with my 08 streetglide i rode it with the stock seat for a year, then i got a new sundowner. and i absolutely hated it. they'd be fine for someone shorter, but with being tall, it was very irritating. a couple of weeks ago i found in the classifieds section of the forum a new 09 roadglide seat. i bought it, and i couldn't be happier. it did raise me up an inch or two in ride height, but it's got an actual platform rather than a bucket for you to sit on rather than in. far more comfortable for me. and the stitching is amazing in that it flows with the lines of the tank console like it was made for the streetglide. it also has a far better passenger section than the streetglide seat. in my thoughts, for me it was the best thing i could have done to improve the comfort on my bike. stock streetglide seats and windshields look cool on the showroom floor and around town, but for touring, they aren't for me.

 

Stock seat here ,
It's not the seat it's me..

Some days 500+, other days 200

 

09 EGS w/Mustang two up w/backrest - love it and way comfortable. Here's a pic from Saturday morning ride....

 

Russell day long.

 

i have had on various bikes, Sargent cycle seats on BMW, Lepara on a sportster and various HD seats. Wasted a lot of money until i found MeanCityCycles. $100.00 and very comfortable.

 

Tried Mustand and Mean city, then a Corbin. Corbin works best for me.....

try them for yourself, everyone is different

 

Lot of great info here and in other links. I've seen a lot of pros and cons on a number of seats and custom shops...I'm leaning towards replacing our stock seat (broken in with 28K miles) with the Day Long. Has anyone had a *bad* experience with the Russell Day-Long? Thanks.

 

The most frequently stated issue with the Russell that I've heard is that some folks don't like the way it looks. The tractor seat syndrome. :-) I hear this a lot more on the BMW forums than the HD forum, I think the Day Long seat pan "fits" the HD much better. Cover designs are offered with small squares, large rectangles, half moons, an diamonds. You should be able to find one you like, they have a lot of pics on their gallery page. I attached a picture of my latest Day Long on my Ultra.

The other issue is downtime. If you can do a ride in to Shasta Dam, California, not an issue, you can wait while the build your seat. It was about 8A - 4:30P for mine both times I have had one done. If you do it in the mail you will be down shipping time both ways plus the time they need, not sure what that amounts to. They have a back log of a couple of months in the summer typically.

Finally, the Day Long will be higher than your stock saddle. How much varies, but if you are vertically challenged, you will need to consider that and discuss with them.

 

Thanks for the feedback Kevin. I've got a 34" inseam, so I don't think the extra height will be an issue. Also, I don't think the styling is particularly unusual for an ultra. I expect my ride there and back will be about the same as yours was -- we don't usually take interstate, but probably would on the way down, then come back up east of the Cascades via Crater Lake on the way back. Tks again,

 

I didn't see how close you are. You're welcome to come take a look at mine if you like.

I've been their twice. First time was late April last year. It was a tough ride down. I had a Thursday appointment, but the weather was deteriorating pretty quickly and I elected to ride down on Tuesday and hang out in Redding for two days. Straight down I-5. :-( It was snowing over Siskyou pass, but the pavement was OK. Rained from Cottage Grove to Redding. And I mean RAIN. Warmest temp for the trip was about 45. I was on my RT, the heated seats and grips were very welcome. My girlfriend flew into Redding, we test fit the seat and hung around 'til it was ready. We took 299 over to Mickinlyville that afternoon and stayed overnight there. Then road up the coast. Not a drop of rain the whole way, it was about 90 when we left Redding. In the spirit of the Day Long saddle, we did the coast trip in a single day, about eight hours of saddle time.

This last trip was last week. I teach for Team Oregon, and had the opportunity to teach in Bend. I spent the weekend in Bend teaching, then Sunday night road to Klamath Falls and spent the night. From Klamath falls I rode across OR-66 to I-5, the Green Springs Hwy. Very nice road. I then went down I-5 over the Siskyou pass and on to Eureka. From Eureka I took the 'long way' via CA-3 south toward Weaverville. That road is sweet coming through the Trinity Alps. Be sure to fill up out of Eureka, there are not many options after that. I took the road that ends up at the Trinity Dam, then south to 299 and over to Redding. 299 has a lot of traffic, and a lot of awesome turns too.

The appointment at Russell is pretty straight forward. You get in at 8a, they take photos and get measurements, then they form your saddle. At about 11:30 or so they do a test fit and make any adjustments. From there they do the final smoothing and the cover. I was riding by 4:30. Due to work obligations I had to blast back up via I-5.