The Laam Custom for my 2015 FJR arrived yesterday. As awesome as I had hoped.
Gorgeous looking seat. It really adds to the bike.
I have a few questions. I'm a short guy, and I had Spencer shave an inch off the seat height and make it narrower. The bike is still marginally too tall for me, but I'm not complaining about that. I have found that on long rides, the seat is now too narrow now and does not give me enough support. This contrasts with the Sargent that came on my bike. it was flat, wide, and felt hard to the touch, but was surprisingly comfortable. My problem was that I could only tippy toe touch down when I stopped unless I slid off the saddle to one side. So, when faced with the prospect of dropping the bike regularly (off camber stops, potholes, etc.) I decided to have Spencer do his work and I got rid of the Sargent. This was really an easy decision.
Your Laam seat (the ST) clearly provides a full width seating position. You also noted you did not want the seat higher than the Sargent. How did that work out for you? What is your inseam (mine is a bare 29)? The seat looks cupped in the pictures - does it hold a puddle of water if your bike is caught out in the rain overnight? Easy to fix with a bike cover, but I have forgotten more important things in my life, so my forgetting to cover the bike one fine sunny day would not surprise me (I've already done this, once).
I've also found that I tend to shift my position forward and back on the Spencerized seat on long (4 hours +) rides. Are you able to move around on the Laam, or is that not necessary for you?
Thanks for your great write up. I went with Angel GT tires primarily because of Larry's (Igofar) complete, articulate review. If I pop for a custom seat (and I'm leaning in that direction for next winter's project) it will probably be a Laam because of your review. I'm planning on going to a few ST rallies this year, and I hope to see and sit on a few custom seats.