Corbin Heated Seat
I went with the Corbin heated seat. I have lots of Harley friends that swear by them, plus they have a great TV show....
High quality, but the connectors for the heater did not fit my ABS model. Corbin cust. svc. was very slow to research it but finally someone figuered out that the fuse setup was totally different on the ABS. I had to get my own in line fuse link and wire it directly to the battery. It is not "switched" now, meaning that the heater will work without the ingnition on, but they have an internal timer that shuts it off after 20 minutes or so.
The seat is very high quality with great stiching. It mounted perfectly, leveling out the original seat that had me rotated forward at an impossible angle. I like to sit upright and the original seat made me slide into the tank. Good fit and finish, but...
Yea, the seat is hard. Not as hard as a rock, but it ain't no pillow, thats for sure. The instructions say to ride it for 10 days or so, letting the seat mold to your posterior. Ok, I did that, rode to San Francisco from LA, plus lots more. It does conform to your rear a little, but not much. I have gotten quite used to it but would still like some more padding. Corbin advertises a "rework" policy and I'm thinking I'll send it back for more pad. My only problem was the delay in getting it in the first place, almost 5 weeks. So if I send it back for a rework I guess I have to put the stock seat back on. Ouch! The price was not bad, $287 with the heat option.
I just bought a pair of bicycle stretch under shorts with padding in the seat area, tailbone, and thigh areas for protection. Very helpful, Cycle Gear, $41. I had read about these types of shorts and remembered back when I rode bicycles I had many "bike shorts" that had padding. Some even had gel pads. So far so good.