Russell seat to half moon or not?

[dgrenon]

Well I made my mind and decided to order up a russell, and I can't decide on which stich pattern to get. Does anyone have expereince with the new half moon design? Or maybe I should go with the tried and true old school design. Any thoughts?

 

[madmike2]

Its your bike...do what YOU want. You can never please everyone on this board and that's not your job.

 

[dgrenon]

Its your bike...do what YOU want. You can never please everyone on this board and that's not your job.

.....not looking to please anyone I was looking for opinons on Russell's new seat design.

 

[trinibob]

Its your bike...do what YOU want. You can never please everyone on this board and that's not your job.

.....not looking to please anyone I was looking for opinons on Russell's new seat design.

more stiching more holes more probs down the road

good luck.

 

[ghost]

I chose the half moon design in the heavy vinyl.My reasoning was the fewer the seams the better.

Russel will not make their seats waterproof, { I asked if they would seal the seams and they will not. It voids the warrenty if you remove the cover to do it yourself. }

I'm not real concerned about the waterproofing while riding, it's when I wash the bike that it becomes a bit of a hassel.

I just came back from the Icefields Parkway, did a couple of 12 to 14 hour days and the seat was as comfortable as my last Russel w/seams. Oh yeah, it rained like hell just outside of Baniff and all was well and dry.

Ghost

 

[smitty141]

Small squares please.....hard on the eye's...easy on the ass... Smitty

 

[Grumpy]

+1 what ghost said.

jim

 

[FJRottie]

I am going with the rectangle pattern (sans driver backrest) and prefer the look of it.

I can't wait. 2007 is gonna be a year full o' ass.

I haven't seen the half moon on an FJR, just their photo on the website.

Edit: Half moon pictures here courtesy of nusman68.

 

[dgrenon]

Thanks for the pics of the half moon seat on the FJR. My butt can hardly wait. It seems like the seat will put you in a pretty comfortable position. I have had a Corbin on a different bike in the past, and I thought it was pretty good and am interested in comparing the two. Thanks again for the insight.