Great video. I have a 2012 K1600GTL. I bought mine in 2021, It came with a Sargent seat. My wife found it very uncomfortable as well as myself. I also found that the Sargent seat made me set to high. I had to go to my local BMW dealership to pick up some part and while I was there I sat on another GTL with the original BMW seat. I found that it was way more comfortable then my Sargent. So ask the dealership if they had one kicking around and so they did. So I bought an original for $300CA. I turned around and sold my Sargent for $900CA. Not bad, I came out $600 ahead. The first long trip we took my wife was great but I was in pain after 400km. At our destination a bought a lawn chair cushion at Walmart just to get me home. I owned a Stratoliner before the GTL and I had bought a Air Hawk for my wife for that bike because she was very uncomfortable. I kept the Air Hawk when I sold the Stratoliner and then dug it out and I have been using it ever since on the GTL. It works great. Same size as the one in your video. Both my wife and I can travel for hours with only our hunger and fuel causing us to stop. Paul

First of all, thank you for your video and in-depth review. I agree with most of the information you've presented and I'd like to add my comments for your benefit (and hopefully other viewers). Also, I loved your comment about the American flag. I have a 2015 K1600GTL, bought it new, and definitely have experienced the same seat issues. Like you, I'm not going to spend ~$1,200 on a new/custom seat. After my first long trip from KC to Memphis and back over 36 hours, I literally couldn't feel my rear-end, and it hurt to sit down anywhere. Sore and numb would be a great description. Unlike yourself, I've never found the seat to be "hot." For additional reference, I have 22K miles on the bike now, I'm 46, 6'7", and 280 lbs. So, I was told I should look into the Air Hawk and I purchased the exact same one that you've reviewed. Please forgive me as I am going to politely disagree with your assessment. The Air Hawk has worked very well for me, however, I agree that it took some "fine tuning" to get it set up for my comfort. A year or so after my Memphis trip, I rode from KC to Tail of the Dragon and back. That trip was 2,000 miles over four days and the Air Hawk made all of the difference (I wouldn't have made the trip w/o it). Earlier in your video, I think you said something about everyone's butt being different, and I completely agree. The Air Hawk has been great for me, but that doesn't mean it will work for everyone else. Oh, and you said that you found information from other riders stating that "you're not seated correctly," or "you're riding it wrong." I don't agree with that and I believe you should be able to ride your bike to your comfort level. I also like what you said about the rest of the bike. I absolutely love mine and I have very few complaints. The seat would definitely be one though. Two more pieces of advice for someone wanting to try the Air Hawk. 1) Use it without the straps and simply stow it in the trunk/tail bag once you get off the bike. I have found that the straps simply get in the way and I like being able to "adjust" in the moment. Again, this works for me and may not work for other people. 2) Add highway pegs (not a cheap option though). I noticed you don't have any on your bike and I wouldn't have bought mine without that addition. When I did my initial test ride, I noticed immediately that I wanted to move my feet and didn't care for the foot peg location through my entire ride. Being able to move my feet and change my leg position has really helped my butt and overall comfort. Finally (and sorry for my long comment), there are lots of options out there and the Air Hawk definitely helped me. I believe Amazon has other knock-off Air-Hawk-like products, so one could try this for ~$30. Again, great video and I appreciate all of the information presented. Stay safe and keep the rubber-side down.

Great review. I have a 2019 GT with a Sargent World Sport seat which I love. However due to a recent issue with an enlarged prostate, long days in the saddle prove to be uncomfortable. So I'm seriously considering the AirHawk. Keeping in mind that the shape of the OEM GTL seat and the GT are very different. The Sargent seat is a bit wider and is, in and of itself, much more comfortable. You might want to check them out. Ride safe. Joe

The seat was one reason for trading my 2022 Honda DCT in on a K 1600 GTL I am with you on expecting a comfortable seat on these new bikes

Hello from Costa Rica 🇨🇷. Im short like 1.70 m. I lovw the bike but not the seat, i installed a foam cushion because i fell the edge of the seat cutting my leg hehe. Now is better. I can say is a good recomendation no to have a big cushion just an inch or less of cushion is enough. ✌️

I have the same exact bike (2018). Just got it yesterday. I rode it home from the dealer, which was an hour and a half. I agree, that seat was uncomfortable. And thats getting off a zx-14. So far i love bike, hopefully that doesn't change. I will be looking for other seat options though. Enjoy bro.

I bought a GT instead of a GTL. The seat is adjustable. That was a lot better because I'm 6'3". I didn't care for the GTL seat at all.

I had a 2020 Gtle and I too had seat problems. I found it was more about the position of the legs. I had the seat raised by about 2” and that helped a lot. I also had an air hawk but it didn’t work for me. I ended up selling the bike after 2 years and went back to an RT which suited me better. The trouble is I don’t think there’s a solution. It’s all down to butt size I suppose. It was sad because the engine in the K1600 was brilliant

I have the 2012 gtl and yes the seats are not for the big and tall. I test the seats on the k1600Gt on the taller sitting and it is prefect for me . They are interchangeable.

Ya, have a '98 BMW 1100RT with the same situation; couldn't last 30 min on a ride. Researched and found a guy who made spacers under the front bracket near the tank that had the same problem. That was nearly 100K miles ago.

I have the same problem..but is almost al of my bike.is on the 17 bike now. So i maybe try one airhawk

My 2022 K1600 is a bit better but I will try the air hawk to see if it is better

Love my Beemer but hate the seat.

this is my 2-nd k-1600,at the first one i found a same problem ,as u found ,i try to eliminate the front side the seat,to make Moore comfy,i did pill back the leather (vinyl..) cut back of nice chunk off it ,re staple and found out feel much better the family jewellery. that is a cheep solution....