Yes, I guess you'd have to say the stock seat is pretty uncomforatable. But then most stock seats are in my experience. Also, it is narrow which is preferrable in situations where you have to move around (stand up over the tank for climbing for example) but this doesn't lend itself well to weight distribution. A large touring saddle I think would be a disadvantage in off-road and bad-road situations. I've left my KLR stock and found that since I ride it one-up, i can move around on it enough while on the highway to make it bearable. Of course, I try to stay off the highway as much as possible.
There's also a gel insert that can be had for the KLR. I haven't had any feedback on how well that works. On my BMW R11R I just throw a gel pad over the stock seat and can manage 800 mile days with that.
Kurt
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