MalcolmReynolds
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For those considering getting a Russell Day Long seat for your bike I can tell you from past experience that the seat is very nice and is a good investment if comfort in the saddle is an issue for you. Just wanted to share my experience real fast with Russell Motorcycle products for my NC.
You can't just buy a Russell Day Long seat. You have to order it. You then have to send them a stock seat for them to use as the base for the seat they will make for you. You have to send them pictures of you sitting on the bike, and provide them some basic info about your height, weight, inseam etc. The lead time to get a seat built if you order it is substantial once the riding season begins. I ordered mine in March I think and the build date they provided was June 21st. Those lead times may be shorter during the non-riding season, but be prepared to wait for a while to get your seat built.
At the point you place the order online or on the phone you don't have to have everything like the seat or pics etc. But you must provide these things to them before they start to build your seat.
Once you place the order you will be given a "build date" in an email and all correspondence with the company needs to reference your name and build date in the subject. Next get them the stuff that they need.
If you don't mind the down time by not having a seat for a while then just wait to send your seat just before your build date. Making sure it is in their possession before the build date. If you don't want to eat the down time without a bike then you will need to find a donor seat from someone or buy a donor seat that you can use for the build.
Now once you get the build date and that date arrives(if they have everything they need) they will start the build. I did not get any notification from them that they had started the build. My build date was 21 Jun 2017. I just received a call today on 28 Jun 2017 to tell me that the seat build was complete and they just needed my payment information and the seat will be going into the mail tomorrow.
I then received an email from UPS telling me I have a shipment coming from Russell Cycle Products. I will post updates to this thread once the seat arrives, and post some pictures for those who are interested in the Russell and wanted to understand more about the process and the seat.
I know I am really looking forward to getting the seat on the bike and going for some rides. The stock seat even with mods still has me uncomfortable after about 40-50 minutes so I am shuffling around on the bike trying to get comfortable. That is an improvement over what it was like before I modded the seat so I guess I shouldn't complain. Hopefully this Russell seat will make longer rides a little easier on this old body of mine...
You can't just buy a Russell Day Long seat. You have to order it. You then have to send them a stock seat for them to use as the base for the seat they will make for you. You have to send them pictures of you sitting on the bike, and provide them some basic info about your height, weight, inseam etc. The lead time to get a seat built if you order it is substantial once the riding season begins. I ordered mine in March I think and the build date they provided was June 21st. Those lead times may be shorter during the non-riding season, but be prepared to wait for a while to get your seat built.
At the point you place the order online or on the phone you don't have to have everything like the seat or pics etc. But you must provide these things to them before they start to build your seat.
Once you place the order you will be given a "build date" in an email and all correspondence with the company needs to reference your name and build date in the subject. Next get them the stuff that they need.
If you don't mind the down time by not having a seat for a while then just wait to send your seat just before your build date. Making sure it is in their possession before the build date. If you don't want to eat the down time without a bike then you will need to find a donor seat from someone or buy a donor seat that you can use for the build.
Now once you get the build date and that date arrives(if they have everything they need) they will start the build. I did not get any notification from them that they had started the build. My build date was 21 Jun 2017. I just received a call today on 28 Jun 2017 to tell me that the seat build was complete and they just needed my payment information and the seat will be going into the mail tomorrow.
I then received an email from UPS telling me I have a shipment coming from Russell Cycle Products. I will post updates to this thread once the seat arrives, and post some pictures for those who are interested in the Russell and wanted to understand more about the process and the seat.
I know I am really looking forward to getting the seat on the bike and going for some rides. The stock seat even with mods still has me uncomfortable after about 40-50 minutes so I am shuffling around on the bike trying to get comfortable. That is an improvement over what it was like before I modded the seat so I guess I shouldn't complain. Hopefully this Russell seat will make longer rides a little easier on this old body of mine...
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