Russell Day Long
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Better have long legs.
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I do 1000 mile days quite regularly. I had a RDL on my K16GTL and it was the 1st thing I bought for my new GSA. Stock BMW seats IMHO are designed to torture the rider. As a Ps. I bought a Sergeant seat as a stop gap whilst the RDL was being built. It was only marginally better that stock for me. But then again some find them to be good.....seats are like asses, each has their own ;-)
Love mine - most comfortable seat I've owned & I've tried many over the years.
Banff Alberta to San Fransisco non-stop on a Russell day long on my 2008 GSA. The only pain I had was in my hands due to riding in 0C weather without my hippo-hands. I could have stopped at 11pm but figured I still had a few hours in me. What I didn't know was a) temps would drop rapidly as I was going up a plateau and b) there are no motels in the middle of nowhere that are open at 3am. Just got back from a MX trip. Awesome. If I get another GSA, i'll be getting another day long.
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Had both on my 16B the RDL and Sargent. Ended up keeping the Sargent, softer but still firm enough to go 600 miles/day, better core and nice extra cuts in the sweaty areas, more even seat heating, and i started loving that backrest. The RDL is weird and fighting my legs on every stop as that Titanic of a bike requires long legs to begin with, just wasn't right for me. I'm 6'2" 210lbs though and the Sargent goes further back also.
I've used RDL for years, including many Iron Butt rides. You need long legs, but very difficult to beat these saddles, imo.
I love mine ,the best seat ever!
For years I've always had chronic issues with every seat on tours.
I regret not getting one many years ago.
Now, 60k mi. (few iron butts) and never a sore butt.
Never heard it mentioned but I think it's even better off road.
I do a fair amount with a bit some hardcore stuff
While standing the "wings" act like steg pegz (without getting in the way).
FYI I believe there are similar seat makers like BMS (Bill Mayer Saddles)
etc.
Get it you won't regret it !
For years I've always had chronic issues with every seat on tours.
I regret not getting one many years ago.
Now, 60k mi. (few iron butts) and never a sore butt.
Never heard it mentioned but I think it's even better off road.
I do a fair amount with a bit some hardcore stuff
While standing the "wings" act like steg pegz (without getting in the way).
FYI I believe there are similar seat makers like BMS (Bill Mayer Saddles)
etc.
Get it you won't regret it !
Oddly enough I had a Bill Mayer saddle on an early GS and ended up getting rid of it for another Sargent. Because of the experience, it was years before I tried the similar RDL which is so much better IMHO.
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A thousand miles?? That’s a long, hard day.
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