Russell Day Long Seat is On!

[timjoebob]

In search of the holy grail of comfort, I got my new seat Monday. I've been too busy to install it until tonight. Tomorrow - before and after work - about 80 miles to check it out.

I sat on it in the garage and adjusted the rider backrest to find the best spot. No ride tonight... wanna watch the World Series.

My initial impresssion: comfy and plush. Cradles my rear end and seats me about an inch closer to the handlebars, which I requested. Also, installation wasn't the easiest. Because the seat is slightly wider, getting the side grabrails over the saddlebag lever pins is a bit tricky. I expect that to be a one-time problem since there will be some indentations there after the seat's been on awhile. (One note: the seat bolts on the F6B are so much easier to install than my '05 Wing's were. Not sure why, but thankful.)

I'm looking forward to the ride tomorrow. I'll give ya my thought tomorrow night and post some photos.

[MichaelG]

TJB, you must have had them make the passenger section into a RDL also...the suspended kind of RDL.

[timjoebob]

TJB, you must have had them make the passenger section into a RDL also...the suspended kind of RDL.

Yep. The whole thing. Plus rider backrest, as I mentioned, and the passenger backrest, too. Photos tomorrow.

[wishey1]

...wow, can't wait to hear this report. I had a Russell on my BMW GS 1200. It
was butt heaven. You will thank yourself each and every ride over 200 miles...

Did it raise the seat height? Mine raised the seat height slightly.....but you could
always slide forward to a more narrow point to stand up...

[Scotrod]

Got a couple packages in the mail today myself,,,

Very poor photography of mine,,,

Too much flash:

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Color of 'canvas' seating area is closer to this than prior pic:

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Here is the Wife's in better lighting:

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Put both on tonite. Supposed to rain for a couple days or so,,, Should be nice on SAT

[biggmike_51]

Does the seat offer back support for the driver.