Once I obtained my 2025 BMW F 900 XR, it didn’t take lengthy to find that the inventory seat simply isn’t comfy. Even on shorter rides, my bottom quickly ached. The seat’s form locked me in place so I couldn’t simply regulate my physique place. And BMW doesn’t provide manufacturing unit heated seats for F-series bikes.
On two earlier BMWs, I had World Sport Efficiency Plus seats from Sargent Cycle Merchandise. I discovered them superior to inventory seats, so I obtained one other. The seating floor is a bit wider than inventory and contoured to boost lateral help and distribute stress evenly. I can regulate my physique place for spirited using, navigating tight areas, or just altering positions on a protracted experience. The central “reduction” channel, the place a strategic little bit of seat foam is eliminated, takes stress off the crotch and tail bone.
Tremendous Cell Atomic Foam is Sargent’s secret sauce combining resilience, firmness, and vibration-absorption. Beneath the froth floor is an embedded layer of reminiscence foam that absorbs stress factors. Beneath all of it is Sargent’s PolyTech seat pan, injection-molded from a troublesome, light-weight polymer. The pan has a particular recess for the included rechargeable LED flashlight.
There’s optionally available seat heating, both single zone for simply the rider or individually managed twin zones for rider and passenger. Every zone attracts roughly 1.7 amps (23 watts at 13.5 volts). Sargent’s waterproof HeatBoss controller has a rotating knob and blinking pink LED, so it’s straightforward to dial within the desired warmth stage. I feel the simple-is-good method of the HeatBoss is a noteworthy improve over Sargent’s earlier membrane swap controller. Connect the HeatBoss to a physique panel utilizing equipped hook-and-loop, or select one in every of Sargent’s optionally available mounts for the handlebar clamp or mirror publish. I choose the handlebar mount since its vertical orientation prevents the HeatBoss from contacting my tank bag, even at full lock.
Sargent has upgraded the wire harness with smaller-gauge spherical wire. In comparison with the earlier flat wire, the brand new wire is simpler to route for a neat set up. There’s a brand new fast disconnect too, so if you happen to ever must take away the HeatBoss, you received’t need to take away the complete harness.
Sargent seats are made within the USA and sewn by hand. Choices for the marine-grade upholstery embody CarbonFX or DTX, with or with out “grip zones,” that are particular panels on the entrance sides that assist your inside legs grip the seat (helpful for standing on journey bikes). There are a number of coloration choices for stitching and welt. To enhance my XR’s Triple Black colorway, I selected black CarbonFX upholstery and black welt. I feel it seems to be improbable and is a noticeable improve over inventory.
With a number of hundred miles, um, behind me, Sargent’s World Sport Efficiency Plus seat is proving each plush and supportive. The butt pocket is wider and extra gently contoured than the inventory seat, so I can simply regulate my physique place. And it’s straightforward to dial in warmth so as to add consolation that BMW doesn’t provide.
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Sargent Cycle makes World Sport Efficiency Plus seats for dozens of motorbike fashions, plus REVolution seats utilizing your bike’s OEM seat pan and a spread of customized seat companies. Seats for the BMW F 900 XR begin at $629.95.
