Sargent seat has a much firmer feel than the stock seat for the c14 it also will sit you lower even though it has the same seat height the fit and finish are the best on the market and looks much better than the stock Russell day-long or laamseat we'll be more comfortable on long-distance riding but the sargent is a much better seat for handling on the concours14.The carbon fx cover looks great with techspec gripsters on my black 2012