find a source for the gell used in motorcycle seats

[Clay]

Hi all,

I am trying to help a saddle maker find a source for the gell used in motorcycle seats. If any of you that make the bike seats know where to get this please let me know. The saddle maker is wanting to use it on his saddle seats.

Clay M.

[David Genadek]

Clay,

I don't know what kind of gell they use on motorcycle seats but I was at Equine Affaire a few years back and there was a guy that was really pushing the gell for the saddle seats. He would make them the shape you wanted and everything. I have been staying off the speaker circut for a few years so I don't hit the big shows any more so I'm a bit out of touch but some one At Equine Affaire might be albe to help. Tucker was useing it too, I'm not sure if they still are but he could give them call. It was the rage for a while but it seemed to fizzle for variouse reasons. The technlogy may have advanced since then though.

David Genadek

[Clay]

David,

Do you have any contact info for Equine Affaire or Tucker? Thanks for your help.

Clay M.

[The Major]

Hi all,

I am trying to help a saddle maker find a source for the gell used in motorcycle seats. If any of you that make the bike seats know where to get this please let me know. The saddle maker is wanting to use it on his saddle seats.

Clay M.

Clay,

Try these guys.

http://www.airrider.com/store/category.php...heck=true&cat=8

[Roger]

don't know if you saw my reply on flasah.

i use polymer insert on my seats. ut is supposed to be a better permorming material.

if you contact them , they will sell just the inserts at a lower price

http://brooklynbuttbuffer.com/

Edited April 17, 2007 by beezachoppa

[Clay]

don't know if you saw my reply on flasah.

i use polymer insert on my seats. ut is supposed to be a better permorming material.

if you contact them , they will sell just the inserts at a lower price

http://brooklynbuttbuffer.com/

Beeza,

Yes I did see the post and thanks for the information. Sorry for not responding sooner.

Clay M.

[Art]

Hi Beeza and Clay,

Brooklyn Butt Buffer is a licensee of the Butt Buffer Company who make Seat Pads. Try ButtBuffer.com for their info.

The actual viscoelastic dry polymer and a newer air-frothed continuous-pour viscoelastic dry polymer product which is lighter and seems to be comparable in comfort is made in North Carolina by Kemmler. I believe Butt Buffer may be getting materials from them. They make it in sheets of 1/4 and 3/8 inch thick and the air frothed stuff comes as thin as 1/16 inch. Of course like anything that works, it ain't cheap.

The Gel stuff works too, but is squishy (only way to describe it) and doesn't hold shape but conforms to whatever butt got there first and doesn't reconform very well to a newer butt. It still works good to soak-up some of the vibration.

I have used the Gel in shooting vests and it works very well to supress recoil and was the only thing we had for about 15 or 20 years, but the polymer foam does the same job and is easier to work with and is way easier to construct, and a smaller thickness of the polymer works as well as a larger thickness of gel.

3M 90 works well with the foam to attach it to seat pans or to exsisting foam. A 1/4 inch thickness added to an existing seat really makes a difference. Figure it adds $50 to $75 to the list price of a single seat and you should make money, you could get more.

For saddle seats, you might try the thinner air frothed products, but someone has to be brave and see how it works.

Art

don't know if you saw my reply on flasah.

i use polymer insert on my seats. ut is supposed to be a better permorming material.

if you contact them , they will sell just the inserts at a lower price

http://brooklynbuttbuffer.com/

[Roger]

there are quite a few licensed dealer around. i ran these guys at a local motorcycle show. they have been great to work with and generally give me a price break. the inserts they sell are 1/2" thick.

i have not seen or heard of the air-frothed stuff. i guess i'll have to look for it.

thanks!

[Roger]

art.. have ytou tried the air-frothed stuf at all?

i may have to order a small piece and chack it out:)

[Art]

Hi Beeza,

Not yet, only the original stuff which works great. The original is more expensive, I have no idea why, probably less "air".

Art

art.. have ytou tried the air-frothed stuf at all?

i may have to order a small piece and chack it out:)

[Roger]

Hi Beeza,

Not yet, only the original stuff which works great. The original is more expensive, I have no idea why, probably less "air".

Art

much less material since it is full of air. that is also why it is much lighter. the original stuff is solid

[Art]

The original feels a little like the original "jelly gel" although not as thick and it comes back really well. I would be interested in how the new stuff rides.

Art

much less material since it is full of air. that is also why it is much lighter. the original stuff is solid