2021 2022 2023 2024 KTM 1290 Super Adventure Power Parts One Piece Ergo Seat Review And Comparison
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- Hi Guys I have now bought a one piece ergo as my dealer had one on the shelf. I didn’t plan on it but took the opportunity.
Hope the vid was useful to someone.
Cheers
Ric - Jak na to + styl
Hey Ric, thanks for another very clearly stated video, I will be considering this myself and your video is a great resource for me.
Hiya Peter! Many thanks. Always nice to get reassuring comment back thanks you! I can say it is a lovely seat and one I should have purchased at the time I had the bike last year. Very comfortable and looks amazing. A big thing for me too is that it is not a nightmare to remove and install it (unlike the PP rider heated/non heated rider seats... Where I think they have made really sure they don't suffer the same tall setting issues... but as a result so dam hard to take on and off haha).
Thanks again!
Ric
Big thanks for your videos.
I know it's a lot of work.
I Installed this weekend the wire and the Touratech Garmin navigation mount.
I was very happy with your instruction video, and so i saved a lot of time 😅
Greetings from Austria, the homeland of our loved bikes!
Hiya Thomas! Thank you mate appreciated! And always great to hear it helped save some time 👍
And defo these videos are time consuming putting the. Together. As it sounds like you know 🙏
Cheers
Ric
Ric you have helped many people mate... 👍
Hiya Alex. Thanks mate for that! As I said before I am having fun in the workshop and enjoy tinkering on the bike. I have always played around and worked on my own bikes for years. And a mate just said try putting something up on YT for a bit of extra fun and (learn something myself... recording, talking to a camera, editing etc haha if you can call it that.. Its definitely a no frills channel that's for sure haha).... But here we are only 9 months on from my first upload and cannot believe how many peeps have (hopefully) found them useful or at least entertaining. Great to know some have found help from them. and I too have made new friends both on here (virtually) around the world.. And also for real (again by initially meeting on here and later joining up on a ride out).
It has I think for me anyway become a social "group" and not just a channel where it is all one direction.. Which is a bonus!
Thanks
Ric
Thanks for the helpful vid. I'm gonna go with the 1 piece
Hello bud! Thanks for the comment and watching the little clip. Glad to be of help. 👍💪
Cheers
Ric
Thanks for that Ric, I had the one piece PP on my old SA T and had wondered.
Hiya Mark long time mate! Hope your well abs travels ok?!
Yes the seats nice and spacious. Probably great on solo riding long haul. Although on a spirited ride like a track day the stock setup is better as it pins you in the position..
But I have to say it does look good 👍
. hi Ric, well reviewed. beautiful saddle much more beautiful than the stock one. I've already mounted it and besides being beautiful it is also much more comfortable for the rider and ballast. great buy
Hey there Ric! good to hear from you and thanks. yeah a lovely seat for sure. really suits the bike! Good to hear you think the same!. Whatever next to buy huh!! haha
cheers
Ric
Hi Ric.
Another great video. Does the seat fell more roomy, space to move further back? I’m loving my 2021 SAS and your vids helped massively.
Hiya Will! Thank you anytime mate! Yes the seat definitely slightly larger seating area. Can move around more freely which I guess why these style of seats suit off-roading. Whereas the split seat set up I think is better for performance riding where you want to be pinned into position with your back side kept in place by the pillion seat. Pros a cons … but it’s no R1 so I’m happy with it.. and looks great 👍
And thank you for the feedback. 🙏
Cheers
Ric
Hi Ric, thank you for the usual excellent content. Which tool box is that you have mounted to the pannier carrier?
Hiya Greg cheers mate for the feedback! That toolbox is a Touratech box. Hope the below info helps you find one! Cheers Ric
Toolbox for ZEGA Evo / Pro2 pannier systems for BMW R1250GS/ R1250GS Adventure/ R1200GS (LC)/ R1200GS Adventure (LC) + KTM 1290 Super Adventure S/R (2021-)
PART No: SKU: 01-045-5614-0
Hi Rick, sorry for my english level. Is the one piece ergo tall seat same height than tall ergo heated pilot seat? Regards from Spain
If I end up getting this bike later I would probably go with the one piece ergonomic seat. Looks great.
Yes its a nice looking seat. And equally as comfortable as the other accessory PP seats I have! Cant go wrong.
