Slippery Seat

I just installed a used Sargent seat on my 07, and the seat surface is not very grippy.  I tend to slide forward more than I like during cruising and especially stopping.  Is there anything I can apply to the seat material to make it grip better that will not have long term negative affects to the seat material or transfer onto my clothing?

First thing would be to use a cleaner safe for the vinyl that will strip off any possible residue from previous cleaners or "conditioners" that tend to leave vinly slippery.  Caution here is not use something that will age the vinyl...maybe start with just a good, soapy water scrub down with one of those sponges with the scrubby side.  Maybe call Sargent to ask for other cleaners that would be safe.   I have a Sargent (as you probably know) and it does have a different texture from stock that probably isn't as grippy.  My added solution is Stomp Grip on the sides of the tank for my more spirited riding, and of course pants with leather in at least the seating area works wonders.  Textile on the seat of my pants is slippery to me.  Then you could always call up Suzanne Sommers and get a Thigh-Master.. :tongue:

I wear leather pants with my Sargent seat and havn't noticed any grip issues.  I evan use some Farmer Paul on it to shine things up and that allowed me to move around a bit more in the twisties. :goofy:

Mine was bad, slippery, when I first installed it. I didn't do anything to it and it improved, less slippery, with use.

Well I'm impressed with Sargent's customer service.  I popped off a quick e-mail asking them the same question, and within 30 minutes Paul from sales/customer service had responded.  He suggested giving the seat a good scrub with soapy water, to remove any protectants that may be present, and if that didn't improve things said we may have to consider recovering the seat with a different textured material.  I will try the soapy scrub first and see if that improves the grip.

You might try -- Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer. It's a cleaner type product and will take off any previous Silicone or slippery stuff that has been applied to the seat. I even use it on grips. - Good product.


Caveat - I havent tryed anything Meguiars that didnt exceed what was expected. Great products in total.

I never had that problem....guess it was because I was always on the throttle and not the brakes.   :tongue:

BR always said they had great customer service at Sargent.  Oh yeah, the last thing I cleaned it with was generic honda polish so it will be a bit slippery until you wear it off.  The soap and water should help.

Not sure if you solved this issue yet.

On a cross country trip my girlfriend used a pad to make the seat less slippery.   The pad was orginally used to keep rugs from sliding on hardwood floors.  We cut a size to fit over and under the seat (to hold it in place) and it stopped her sliding around.

On the Corbin seat I slide a bit still but I like the ablity to slide from side to side on turns.