love the bike, the stock seat not so much

[FedExguy]

The only thing so far I want to change about this wonderful machine is the seat. I had a pretty firm seat on my old connie, I put a corbin canyon dual sport on it. It was very firm butt I liked it. I feel like I sink to far into the stock fjr seat , I like to move around a little bit. I have looked up most of the custom seat makers online and it seems like they are all on the west coast, which sounds adventurous if i had the time off to make the trip..Im not opposed to shipping it since I work for the best company in the business, but would prefer to ride in. Which brings me to my question Has anybody heard of or used a company called Mean City Cycles out of NC? .

 

[Ignacio]

Don't mess around. Russell is the best and in my experience a ride-in is not required to get that quality and fit. And do yourself a favor and search some. This subject has been talked about many, Many, MANY times.

 

[Steve in Phx]

I can't afford a Russell but wish I could. I've been tempted lately to go to a local seat maker in my area because I know he'd do it for less than half the price.

 

[Ignacio]

I've been tempted lately to go to a local seat maker in my area because I know he'd do it for less than half the price.

And you'll know you're getting less than half the saddle for the price. You more than get what you pay for with Russells.

 

[FedExguy]

Any idea how much the RDL sport seat goes for? I could not find a price on the website

 

[Ignacio]

I could not find a price on the website

You didn't see the second item at the top that says "PRICES"?

 

[Canadian FJR]

I had a Russell on my 03

Tried my 18 with the stock seat for 17,000 km

I now have a Russell on my 18

Absolutely night and day. Bite the bullet and order one.

Roughly $450.00 ($655.00 cdn) for mine

Canadian FJR

 

[Knifemaker]

First thing I did when I got my FJR was call up Corbin and order a seat. The stock seat was actually painful. Corbin has stores in CA and FL. Mine was shipped from Florida.

If you liked the Corbin seat on your other bike, you'll love it on the FJR....IMHO

 

[owsley]

Russell.

Can you put a price on discomfort?

 

[BOAN]

I´ve got a seat from Seat Concepts and loving it.

https://seatconcepts.com/collections/yamaha/products/yamaha-2006-16-fjr-1300-gen-2-3

 

[FedExguy]

You didn't see the second item at the top that says "PRICES"

I actually clicked on that and it only mentions the "touring saddle" so I called this morning and the sport seat is 10% less than the touring. If it says that somewhere on their site I apologize because I did not see it.

 

[Steve in Phx]

I´ve got a seat from Seat Concepts and loving it.https://seatconcepts.com/collections/yamaha/products/yamaha-2006-16-fjr-1300-gen-2-3

Got any pics you could share? Which top fabric did you get? Would love to hear a review of it.

 

[Steel_Gin]

Do what I did, turn your head and open your wallet for the RDL. Best purchases I've made are 1) RDL 2) new triple tree to raise the handle bars up and back 3) fork rebuild with stiffer springs and Penske rear shock.

 

[Steve in Phx]

turn your head and open your wallet

can't decide if that makes me want to laugh or cry

 

[Uncle Hud]

Seth Laam. Search.

 

[RichDoyle]

Lots of evangelism here. Can't get into Heaven without a RDL

 

[BOAN]

I´ve got a seat from Seat Concepts and loving it.
https://seatconcepts.com/collections/yamaha/products/yamaha-2006-16-fjr-1300-gen-2-3

Got any pics you could share? Which top fabric did you get? Would love to hear a review of it.

I´ve got the gripper top, it lowers the seat about an inch so I had to lower the pegs (I´m 6ft 1.4).

https://forumbilder.se/H84IF/01

https://forumbilder.se/H84IF/02

https://forumbilder.se/H84IF/03

Review, I love it!

 

[Disco]

I have a 3-piece (rider, passenger, passenger backrest) Sargent set I took off my new-to-me 2016 ES that I intend to sell. Other than evidence on the seat pans that they've been mounted, they are as new.

 

[Uncle Hud]

Just so y'all know ... my Seat Concepts cover was the bomb for about 50,000 miles. It's worn out now. VERY cost-effective, though.