Ric, would you consider comparing the height if this new seat with the stock oem 2 piece seat in the high position? I also like the looks of the increased room for and aft for the rider. Thanks again for the effort.
Hiya Peter using the same method of measurement the ground to seat I see it as 950mm for the stock seat in the tall position (again taken in the centre stand for direct “relative” comparison. My one piece “low” ergo seat is 885mm. So overall there is a seat height difference of 20mm between the stock seat on tall setting and my “low” one piece ergo (which as shown only has one setting). I am guessing if you went for the “tall” one piece ergo then that would probably give you back the 20mm that this “low” one piece loses.
Hope that helps !
Ric
Wife says I have to stop watching your channel! Apparently, you are costing me money... ;)
Seats are one of the most difficult topics for me, only surpassed by the topic of tires. I like my seats somewhat hard. I like to feel planted when "hanging off" the seat. I also like the feedback it provides. It`s going to be interesting to see how the stock seat feels over time. Still waiting for delivery :( On my GSA I changed the stock for a Touratech seat that was lower and harder. Really liked it! Please keep your valuable input coming!
Haha Trond that’s funny mate! Not the first I’ve heard of similar🤦♂️… better put a curfew on the channel for a while lol..
As for the seat the one piece is still a firm structure. It’s just the top has a little more comfort. Nothing too major. But see how you get on with the stock seat if you like them hard. They most certainly are. And I would struggle on a long trip with one.
Good luck with the bike! Hope not too long now 👀👍
Ciao vorrei una informazione la sella pilota del video è quella alta o standard? Come ti trovi con le Ergo? grazie
hey Ricardo, great video. i'm picking my '22 SAS up next week, adn i was wondering, .. how long is the cable you're using to power your satnav mount? i have the Garmin Zumo 590, and the bundle of cables that comes out of the end of it is a bit of a joke (there's autio in, out, CB in and out, and speakers out... as well as a USB port to plug your IPOD into.. .. but there's a hack that can be done to remove everything but the needed power cable.. but i was wondering how long the actual power part of the cable needed to be.. so i can work out if i need to replace the cable with a simple 2-core, or if i can get away with simply trimming what i've got..
thanks in advance, and loving the videos.. especially this one, as i'm, actually looking at getting the single piece ergo seat too.
Ric has done a video on this, but the bottom line- when sitting on the bike, the (2x) power feed is behind right side panel (below indicator stalk), so, not very long.
Hello mate. Congrats on the new purchase! Hope you enjoy it as much as me. It is a right beast. As for the SATNAV question. its a tough one as I installed it last year and don't recall measuring to begin with. I just know I had tons too much power lead from the SATNAV to the bikes ACC2 power source. I would suggest you would be good for no more than a metre. Bearing in mind you may want the excess to hide and route/bend and cable tie up out the way. This too will use up any excess slightly.
The best thing is just take the panels off and see. And assess in situ with your given cable lengths for your Zumo 590. It does sound a lot of connections that models has lol!!. Overall it no more than 30 mins taking the panels off (for the first time) probably faster after a few times.. I am guessing you saw my satnav install video? Hopefully that should give a good start.
And thanks for the feedback. Great to hear you find my stuff of use!! :)
Cheers again
Ric
Had the ergo (soft) seat from day one. Very happy with it indeed. 👍
Hey there John! Yeah good move... I mean anything is better than the stock seat. But these power parts seats are really nice. Should be sold as standard fit if I am honest! But hey! its a money maker I guess!
Cheers
Ric
Thanks for the video. How tall are you and what is your inseam? Can you flat foot or close to it with the low seat?
Hello Gerald. Thanks for the comment mate. I have a 29 inch inseam and 5 foot 6 inches. There is absolutely no chance with any seat I can flat foot this bike. All seats I always ride one foot down and on the peg. And have always done this. I can barely tip toe both feet if i try to get both feet down :).. If your taller then you wont have this problem.
Cheers
Ric
Hi Ric your beating me I don't do cold anymore mines got only 3000 on it last trip was Trebarwith ? Cornwall September can't wait for spring to cold on this east coast, I nearly got the 1 piece ergo seat but KTM didn't know if the comfort padding was in the rear and you have to keep the other half happy cheers great video's Chris.
