Ducati Performance race seat. Anyone else have this issue?

Jleosnow · Apr 22, 2017

Hello all,
Does anyone else find that the DP race seat causes excessive pressure right between the inside of your legs and butt, right in the area just beside your groin?

I'm thinking I may have to ditch the seat and go back to the stock seat as I have put several hundred miles on the race seat and each time I end up with the same uncomfortable result....

-John

youngR · Apr 22, 2017

no. I didnt have that issue. so DP seat that you bought extra or the one that came with the bike? what year is your bike?

Jleosnow · Apr 22, 2017

youngR said:
no. I didnt have that issue. so DP seat that you bought extra or the one that came with the bike? what year is your bike?

2014.

-John

youngR · Apr 22, 2017

Jleosnow said:
2014.

-John

I cant remember but newer bikes come with newer seat unlike my 12 Pani. that was thin and hurt.

Twistedracer · Apr 23, 2017

Try wearing the padded bicycle shorts when riding. I always do and have no problems.

alliskr · Apr 23, 2017

I don't have a problem either. The slope of the standard seat made me slip forward all the time and the flatter profile and slightly more edgy shape makes the DP race seat a real pleasure - even on longer rides my butt doesn't get excessively sore (and it doesn't have much "padding" either [emoji846]). The standard seat on my Ducati Scrambler was totally awful by comparison- sore arse within 10 minutes. Guess we all have different shapes (luckily!!).

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Nathanhu · Apr 23, 2017

If you mean the same as riding a cycle bike, then yes I get it as well with the race seat.
Do you have standard footrests? As if could be the angle of your hips now your sat slightly higher

BTrain5489 · Apr 23, 2017

It sounds like your rearsets might need to be adjusted until you find a seat/peg location that fits you comfortably.

Jleosnow · Apr 25, 2017

Nathanhu said:
If you mean the same as riding a cycle bike, then yes I get it as well with the race seat.
Do you have standard footrests? As if could be the angle of your hips now your sat slightly higher

Exactly! My butt and groin area feels like I just got done riding a bicycle 100 miles...

-John

Rogue · Apr 25, 2017

Jleosnow said:
Exactly! My butt and groin area feels like I just got done riding a bicycle 100 miles...

-John

This was my exact problem with it. I had zero interest in a DP seat because it sits higher. I ended up going with a custom seat and it has tripled the amount of miles I can do in a day on the 1299.

Jleosnow · Apr 25, 2017

Rogue said:
This was my exact problem with it. I had zero interest in a DP seat because it sits higher. I ended up going with a custom seat and it has tripled the amount of miles I can do in a day on the 1299.

I'm thinking about ordering a Corbin seat.. anyone else tried one of these on a Panigale?

-John

Rogue · Apr 25, 2017

Jleosnow said:
I'm thinking about ordering a Corbin seat.. anyone else tried one of these on a Panigale?

-John

The Corbin looked tall and unattractive in my opinion. YoungR turned me on to C&C seats out of CA. I sent them my OEM seat and they shaved it down, added gel inserts and a rough non-slip cover material. However, they're not cheap. It also helped with the heat.

Nathanhu · May 3, 2017

Jleosnow said:
Exactly! My butt and groin area feels like I just got done riding a bicycle 100 miles...

-John

So after fitting the Dp rearsets I can report the the pressure point when im sitting is a lot less than before with the race seat.

Fragile · May 5, 2017

Yup, positioning your knee angle can alter the pressure coming from the corners of the seat. Everyone has different ergo needs in the crotch area. Looks like some mod on the seat shape or peg positions is what you need to stay comfortable. When I get sore on the sides of my legs I just position my knees higher by putting my balls of feet on the pegs in order to lift my legs and relieve that pressure. These issues occur for me on those 80+ mile commutes. I also have the race seat and experienced all the issues over 18K miles on my '13 Pani. Now that same race seat is on my R, which sees 1K miles a year only now.

Nathanhu · May 6, 2017

After a bit of a longer ride today, I think that the race seat and rearsets are matched ergonomically, as this issue of saddle numbness has gone now. But replaced by arm soreness due to more weight on the wrists

Dingo · May 7, 2017

Nathanhu said:
...But replaced by arm soreness due to more weight on the wrists

If your arms hurt you're not using your legs to grip the tank like you're supposed to - build up that core of yours!

Nathanhu · May 7, 2017

Haha ' core stability ' that's a subject for a whole new thread

Cosmik de Bris · May 7, 2017

Jleosnow said:
Hello all,
Does anyone else find that the DP race seat causes excessive pressure right between the inside of your legs and butt, right in the area just beside your groin?

I'm thinking I may have to ditch the seat and go back to the stock seat as I have put several hundred miles on the race seat and each time I end up with the same uncomfortable result....

-John

This is unlikely to be a universal problem due to the many body shapes around. Thanks to the guy that suggested padded bike shorts; changed my life.

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