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Russell Day Long Seat on a Transcontinental

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Finally, received my Russell Day Long seat. Only have about 60 miles on it due to northeast Ohio weather and work. So far it is very comfortable. Seat height is much higher than stock. It is not attractive but not as ugly as I thought it would be. With the seat and the Helibars my TC feels as if it's lost 500 pounds! I was actually able to perform a U-turn without any anxiety. I will admit to wishing that I had the seat covered in leather instead of the vinyl.
 

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Lloydw1 said:
Finally, received my Russell Day Long seat. Only have about 60 miles on it due to northeast Ohio weather and work. So far it is very comfortable. Seat height is much higher than stock. It is not attractive but not as ugly as I thought it would be. With the seat and the Helibars my TC feels as if it's lost 500 pounds! I was actually able to perform a U-turn without any anxiety. I will admit to wishing that I had the seat covered in leather instead of the vinyl.
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Give the seat between five hundred and a thousand miles before you hit the nirvana of all motorcycle seats. I bet you'll feel like falling asleep on some long rides in the desert because of how comfortable the seat will make your ass feel. Congrats!
 
Lloydw1 said:
Finally, received my Russell Day Long seat. Only have about 60 miles on it due to northeast Ohio weather and work. So far it is very comfortable. Seat height is much higher than stock. It is not attractive but not as ugly as I thought it would be. With the seat and the Helibars my TC feels as if it's lost 500 pounds! I was actually able to perform a U-turn without any anxiety. I will admit to wishing that I had the seat covered in leather instead of the vinyl.
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Following. I'm looking at seat options myself and curious to see what you think long-term.

Mike
 
Thank you Lloydw1 for posting pics. My Russell seat is in transit from Northern California. Estimated time of arrival for me is this Thursday. I had them build a back rest on mine for an additional $325.
I haven't ridden in two weeks now and am having anxiety issues. Will post pics.
 
Lloydw1 said:
Finally, received my Russell Day Long seat. Only have about 60 miles on it due to northeast Ohio weather and work. So far it is very comfortable. Seat height is much higher than stock. It is not attractive but not as ugly as I thought it would be. With the seat and the Helibars my TC feels as if it's lost 500 pounds! I was actually able to perform a U-turn without any anxiety. I will admit to wishing that I had the seat covered in leather instead of the vinyl.
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Your bike looks great. I followed your lead and got the chrome oil cooler cover. Now I need to get those sharp looking Roland Sands decorations on the chrome heads. Gotta have that mod.
 
According to the Helibar website, the brake and clutch lines need to be disconnected to do the install. This seems like a deal breaker to me. I know the problems that follow when brake fluid is disrupted in the ABS unit. I'm not going there again.
Lloydw1 and nobody have gone down this road. I'm wondering about this complexity.
 
Lloydw1 thanks for these pictures. I want to order a Day-Long seat for my Transcontinental and I was considering the stitching pattern and material. I think I'll go for the leather covering and I like the half moon pattern on your seat.
 
By the way Slotheadslim, I bought the small diamond pattern from Russell and was glad I did.
 
What was it about the small diamond pattern you like? Looks, grip, is it less hot or some other reason? Did you get leather or a different material?
 
There is an old saying that “dimes are more expensive than nickels”.
(dimes are also smaller)
A smaller pattern is always more elegant than a larger pattern.

I can’t justify a diamond pattern to say semi-circles, but smaller is better in clothing and bike seats.

Bye the way it takes a while for Russell to turn around your seat job so winter is a good time to pull the trigger. You will be without a seat for 3 weeks.
 
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