Hiya chris!! Yeah can’t wait until the better weather myself. Sick of washing the bike down after using it every time 🤦♂️
As for the seat I can’t see much difference between the one price ergo and the power part accessory seats. They are both pretty much the same and just one is in two parts… the only obvious difference is that the rider has more room to move about (as these originally I guess derived from off road where your little in the saddle) and needed to mover around the bike. More spacious for the rider but I think at a little cost to the seat size for the pillion. The pillion seat is a seat designed for a pillion. The one piece I would guess was focused on being designed around the rider 🤷♂️
But your right most important is keep the mrs happy hahaha 🤣
I’ve got both seats so playtime is the one piece and should I take a pillion I’ll put the heated two piece ones on 👍
And thanks again for liking the little clips I do … have a couple coming up.. one of which I think is going to cracking or completely the opposite 😂
Hi Ric, really enjoying your video, any reason why choose the S model over the R?….I have an 890 rally 2021 and in the midst of contemplating trading it for a 1290 R or S…main reason is the lack of wind protection and buffeting on the 890…
Hello Dean! Thank you mate and great to see you like the vid. To answer your question I did a detailed video on why I chose the S over the R. As it is a question that has come up quite often given how I use the bike. And a fair question indeed! I think this vid will explain hopefully. (Link below)
czcams.com/video/f5lljRGTe-4/video.html
But I agree about wind protection on the small capacity bikes. The big thing is usually I have to cover some distance to get to the off-road events and ride there and back. So the 1290 does excellent as an all rounder. But do check out that link above. Hopefully makes some sense (hopefully haha)
Thanks
Ric
Hi. Do you know if feet it in a 1190 R?
I have been thinking about getting one of those, mainly becuase a two part seat is dumb imo😆 can you weight the difference between the one part seat bs two?
Hello again mate. Great to hear from you again. Hope all is well. As for the seats. I don't really consider weight to be an issue they are all pretty much ball park and nothing to detrimentally affect the bike in the slightest. I think with 140Nm of torque and 160HP choice of seat will be immaterial affect on bike. I am not with the bike at present but would estimate it to be approximately the same give or take. Nothing amazed me about it being light or heavy if that helps!... if there is a slight weight gain then that can be counteracted by going to the toilet first before racing hahaha... :)
Thanks again and keep safe !
Ric
Hey Ric, if I may ask how tall you are that you are chosed "low" version seat? Im also about to order my ergo seat, just not sure should i go with standart or lower one. Im 183cm.
Morning mate! I’m 166cm with short leg. You might be more suited to standard maybe. Although I do still only manage the ball of my feet. Hope that helps 👍
I am also thinking of getting one because i'll be doing some longer travels and the stock seat is ok for like 500km but it starts tohurt. I am also verticaly chalenged, i am 174cm tall and i am a big guy so i thought maybe getting the normal ergo instead of the low one...maybe because of my weight the normal one with feel as a low one? i dunno lol...but it does look really really good
Looks nice mate 👍
Cheers Peter! Defo pleased with it👍
Hi Ricardo, currently enjoying your vids as a new SAS owner, the ergo seat came with my bike, would you say there's any comfort differences for distance riding with the single piece seat in comparison?
Hello mate thanks for watching and commenting. Congrats on your new machine :) good choice. To answer your question its a little personal maybe however I will explain this. The single piece ergo allows more room to move around the seat and is possible more comfortable in this aspect. However the cushioning to me is still the same. The powerparts seats are all " slighty " more comorftable then the stock seat.
The two piece seats are more "planted" I mean when giving it hard throttle your bum pushes into the pillion seat better. You sit in the bike. with the single piece its more like "on the bike" as are enduro.. (but less severe than an enduro) but you get the point I am trying to make?
Cheers
Ric
@@RicardoYeep thanks and most welcome, I totally get you and prefer the 'in' bike feeling, I'll most likely stick with what I've got for a while and invest in some other parts, but will definitely reference your vids if I need help, enjoy the rest of your BH weekend, cheers mate 👍
hello Ricardo... I hope everything is fine out there... I have a question about the ergo seats... is the low ergo seat really lower than the original standard seat?... in some forum I have read that it is not lower, but narrower at the front and therefore helps the driver to reach the ground with his feet better... what do you think of this?... moreover, somewhere I have read that the ergo standard seat it is a little higher because it is softer and has more foam... thanks and have a nice day from Spain!!!
