To seat or not to Seat

[taxfree4]

It's now a a Corbin Smuggler (trunk) with a RDL saddle. After talking to Jay @ RDL, I stripped off the cover & foam & started grinding away. The pan was a tad over 1.5" in places & there was nothing in other places, voids. I added fiberglass, in the open area voids, sanded & ground away the thick areas, until I got the entire pan about 1/4 " Sent it off to RDL & Jay said it's great. He put my photos on their site. Don't know if they're still on there or not. My butt is always smiling after a day long ride on a Russell Day Long. Pun intended.

Couldn't agree more, RDL is by far the best investment I did to my bike, second is Heli-Bars.

[BIGLRY]

Couldn't agree more, RDL is by far the best investment I did to my bike, second is Heli-Bars.

all the steel steeds I own and ride more that 50 miles have RDL saddles on them, been that way since 1979 when I got my first RDL.

[taxfree4]

all the steel steeds I own and ride more that 50 miles have RDL saddles on them, been that way since 1979 when I got my first RDL.

Where do you think I got the idea from

[Xrider57]

I put a 1 inch lower in bracket on mine and a hartco seat. I’m 5-6 and 28 inseam and could flat foot. Never notice a problem cornering. The hartco is a nice seat but I got too heavy for the foam used . I had Traxxion mega Monty installed and lost some that I had gained. The Traxxion doesn’t raise it but the suspension doesn’t collapse like the OEM does. Couldn’t get an RDL in time for the rally last year so ordered an Ultimate mid rider. It raised me up to the point that I had lost all I had gained. The Ultimate is good but now thinking about an RDL.

[SeaSteve]

Any reviews on the Mustang Touring Fastback seat? I like the look of the high back without an actual "add-on" backrest.

On my VTX, I found the Touring seat with the passenger pillion to be wonderful for lower back support.

[Verismo]

Hey perohijo, a few things worth considering when thinking about getting an RDL: Your level of comfort while riding will most likely trump how you feel when you have to flatfoot at stops. You will have to slide forward to the nose of the seat at stops, but we all do that. I'm 6' with a 31" inseam and I do that. It's just the nature of the way you sit back in a pocket while riding. So as long your pictures are good, and you're clear with Jay about what you want, your riding triangle will be as close to perfect as possible. Your reach to the bars-exactly where you want them. Your reach to the pegs, just right. I think sliding forward to the nose is a very small price to pay for this level of comfort. And incidentally, the seat feels much narrower between the pocket and the nose than either the stock seat or the Mustang Deluxe. I'll try to get a measurement next week when I'm not so busy at work to see how high that section of the seat is from the ground, because that's where you'd be at stops, anyway.

When I ordered mine, I requested it to be as low as possible while retaining the signature RDL comfort. The seat height feels really close to stock to me, I'm guessing because you sit down and back in a pocket.

Jason