so I got my 959 yesterday and obviously had to ride it right away. Love the old fashion characteristics like the induction sound and the narrow build of the v-twin like the 916. Characteristics from the past which Ducati could have left behind is the hard seat and suspension so I have to dive in the suspension settings but I was wondering if the seat is interchangeable with the one of the V2? Apparently that one is way more comfortable.
It's not the same seat, the 959 has a screw at the front I believe and the V2 doesn't. I think you could get it to work, but I'd probably get the touring seat for the 959 assuming they still do one? Might have a pic somewhere to show you the difference
This is my V2. You can see it's a tab where the seat slips in and the 2 screws at the back of the seat so unless those 2 screws are in the right place and you can get the front to fit somehow, it might be too much hassle
It won’t fit - that aspect of the bikes is very different, even though lot’s of the underlying parts are shared this isn’t one of them.
Just get a local upholstery company to re-upholster the seat and put a gel insert in it too. It’ll be cheaper too than getting a “comfort” seat
For road riding the suspension needs some softening and you might struggle to get a really compliant ride out of the rear shock. That might be more your issue than the seat. Lot’s of people replace the shock or get it reworked.
I’ve got the Öhlins ttx at the back so replacing is not an option. Should be possible to get it working for me and I’ve got an Öhlins specialist nearby and maybe he can help me out with some personal preferences. I’ve been there before to get an spring matching my weight together with some basic settings which made good difference. Maybe he can help me out with this one too. The comfort seat is about EUR 200,- it would surprise me if reupholstering is (much) cheaper but I will have a look around.
I got a cheap comfort seat off ebay for my v2 it is better but agree you are better off getting it redone to your spec Elite in brighton do it while u wait But i havent tried them is cannot vouch for them