If you are one of the fortunate people able to ride all day with the stock FJR bars and seat, with no discomfort at all, hooray for you. Many cannot, Yoda or no. Yoda helps, but is not the complete answer. Whether or not the stock seat and bars are okay for any individual is totally dependent on how they ride and their own personal ergonomic needs. Russel seats have no more "plush" than stock seats. They are custom made for the individual to properly distribute a persons weight across the width of the seat. Have a look at how Iron Butt riders change their bikes. How many of them ride bone stock seats and bars? I don't know your age, but you spout off like someone in their 20's. I could tolerate the monkey butt on long rides when I was younger. Hell, we had to, there just weren't options out there. Now there are options and I choose not to put up with the discomfort of "one size fits all" ergonomics.
And regards and all the best back at ya.
"Spout off" eh, whateva you say Pops!! lol
Got u beat man, gonna be 60 years old in 1.5 yrs. So there
And what I would say is this... many many many riders don't even know / and or have never tried riding in the Yoda (aka sit up and beg) position. I find riding like that absolutely incredible, because the bike is soooooo responsive to every input. It's what keeps me riding, and young at heart.
To try to describe it from the perspective you mention above: no, it's not possible to ride like that with no discomfort at all, not for a great distance anyway. But the discomfort is a different one. It's your legs and stomach muscles that are holding your leaned forward chest and head, up. Your legs tire, not your butt (with this style, you could almost ride without your butt touching the seat, literally).
But because you are bent at the elbows, with no weight on your wrists, that's where the "responsiveness" comes from. The balls of your feet are now on the pegs. Lower back arched in and chest out and back. Yeah, speed and wind helps to hold you up (gives some relief to the leg muscles).
You of course make adjustments during long trips. Maybe have one foot ball on the peg and the other slid forward, giving that leg a break. You sometimes straighten your arms and rest your legs. But not too long or you start getting numbness in your hands (we've all experienced that).
But after awhile (and you don't learn this technique overnight, it takes some some practice), your legs strengthen up, your back muscles become stronger. Your enjoyment really changes a LOT
I've ridden a vfr and an st1300 500 miles from panama city beach ("Most Oily Beaches In The World!! - thank you BP!!) florida, to deals gap, and then enjoyed the hell out of the roads in that area. Camped at two wheels only and had a blast. Then rode the 500 back. No mods to either bike. Well there were risers on the vfr, by the prior owner, first day I owned it I took them off.
So if you haven't tried and are still in decent shape (me 5'8" and 160 - it's a stretch to the grips, not long and gangley here), give it a go, you may discover an almost whole different experience. It's an aggressive "where's the next corner?" type of a ride, in a somewhat relaxed way
enjoy and regards - be safe,