Hello Manuel. All ok here thanks. Just very busy wtih home stuff so not around as often right now sorry. In answer to your question I agree the low ergo seat is not physically lower. It is cut narrower like you say. So it has the same effect so you can reach the ground easier. As for the thickness. Yes it is very slightly more padded but I dont think there is any real difference with seat hight because the material is softer and will compress making it more comfortable. If the material was same hardness like the stock seat then I agree it would feel taller but it doesnt. I hope that helps! :) And great to hear from Spain!!!! :)
Cheers
Ric
@@RicardoYeep thank you very much !!!... I'm glad all is well there..
I found with my seats onthe year before that it cuts into the paint on the tank. Put down some gorilla tape around the track mount points
Hey there mate! Thank you for the heads up on potential wear. I stick some helicopter tape on that I have. Should do the trick! Thanks!
Is the one piece seat a bit roomier for the rider? I feel the PP ergo seat one rider seat (two piece) locks me into one position and I zero room to move back. I am not a big guy
Go for it mate! The reason to get the one piece. It’s made for more rider room so you can move around. And looks better too imo 👍
All the best
Ric 💪
Hi Ric
Looks pretty trick that. First time I've seen one. Often wondered what they were like. Never forget my ride from the Highlands back to Cornwall on the stock seat last year. Think I've still got dangleberries from it. Very disturbing experience.
HAHA "Dangleberries" excellent! But I know exactly what you mean.. Jeeez Highlands to Cornwall... my 4ss would still have pins and needles the following week doing it on the stock seat! But yeah this new one piece is nice and comfortable indeed. No more comfy than the PP riders seat. I think all the PP accessory seats are nicer than the stock ones. So any you cant go wrong I think.
Cheers
Ric
I have the one-piece low seat as well. It looks beautiful and it is very comfortable. However, it will not lock in place. Do you have a similar problem with positioning it to lock?
Hello Senol! Thanks for joining in here. Yes a beautiful seat and very comfortable indeed! I have to say I did not have a problem locking into place. No more of a problem than the stock seat or PP heated rider seat. I have always had a tricky time finding the point that the locking hook meets the lock unit.
So I would not really class this seat as having a seat lock issue. I think all the seats I have for this bike are generally tricky to get into the correct position is all. Once it is in the correct position. The seat locks faultlessly so all is good and nothing to really worry about.
My trick is to first line up the front points and clip in the second attach points.... Then Clip on the rear sections over the pillion seat. By default the only space left for the seat to go is the Lock/latch point. Hopefully as all other sections are in place there cannot be much room for error trying to line up the lock with the seat lock. Although I have to say this still does not always work haha. So its just a case of keep at it until it locks :)
Cheer again
Ric
Not had the locking issue myself.
Hey man! Did you have to pay to unlock the software for the heated seat or was it just plug and play? Thanks
Hello mate. Fortunately mine were plug and play. Simply activate in the bike menus. However some stories say they needed to activate at the dealer. 👍
Thanks
Nice modification when you use the bike off road 👍🏼 when you more go on highway I expect that you’ll miss the little OEM passengers seat..
Hiya Friso! yeah for sure off-road most definitely a positive. But also there is more room to move around even on road. But I agree for performance riding and hitting the bends it helps having the little pillion seat as it is something closer to lean back against. Stopping you sliding back under hard acceleration. :)
Thanks for the video. I did go for the same ergo seat just the high option. Only negative is that the my butt has still not tested it since the bike it waiting for the winter to end.
Hi there! No problem and thank you for watching. haha no too much longer to wait hopefully for you (depending on where in the world you are regarding winter period). Here its getting more pleasant each day albeit cold! :)
@@RicardoYeep thanks, sure, one more month and we will be there in Slovenia. Have a good day.
Yep another month here too and it will be loads better 👍🙏
Hi Ric how many miles have you got on your bike now ? cheers Chris
Hiya chris I have to say. Thankfully due to having to work from home I only have 6,000 miles … usually I’d have around 18,000 in the time I’ve owned it 👍
I’ve got that seat on my SAR Ric and it def makes a difference on that compared to the standard - I think it’s 20mm lower on that from memory so better for my short legs
Hey there Rob.. Yep the low seat is deffo more user friendly. I compared the standard oem on high to this low one piece. and its 20mm different. Which I guess is the same difference as the stock seat on the lowest setting on the SAR which is approx an inch taller in geometry. By having this low one piece gets you a 20mm gain.
