Thanks for all the input everyone. I was always told; "if it is really a good idea then why doesn't everyone do it". Well I think I'll hold off on the gel pad for now. I took my bike into a car seat company and the guy said he would adjust the seat padding to my liking, THEN let me try it, if I like it he will trim it out and all for a little over a hundred. This means my choice of foam strength, shaping it to fit my big broke rear end. Then a trial run before it is all sewn up. And if this don't help I will try a mustang. Sounds like there a real good chair to be in. Oh by the way, I saw a guy cruisin down the road with a side car which was way cool. The when a looked closely he had an old farm tractor solo seat. Not that is what I call a iron bottom end!