material

Picked up my brand new MT07 in Night Fluro this morning :) Very different from my CBR600F (which also conveniently I sold privately today too :) ) On the offside of the bike, somewhat below the seat is some grey foam/sponge material. I'm guessing this is transit type packing material? I just...

Has anyone found a seat that is a bit more grippy than the OEM one, as I feel like i slip around the place quite a lot? Or am i going to have to find some grippy material and cover the seat myself?