What is the part number?
It is impossible to catch you! Today have arrived my heated pilot and pilon seats and you are going to the next step with another seat 🤣
😂 that’s really funny mate !! I am slowing down now though. I’m sure you will catch me up very soon 😆
Will save my heated seats for winter and cold months. Use my one piece during better climate and off road 🤣
Cheers
Ric
Hi Ricardo
In your opinion would you say the power parts ergo 2 piece seat is higher and wider then the power part ergo 1 piece seat and would it be more comfortable, would it have more cushion, what would you recommend for long tarmac rides, I’m 6’2” and weigh about 225 lbs
Thank you
Hello Peter. Thanks for the message mate. I short the main difference I have noticed personally speaking from having the "low" variants of the PP seats and one piece seat. Is that there is more room for manoeuvre in the one piece and seems marginally more comfortable. Maybe a placebo effect but I now run the one piece as standard. Both one piece and two piece PP seats are definitely way more comfortable than stock seats.
The thing making this hard to reply to is the fact o have the low variants for both so are indeed narrower.
You are asking I understand about the normal PP seats. Given that they are not the low option I would assume they are both the same width and height. Only difference being more room in the rider areas.
The two piece definitely pins the rider in better for fast performance riding. Whereas the one piece you can possibly imaging sliding back a little under seriously aggressive acceleration
Not sure that helps 🤔
Cheers
Ric
Thank you you Ricardo
The one-piece seat has the same sponge system for driver and passenger or is it just for driver. If we travel 2 people, you recommend the one piece or the 2 separate pieces of power parts ktm. Thank you and greetings from Spain
Hello
The single seat is a larger area for the rider . It’s designed for easier moving around on and off the saddle offroad. This is why it is a standard seat for the R version. The two piece seat is better if you have a pillion. The lower part 2 piece seats are a little more comfortable than the stock 2 piece seats. Not too much but a noticeable improvement 👍
I use my one piece most the time whenever I don’t have a pillion. However if I intend to carry a pillion I will simply swap seats
Hope that helps! 🙏
Thanks
Ric
@@RicardoYeep Thanks for your answer. I will indicate it in the KTM Spain forum.
Hi Ricardo. I've bought the high heated Powerparts seat (rider+pillion). It is more comfortable than the OEM "concrete" seat, but I think it should be even more. I'm wondering if the high ergo seat could be better in comfort, both for rider and specially for the pillion, specially in long distances (more than 500km per day). Can you share you thoughts about this? Thanks.
Hello Pedro! Cheers for the message. Personally I would say don’t wast your money on further power parts seats if you are searching for more comfort. The one piece ergo is the same level of added comfort as the power part riders and pillion Seat in respect of how the material is padded. It is no thicker. Both seats are an improvement over stock seats but are pretty much equal to each other. The only main difference I would say is that the one piece ergo would probably give the rider more room to move around and so slightly more spacious. If that helps with comfort then that’s a positive. But it is not cushioning as you are wanting. Also there is a negative for the passenger on a one piece ergo. As you may see the one piece ergo give the rider more room at the cost of the pillion having slightly less seat. Personally if I am carrying a pillion I would always use the pillion seat as that is specifically what it was designed for. The ergo is mainly derived from an off-road heritage where the rider generally needs to be able to move around more freely.
If you are really struggling still with comfort after owning the pp seats then the only option is to try a seat specialist to make some customisations (at a cost of course).
Sorry if not the solution you were hoping for. But is just my own opinion as I own all three variants of Seat, stock, pp rider and pillion and pp one piece ergo
Thank again
Ric
@@RicardoYeep thanks for your reply.
No problem 👍
Hi again Ric
How much did the one piece set you back? If you don't mind me asking?
Hiya James. I got it luckily by chance on last day of 30% discount on PP special offer. So I paid I think around £120 but should have been £180. It was pure chance I popped in. and chance they had one on the shelf in stock. And chance it was on a offer HAHA.. Unbelievable. So had to buy it! :)
@@RicardoYeep Blimey bargain! I'm going to get one this year i think.
definitely a nice touch. Also as I mentioned in the vid it will save wearing out the heated seats.. given I only will use the heated function 3 months a year. Seems silly to keep them on. Also for off-road events I wont trash them either.
