Installed a new Sargent Seat today. I think the shape is an improvement over the stock one, but the foam is as hard as a horse saddle. It's at least a half inch lower than stock, but wider so my reach to the ground is about the same. Moves me about a half inch further from the bars because I'm sitting lower or further back now. I sat on a used Strom recently that had a Sargent seat and it seemed much softer.