Hi Jerry, sadly if ever there was a truism this is it. "Usually if it's worth having you have to pay". When you consider we pay well north of 20K in some instances for a loaded GS/A and then bulk at making it comfortable, always makes me smile. Apart from well over 50,000 miles on the Russell myself, half of the Iron Butt Rally competitors had RDL. ALL of the top 10 had them. That speaks volumes to me. I ride long but also ride comfortable. The puritans may say, 'but the Russell is ugly or some, say if it doesn't hurt you can't be enjoying it'. Well OK good luck and cheerio.
Anyway sourcing a seat to send to Russell is somewhat problematic. There are four routes that I know of, 1) send the original and garage the bike. Doable in the winter over Xmas maybe. 2) Buy a Sargent or Chinese knock off for the duration and sell on when done, 3) buy another new BMW saddle, use it whilst yours is being fettled then store ready for the trade in and move your Russell to the new bike. (fingers crossed BMW does not change the fittings etc) and finally 4) by a second hand seat in the USA on the internet and have it sent directly to Russell. None of this is rocket science and provided you don't want 'next day' delivery service freight costs are relatively cheap. I sent my original from Vienna Austria to California for €35!!.
Of all the methods I prefer the buy a cheap BMW OEM replacement for occasional use over the winter say December and January whilst awaiting return of the Russell and keep it for when the bike is moved on. One thing is for sure, once you've ridden a Russell you won't want anything else. I've tried many others over time, they do not hold a candle to Russell. And yes I do have some acreage of an ass but hey ho, it loves a Russell ;-).
Hope this help, my new Russell arrives in 2-3 weeks and I'm off on a 10K trip immediately its delivered
Anyway sourcing a seat to send to Russell is somewhat problematic. There are four routes that I know of, 1) send the original and garage the bike. Doable in the winter over Xmas maybe. 2) Buy a Sargent or Chinese knock off for the duration and sell on when done, 3) buy another new BMW saddle, use it whilst yours is being fettled then store ready for the trade in and move your Russell to the new bike. (fingers crossed BMW does not change the fittings etc) and finally 4) by a second hand seat in the USA on the internet and have it sent directly to Russell. None of this is rocket science and provided you don't want 'next day' delivery service freight costs are relatively cheap. I sent my original from Vienna Austria to California for €35!!.
Of all the methods I prefer the buy a cheap BMW OEM replacement for occasional use over the winter say December and January whilst awaiting return of the Russell and keep it for when the bike is moved on. One thing is for sure, once you've ridden a Russell you won't want anything else. I've tried many others over time, they do not hold a candle to Russell. And yes I do have some acreage of an ass but hey ho, it loves a Russell ;-).
Hope this help, my new Russell arrives in 2-3 weeks and I'm off on a 10K trip immediately its delivered