Ric is the pillion seat the same size as the 2 piece ergo seat buddy
Cheers craig
Hello Burnking 😁. The two piece seat I would say is fractionally larger pillion area. The one piece design does give more space for riders movement. Also I'd say for fast riding or track I'd use two piece as the pillion seat does pin you in place better. 👍
Cheers
Ric
Hi Ricardo, it it posibble to learn the buy link? Thanks.
Hello Ugar! These are supplied by your KTM dealership mate 👍
Hi! If you compare the low ergo 1 piece seat vs stock seat on lowest setting? Ergo is lower? Or same height?
Hiya Adrian. Any of the listed “low” seats will have the effect of being lower than the stock. The “low” cut is essentially a narrower cut seat meaning you can straighten your legs easier for reach. I have measured the height in seat centre in the past and from memory was the same as standard. But definitely I reach the floor a little more
@@RicardoYeep so right now I am happy with the stock seat on the low position (height-wise) you recommend me to get the standard height or the low one?
If you are happy with the stock then get then dont bother changing. Unless you want a little more softer comfort. The Powerparts seats are all slighlty softer. You can get the one piece powerpart seat in standard height.@@adriantravelian2216
What tank pads are those Ric, did I miss that video?
hello mate! Yup I think you did miss a vid?
This is the video I did.
czcams.com/video/ZN7g8C0PyUY/video.html
Just curious if you know I have a vid section on the home page. There is about 80 vids in there? Cheers Ric
Ebay item (hope it still works)
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133884247254
@@RicardoYeep thanks mate
Salut a tu essayer la selle enduro noir et orange,aussi confortable que celle-ci?
Bonjour mon ami. Non je n'ai jamais essayé le siège rallye. Celui en noir et orange car il est bien trop grand pour moi. Donc je n'ai pas d'expérience désolé 🙏
Merci
Ric
Bonjour mon ami,
Peux-tu me dire si la selle Power parts ergo monobloc a aussi du gel à l'intérieur comme l'autre selle Power parts?
Merci.
Dominique. 👋😀
Bonjour Dominique.
Désolé pour cette réponse tardive... Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait du gel dans le siège. Je crois qu'il s'agit d'une mousse ferme. Il ne ressemble à aucun des sièges en gel que j'ai possédés dans le passé, donc je serais très surpris s'il y avait du gel.
La sensation est la même que sur les autres sièges powerparts (et je suis sûr qu'il n'y a pas de gel non plus, mais je peux me tromper).
J'espère que cela vous aidera.
Ric
Dans les poxerparts il y a du gel il me semble.
J ai acheté cette selle monobloc, elle est super, j'ai roulé 8h30 avec, mais je vais la faire refaire en gel pour encore plus de confort...
Merci mon amis.
Ah ok, c'est intéressant à savoir. Je ne pensais pas qu'ils avaient du gel. Mais je suis d'accord que la pièce unique est définitivement plus confortable car il y a plus d'espace.
Tous mes vœux de réussite
Ric :)
Which of the two is more comfortable? thank you! 😊
Hiya! The comfort seats are pretty much same. The one piece simply gives more room to slide around in. Better for off road or trails. Or big ass guys lol… the two piece seats pin you in better under hard throttle as you won’t slide back as easy. 👍🫣🤣
@@RicardoYeep thank you 😊
Hi
The powerparts ergo heated drivers seat stands on the higher position or drops down like the original one?
Hello Vanggr! Thank you for the time watching and comment. I can confirm the Ergo Heated "Rider" Seat does not have the same problem as the stock seat. The design is much better.
Look at my other video from last year (3 minute 28 seconds onwards). It shows shows the improvement in design. Hope that helps!
czcams.com/video/7GGo4SfBDQg/video.html
Thanks again
Ric
You are just great
Crystal clear thnx.!!
Actually i dont feel comfortable when riding fast with the one piece ergo comfort seat!
I cant flip and move left and right cause it grabs me inside the bike
So one piece ergo should be better for sport riding i guess
Not so beautiful though
Noticed that?
