 535xi Space Gray metallic 09 328i Convertable

BMWMOA #157323 / ABC #11368 -- All-in-all a newbie!

I love these bikes regardless of what I've needed to fix on them. I'll: Just Ride 'em!

+1 +1 +1

I've had my Kontour for about 2 years. I love it. The venting works very well in the HOT south Texas heat. I did a 6200 mile trip that included west Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and southern Utah - never a hot seat or any "monkey-butt" at all. Ron kept the heated seat elements when they built the seat, and it works fine in the winter, too.

Craftsmanship is superb. No tears, loose staples or anything. Still looks brand new.

I don't know what Ron uses for the layers, but it works. The whole idea about eliminating the pressure points really happens.

On a side note - I broke my pelvis in a snowmobile high-side winter before last. I had real questions about being able to ride any distances after the 6-7 month healing process. Good news is - All is well - but I truly believe that the Kontour seat has a lot to do with it.

I get a few "looks" about it not being leather - but I really don't care. I get an equal number of questions about "does it really work?" from more serious riders. And yes, it does.

-Brian

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Brian Vandivere
2008 RT

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