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ckhkjh
10-19-2005, 09:18 PM
I just posted this on the ST1100.org site but I thought I would see if I could get some feedback here as well. I have decided to take advangage of the group buy currently active in this forum for a Russell seat for my '99 ST1100.

The previous owner of my bike had purchased a Corbin seat and it was part of the deal when I bought the bike. It is all I have ridden on in the 3 years I have had the bike. For the Russell my plan was to send in the stock seat and have them use it to build me a saddle and hang on to the Corbin and eventually try to sell it. This evening for the first time ever I pulled the stock seat out of the box and began to mount it on the bike so I could have the pictures taken per the Russell instructions. As I began to secure the seat something felt really different about it as opposed to the Corbin. I pulled it off, turned it over and looked at the underside of it. I was amazed to discover that the stock seat pan is made of plastic.

My question to those of you who have Russell seats, do I really want to to use the stock seat pan? The plastic pan seems to be such a flimsy foundation considering I am going to spend several hundred dollars to have a primo seat made out of it.
805gregg
10-19-2005, 09:24 PM
Think about it if they don't make their own seat pan are they really a seat manufacturer, no, all they are is seat modifiers, I went through this with bill mayer, it's a joke, take your seat pan and modify the foam, your not making a seat, you're just changing the foam, not a new seat.+ spend about $600 FT
tinfish81
10-19-2005, 10:20 PM
My question to those of you who have Russell seats, do I really want to to use the stock seat pan? The plastic pan seems to be such a flimsy foundation considering I am going to spend several hundred dollars to have a primo seat made out of it.
YES! You DO want them to use your stock seat. My Russell, (on the stock pan), is wonderful, (and MUCH lighter than the Corbin Dual Canyon I had before).
John Anthony
10-19-2005, 10:33 PM
YES! You DO want them to use your stock seat. My Russell, (on the stock pan), is wonderful, (and MUCH lighter than the Corbin Dual Canyon I had before).
Totally agree on all counts. These guys do their engineering/design from the stock seat. I don't see the logic in having them work from something else. I've had my Russell for a couple of years now and am totally satisfied with it. I invested in one of their tush warmers and have been pleased with that as well. On those days when the weather's a little nippy, it really makes a difference.

John
curmudgeon
10-19-2005, 10:45 PM
The Corbin seat pan is a crude, heavy, piece of crap. The Honda seat pan is far superior in my opinion. I've never heard of anybody having a problem with the stock seat pan.


Phil
crazykz
10-20-2005, 08:26 AM
Not to hijack the thread but was considering buying pans from Sargent because I like their storage system under the seat. Would Russell mount to the Sargent pans? I plan on calling to see.

Curt
Tor
10-20-2005, 09:04 AM
Do the Russell seats still have the ability to be adjusted the same way the stock seat adjusts? I would assume so, since the pan is stock. Just want to make sure.
curmudgeon
10-20-2005, 09:59 AM
Do the Russell seats still have the ability to be adjusted the same way the stock seat adjusts? I would assume so, since the pan is stock. Just want to make sure.

You assumed correctly.

Phil
Littlejohn64
10-20-2005, 12:45 PM
Not to hijack the thread but was considering buying pans from Sargent because I like their storage system under the seat. Would Russell mount to the Sargent pans? I plan on calling to see.

Curt
Curt,
Ive thought about the same thing. Lemme know what you find please!
805gregg
10-20-2005, 06:24 PM
the only engineering they do is how to take your $600+ and put in in their pocket, $10 worth of foam, $50 of leather, maybe 2 hrs labor, yeah worh at least $600
CrashTestDanny
10-21-2005, 06:34 AM
Not to hijack the thread but was considering buying pans from Sargent because I like their storage system under the seat. Would Russell mount to the Sargent pans? I plan on calling to see.

Curt

Curt,
Have you already talked to Sargent? Will they sell just the pan? I'm with you - getting a Russell saddle on the Sargent pan would be the bee's knees!