@@RicardoYeep the heated drivers works alone or you have to buy copassengers too?
The heated riders seat works separately. You don't need to buy both seats. BUT if you do have both seats you will only be able to control the riders seat through the bikes controls (TFT).
The passengers heated seat is only controlled by a manual twist switch (dial) on the right hand plastics. Please see 4 minutes 39 seconds on my other video and you will see what I mean.
czcams.com/video/_OLWiJteC5Y/video.html
Thanks
Ric
Thanks for the great feed back! much appreciate mate. As for the seat I don't experience and handling issues under performance riding. But we are all different I guess and used to riding different bikes in the past. For me its a beautiful seat! :)
Where did you get the tank protector decals
Hi Mitchell sorry for the late reply. It has been hectic big time... Here is the link to the centre tank protector
azgraphishop.com/en/1290-super-adventure-r-s-t/1976-13574-ktm-1290-super-adventure-s-2023-tank-pad-gp-900.html#/13-color-orange
@@RicardoYeep thanks for that mate keep the videos coming 👍🏼
I'm picking my short arse ergo seat next week, when I get my heated grips fitted. I have to say the stock seat isn't too bad. 330 miles back from Edinburgh and no sore arse, unlike the previous multistrada
Haha welcome to the short arse club. heated grips fitted after winter nearly over lol... Stock seat is concrete mate. You must have an iron butt!.. That multi seat must have been medieval on your ass if you think the 1290 seat is ok and you struggled on the Multi.. :)
@Ricardo_Yeep 🤣, only got the bike last week, grips were supposed to be in stock in March, no drama, ill get the run in service done as well and check the supposedly decent seat. Looking forward to the a68 again, lovely bit of road
Sounds good mate. Good luck and enjoy it! some fresh weather up your way thats for sure!! ACF50 before you do anything else :)
@Ricardo_Yeep I'm down your way. I acf50'd it after I picked it up, before riding back to the midlands, bike is fine, only the disks look grim. I'll put more on after it gets its service, before riding back.. again
Ahh I cant keep up. A68 is North though am sure yeah Kielder just checked it. But your a local lad gotcha.. haha (no ACF on the discs)!!
Ok so let me see if I got this right. I have now the standard oem seat from the S. I use it on the low position. If I want to get the one piece same height has my stock in low I can get the standard one piece ergo ? It is the same height. I can also get the one piece ergo low and it is not really lower it is just cut in a way that it is easier to touch the ground. Correct? So if I want to keep the same height has the stock seat in lower position I can get the standard one piece ergo.
Hiya bud.. nope sorry not right.
A one piece standard seat = a standard seat heat in one piece…
The OEM seats fortunately have two settings = standard and low
The one piece seats are one setting only. Hence you choose to buy a one piece seat in a) low b) standard c) high
So if you like your standard seat on low setting. This means you probably should go for a one piece low seat
Your reach will be a slight. It easier on the low seat options. As the cut is very marginally narrower cut but that’s about it.
I can see what you’re getting at though. 👍
@@RicardoYeep aaaah it’s good I contacted you then!! The guy from the shop was just telling me on the phone that the standard one piece ergo was same height has the standard seat on low position!!! He got it wrong. Hopefully the ergo one piece low is has confortable has the standard height. Hopefully you are right, they didn’t make it lower, but it is designed in a way that you reach better the ground!! Thanks a lot!! Btw can’t wait for your Portugal off-road video. I am from portugal but living abroad and this year I’ll be going to do a 2weeks tour of Portugal on and off-road 👍
Hi!
Which is more confortable? single ergo or dual ergo?
Hello mate! The power parts seats from the catalogue are all more comfortable than the standard seat. The only difference to me is that you can move around easily in the one piece ergo. The two piece seats pin you into position like a race bike. The pillion seat creates a ridge that stops you sliding back under hard acceleration. Whereas the one piece has a more subtle shallower ridge. That’s pretty much it. Softness they are about the same to be fair 👍. But definitely better than the concrete stock seat 😆
@@RicardoYeep OK! Ergos´s seats are all more confortable than OEM seat, but beetwen ERGOs seats... ¿anyone is more confortable?
Hi as mentioned in my reply they are pretty much the same. I would make a guess that maybe the tall ergo seat may have more padding but that’s gonna make the bike really tall. Ok for some. 👍
Nice job Bro
Cheers Simone! Definitely as lucky chance purchase. I got 30% off too! which was the tipping point that convinced me haha.
