I have test ridden the new 1290 and love it accept for the seat which I found a bit hard. I notice KTM does another seat for it but I have not seen it and I was wondering if anyone that has purchased this seat already could give me some feed back on the difference between it and the stock seat, Thanks

Yeah it is softer and worth getting.

I think the standard seat is good but I impulsed on the power parts seat and I'm glad I did.

I have a dodgy lower back and if I hit a rough bit of road that i was not expecting I can feel it but the new seat feels heaps better on my back on the rough roads around town.

20mm extra padding, nicer cover, better shape and looks great. Only draw back is the extra height which my short ass can't handle, if you're 6ft or taller then order away...