Ok , git helibar risers put on, did everything to this 2006 myself, still have oem seat thow, any thoughts or experiences on the rdl seat, basically a 1 to 2 hundred mile guy on weekend kind of thing, is it worth the extra cost, ty
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Andrew Shadow
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If you only do one to two hundred mile trips over a weekend I would think that no single continuous segment would be long enough to justify a new seat unless you really find the OEM seat unbearable.
I guess I enjoyed the wing seat, issue i have with stock seat is that it leans you more forward, I believe the rdl corrects that issue
Andrew Shadow
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You can adjust the seat to a mismatched position. i.e. Place the front of the seat one notch higher than the corresponding notch that the rear is supposed to be in. It levels it out a bit.
Got it on the high notch, I guess it's me 215, 5"11, plan on putting more miles once I retire, hell only live once rdl it is
I replaced mine with a Sargent seat and it's been great. Not quite as nice as an RDL but has worked for me
Good to know ty, so you did notice an improvement ?
Is your seat a 1 or 2 piece seat? Is your back seat used much? Just get the front done. Even if it is a 1 piece unit, Russell can only do the front half and recover the back seat to match the front. Save yourself a few dollars and go with vinyl. Their vinyl is really nice and last a loooong time (100 K miles easily with no maintenance). I have been riding on a Russell for over 25 years with a total of 5 different seats. One 1100 dual seat was over 220K miles then redone. A solo 1100 seat, a seat for my V85 TT and a solo for my Valkyrie (1500).
Pay once and cry or cry every time you ride.
Pay once and cry or cry every time you ride.
sirbike
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Sargent is better than stock.
The RDL is so good that I bought another one for my other ST1300.
The RDL is so good that I bought another one for my other ST1300.
Smudgemo
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Seth Laam did my GS. I believe he moved from CA to WV so you'd easily be able to swing in for a consultation. The Sargent I had was pretty good, but I way more prefer the tractor shape I have now.
ST Gui
240Robert
Comfort is an individual thing. Anyone can tell you what you'll like better. What works for them may or may not work for you. Only you will know.
I probably won't ever do another long milage day. I think my longest was near 800mi among several 600mi/day rides. The factory seat was fine though not luxurious by any means. The worst aspect of the seat for me was the forward slide into the tank. it also changed the hip-thigh-shin-ankle geometry-ergo that made riding uncomfortable.
There are five possible positions for the stock seat — three official as described in the owner's manual and two unofficial. The two unofficial involve setting the front seat to the middle or highest adjustment and then bending the seat pan slightly to put the back of the seat on the middle and lowest position.
The three "official" involve keeping the front of the seat on the same step as the back of the seat — high to high/middle to middle/low to low. This arrangement give the seat plane a downward slope towards the tank.
The two "unofficial" positions involve lowering the back one step.
I guess I can.
I probably won't ever do another long milage day. I think my longest was near 800mi among several 600mi/day rides. The factory seat was fine though not luxurious by any means. The worst aspect of the seat for me was the forward slide into the tank. it also changed the hip-thigh-shin-ankle geometry-ergo that made riding uncomfortable.
There are five possible positions for the stock seat — three official as described in the owner's manual and two unofficial. The two unofficial involve setting the front seat to the middle or highest adjustment and then bending the seat pan slightly to put the back of the seat on the middle and lowest position.
The three "official" involve keeping the front of the seat on the same step as the back of the seat — high to high/middle to middle/low to low. This arrangement give the seat plane a downward slope towards the tank.
The two "unofficial" positions involve lowering the back one step.
I guess I can.
ST Gui
240Robert
Comfort is an individual thing. Anyone can tell you what you'll like better. What works for them may or may not work for you. Only you will know.
I probably won't ever do another long milage day. I think my longest was near 800mi among several 600mi/day rides. The factory seat was fine though not luxurious by any means. The worst aspect of the seat for me was the forward slide into the tank. it also changed the hip-thigh-shin-ankle geometry-ergo that made riding uncomfortable.
There are five possible positions for the stock seat — three official as described in the owner's manual and two unofficial. The two unofficial involve setting the front seat to the middle or highest adjustment and then bending the seat pan slightly to put the back of the seat on the middle and lowest position.
The three "official" involve keeping the front of the seat on the same step as the back of the seat — high to high/middle to middle/low to low. This arrangement give the seat plane a downward slope towards the tank.
The two "unofficial" positions involve lowering the back one step.
This is from my 2010 Owner's Manual. Obviously the red annotations are mine.
My take on RDL seats is that the seat and your butt simply never call attention to themselves.
It's the difference between sitting in a chair vs sitting on a log.
It's the difference between sitting in a chair vs sitting on a log.
The first time you sit on a Russell you will not be impressed. It's not like a Lazy Boy or a sofa. You'll be impressed when you get off the bike hundreds of miles later and you realized that you stopped because you had reached your destination. Not because your butt hurt.