cdogbt1sw03033 wrote:
i have about 325,000 miles cumulative on a few of those seats. However, they are the butt-ugliest seat and nothing to put on if your main concern is a show winning bike.
BUTT then again how many times have you ever had your Butt in a Show?
Can you explain why they are "buttugliest" ?
I tried to reply earlier butt it didn’t go thru.
Mark the term is one used years ago in the wing cirle when folks were trying to replace the seats with show stopper looks and more chromium than the EPA would allow!
It always struck me wrong that the seat had the rep of being ugly butt folks that put the real mileage on their respective bikes would always have one of the aforementioned “Ugliest” seats
I looking at their gallery they don't seem to be that much uglier than other seats. Are you referring to the look, shaper or the finsh that makes it ugly in your eyes? I am leaning toward a Russell, but have seen this "ugly" comment by others and some folks who were unhappy with the Russell for various reasons. I suspect there are more that are happy with the seat and quiet, and a few who are unhappy and vocal about it. Thanks
Your assessment is spot on there Mark! There is a “few” vociferous types here; and unfortunately the knowledge base isn’t what should be placed here! It leads far too many to continue expressing “untruths” in the motorcycling community as gospel.
from mike and Linda of Katy Texas:
Russell Day Long is a spin off from the original saddle company.
True to a point, the original creator sold his ownership to the company that just recently sold to the current company.
Bill Mayer, if you will, was not authorized to use his original designs for specific time frame; those with the spring assemblies and such. I.e. a non-competition clause if you will. Butt he did however used newer foam technologies available to him at the time.
Until his death he did in fact teach and trained his Kids
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http://www.billmayersaddles.com http://www.rickmayercycle.com)
the art of seat making and they have continued on creating seats with many improvements over the original design their father started. They are not in association due to a difference of opinions or a family squabble. What ever!
New foam technologies has allowed the brothers to manufacture their seats to meet and exceed the demands by today’s riders and bike owners. See the above links to make a choice regarding who you would like to have a seat made for you.