@@RicardoYeep How do you get discounted PowerParts?
@@bobbyzzx Hi Bobby !! It was a one off as the dealership had a special offer on. And that was the last day for it. I didn’t go there to buy anything but they had this in stock and told me about the special offer so I took the opportunity while I could. 👍.
I don’t have discount any more than you guys 👍
Cheers
Ric
@@RicardoYeep Thanks for the reply! I just got the 1290 SAS too and still getting familiar with KTM overall. Used to own only Japanese bikes. I’m in the US so it’s the first year model for us!
No worries. Anytime mate. Congrats on the new beast! its a hell of a bike. Yes its very different to what I have owned too. Mainly Yamaha and Triumphs. That thumping v-twin is something else. Yep you guys are a year behind on these models so I learnt. Bonus is I guess at least most the issues would have come to the surface by now (hopefully) haha. Good luck and hope you have a trouble free fun!
Cheers
Ric
tocayo, its been a while since you dont post anything, everything ok?
Hi Ricardo! Thanks for asking all is good 👍. I have had a lot of big changes happening. Retired from my career of 30 years last Friday. Giving up on London to move back home. And unfortunately asking a great person to vacate the spare room in our property in London to sell up. And few family members are not in great shape… so need to prep the property to sell which will keep me occupied for a short while.
Having said that I have a couple of things to post already. One of which I would have done already has it not been a failure on my part (installing). So had to order another. Hopefully in a week I shall be producing the vid on that one…
Also I will be uploading a short clip over next couple of days regarding a new part I treated myself to also. 😆
Anyway all is good here but you are right! I have been really really hectic here this month. The weather has not helped so not been out much too ☹️!
Roll on the good times which are not too far away 🤞
Cheers and keep safe !
Ric
do you think it can fit on a 2014😅
Nope won't fit a 2014 😁
How do u reach to the luggagewhen u use one piece of seat?
Hello Ulas. Sorry I don't think I understand the problem. The seat does not affect the luggage at all. Apologies if I don't quite understand what you meant.
@@RicardoYeep I mean When using a 2-piece seat, you know that the passenger seat comes out with the button on the side; so how can you access the section under the rear seat when using an one piece of seat?
@@ulaskvlcm ahhhh I see haha.. you take the whole one piece seat off 😄
@@RicardoYeep good luck😁
Hey Ricardo... did I meet you at the wheelie school LoL? Emma here. I have just got a lowered 790 KTM adventurer and was googling how to get the one piece seat off and came across your vid. Still can work out how to take it off. Can you help/advise please? I think I've got Yr WhatsApp still OK if I message you? What a funny coincidence.
Irs OK I've sorted it. Happy KTM riding, I'm loving the 790.
Hey Emma!!! Yes it’s me we met at wheelie school haha. Hope your well. Just read your comment. Glad you sorted the seat out and figured it out.
The 790 is a lively bike as my mate has one. He prefers it to the newer 890. You need to involved one some rallymoto rally weekends next then! 👍😆. A lot of fun..
Looks like ergo has more room to wiggle about on long journeys.
Yes for sure mate. it most certainly does. A really nice bit of kit to be honest. I regret not getting one in the first place last year!
Cheers
Ric
I love my rally seat but I've understand from you it's too high.
Hi Paul! Yeah got to give it to you the Rally Seat looks the business.. Just too dam high for me.. And I am not shy about big bikes and only having one foot down either. with that thing I barely get leg over and one foot down HAHA
I'm not too small so I've got that going for me but I have more wind turbelance instead 😂
@@paulh4943 haha there’s always give and take some where along the line 😆
Funny how motorcycles can make a tall 6”0 tall man with a 32”inseam feel “short” 😂 can a 32”inseam flatfoot with the low seat at 10mm below the 849 default low seat at 839mm?
Hiya bud I believe you’ll be fine with low seat and a 32 in seam.. you’ve got 3 extra inches on me… 🤣.
I would like a delete for the passenger.....ohh wait, passenger seat on the split ergo setup.
Hiya Paul. Sorry my friend I don't understand the question. is there some auto spell checker thing going on there? you would like a delete for the passenger?
Cheers
Ric