TheSamba.com :: View topic - Beard vs. PRP vs. Race-Trim

Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:12 am

This is for my Manx Clone.

Will I be disappointed if I buy the $150 Race Trim Seats instead of the $300.00 Beard or PRP Seats?

Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:22 am

I have always been told you get what you pay for when it comes to off road seats.

Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:03 am

I just bought some Corbeau. Haven't used them yet, but they seem like good quality.

Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:05 am

I have PRP seats and they should cost 50$ each.

Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:14 am

seabeebuggy wrote: I have PRP seats and they should cost 50$ each.

So what you are saying is that you aren't very happy with the PRP seats?

Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:35 am

It is just tube and 3/5 foam. ok for a little time but long hauls lacks everything. I added more padding and changed the frame a little. it made it better but not great. I am a big guy so that does not help either.

Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:08 pm

I got the black/black, cloth/vinyl race trim seats and have been using them since april. They are very comfortable and wrap around nicely. Good for long rides. The only downside is I fit perfectly in them and I am about 5'9'' 190 pounds. So if you are a bigger guy then I sould step up to a wider seat. Ohh and a reclining feature would be nice but not sure if they make reclinable suspension seats.

Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:10 pm

I have PRP Suspension seats, while they are comfortable, about 500% better than poly, I would look at others before buying PRP'a again.....

Dale

Wed Sep 03, 2008 1:15 pm

I run race trim seats now and for the price are a decent seat. My riding buddy ran his a full season before I got mind. The only down side is (Im sure its the same with all supension seats) when they get wet they stay wet.

Wed Sep 03, 2008 1:22 pm

look around on some classifides. i got a pair of beards that are $300 each brand new and got them for $200 in great condition. www.race-dezert.com

Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:53 pm

i have race trims and been happy so far but i also went from fiberglass seats too.besides for 140 bucks each for new hard to beat

Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:26 pm

I think i have knock off Beard seats. :lol: haha There is no labels on them but there comfy. They fit a smaller people better well so if your a bigger person they aren't the best in the world. I like what i have but i wish i had the spare cash to have leather......

Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:39 pm

The best advice I can give (and could help in SeaBeeBuggy's case) is find a place to sit in one before you buy it. Proper fit plays in to how comfortable you will be in the long haul (and on long hauls!). My Beards are super comfortable for me - most of a day in one and my daughter and my wife both tell me they get uncomfortable riding shotgun. This is alot like buying a helmet - the better it fits you, the more comfortable it will be.

Mastercraft, PRP, ad Beard all have very similar quality IMHO....

Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:50 pm

Poly rules! You guys are all a bunch of wusses with your haute couture suspension seats. If my boney a$$ can take poly then I'm sure you potato chip eating coach potatoes can take it on you padded rumps. :wink:

Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:55 pm

I'm getting ready to sell my PRP seats and get a set of Mastercraft.I need the lumbar support.

Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:44 pm

The glass buggys don't have the room like a baja. I need a bigger car or smaller body.

Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:09 pm

One word,
MASTERCRAFT
You will get what you pay for when it comes to seats.

Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:55 pm

I have beards......love'em!!!

Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:18 pm

Poly seat are great for guys who's nuts haven't dropped yet :roll:

Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:20 pm

My biggest complaint is that most seats have a single slot for the shoulder harnesses to come through and the seat belts really start to rub on your neck.the mastercraft seats have dual slots so the harness are spaced apart.Wifey is heading to Mastercraft tomarrow.
http://www.mastercraftseats.com/original.php