You should plan that your ass will hurt. like any other bike it may or may not require 'adjusments" to fit you. You might need a Russell seat or you might need a Corbin. Which is your style? You might need handlebar risers or your might need lower pegs.
Your ass will hurt I guarantee but the smile on your face will not. I think everyone has to get broke in to a new ride before they can do 1,000 miles days without buttache.
Raymond
Exactly what HE said. I have owned a LOT of bikes, but have NEVER bought a bike, that "fit" out of the box, whether new OR used. A seat forms to the owners butt, good or bad. And they don't seem to like to re-form, to another person's butt. I have always planned to re-do, or buy a new seat, when I purchase any bike. The exception has been the Valk - I haven't had too much discomfort at all, with the seat that was on it, when I bought it with 9,000 miles. I've only done a couple hundred miles at one time, with it, but looking forward to my first Saddlesore 1000. My Sitz bones, do get a little pressure, but I think I'm going to try a gel pad, in a sheepskin, and see if that stops any problems. It usually has, in the past.
If you are going to ride it, I would recommend taking a seat cover, of some sort. I prefer the gel inserts as mentioned, but they can sure make a big difference, on ANY seat, and if nothing else, can give relief, if you switch between using it and not using it. Seems to me, repetition of sitting the same place on an ill-fitting seat, is where the discomfort comes from. And to me, if I vary that, by riding with cushion then without cushion, a lot of the discomfort goes away. Works for me, very well - your mileage will vary.
As for the sitting position, I'm 57. 10-12 years ago, it wouldn't have bothered me at all. Now, I KNOW that I couldn't ride for very long, on ANY of the sport tourers. Thus, the Valk.
If I've learned nothing else, I DO know that if you feel overly uncomfortable, when you first get on ANY motorcycle, chances are you will put a LOT into it, and very possibly, NEVER get it 100% comfortable. Again, case in point, the Valk - I first sat on one, back in around 2000. Felt like a well-fitting glove. Didn't sit on another until earlier this year. Felt exactly the same, and I bought one. Still fits like a glove, even without any seat work. Will need it, but not in a hurry - that's what cold Indiana winter's are for.
Good luck with it - keep us posted!
EDIT - just thought of something - you mention buying out of state, and riding home. I have never recommended that, if buying used. Unless it's a close relation, you NEVER know exactly what the bike has been through (and sometimes not even then!) - any thing
can (and does) happen on the first long ride on any scooter. If you are riding with someone out to get it, in a vehicle that CAN tow, if necessary, that's one thing, but if you are taking a plane/bus/taxi there, it can be quite another. NOTHING worse than picking up a bi,ke, 3 states away, and having to leave it 2 states away, to be fixed. I trailered my Valk from two states away, and checked it over REAL good when I got home...well, EVERYthing, except the air pressure in the tires. Cupped the heck out of the rear, in the 25 miles I drove to work. And I'm really pretty anal about checking tire air, just spaced it, while I did check all fluids, bolts for tightness throughout the bike, etc, etc. Again, anything can happen, when you least expect it to...
