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Cruiser
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Pittsburgh, PA | After reading some posts on this forum and others I'm pretty sure that I want to take my factory seat with utopia back rest off and sent it to california to have Russell cycle products remake my seat. This is a bit pricey but it seems like a good decision. I'm looking for pictures of the completed product if any one has one, can you PM me or post them here? I've only seen the photo on Russell's site and that is only one bike. Also was wondering what you would think about a two tone leather seat using black as the main color with the medium grey or graphite as the secondary color. I think one of them would match up with the passenger handles and other non black out pieces. I'm shade blind with some colors so I'm not sure which one would match up better. the web site also has the color chart under the link. Any thoughts?
Edited by taz456 2012-10-11 9:06 AM
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Iron Butt
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Northeast Ohio | Here is mine, in leather, with the Victory Driver's backrest (not recovered by Russell).
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Cruiser
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Houston, Tx | Did he do the rear pillion pads (attached to trunk) as well?
Was he able to keep the OEM heating elements ?? |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 785
Mt. Vernon, WASH. | When I had my seat rebuilt, I chose a snakeskin pattern in textured gray for the insert including the Utopia and passenger back rest to break up all that black leather, as we used to say @ the hanger 'work good, last long time' |
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Cruiser
Posts: 216
Danville, CA | I am gonna go in the Spring to get one made onsite with my wife. I will post and provide feedback after that. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 216
Danville, CA | I am gonna go in the Spring to get one made onsite with my wife. I will post and provide feedback after that. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 785
Mt. Vernon, WASH. | alohaboy - 2012-10-11 3:53 PM
I am gonna go in the Spring to get one made onsite with my wife. I will post and provide feedback after that.
By all means-take the boss 'cause you may love your part of the seat and she might consider her portion to be like sitting on the edge of a 2 X 4 wrapped in barbed wire, if her tookus ain't happy your rides won't be either.  
Edited by SYNSTR 2012-10-11 6:18 PM
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Visionary
Posts: 4278
| Do a search in your town I found a couple when I had harleys and they came out nice I could ride far. Even found a guy that did seats for iron butt riders. Hes was funny but did great seats |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 1117
Northeast Ohio | Just to clarify, all parts (less the driver's backrest), including the passenger backrest parts (pillion pads) were done by Russell (day-long.com). |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 1066
Peru, IN | SYNSTR - 2012-10-11 7:17 PM
alohaboy - 2012-10-11 3:53 PM
I am gonna go in the Spring to get one made onsite with my wife. I will post and provide feedback after that.
By all means-take the boss 'cause you may love your part of the seat and she might consider her portion to be like sitting on the edge of a 2 X 4 wrapped in barbed wire, if her tookus ain't happy your rides won't be either.
If I ever get someone on the back of my bike (which is doubtful) and they complain, they're more than welcome to hop off at the next stop. |
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Cruiser
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Pittsburgh, PA | Monkeyman, at least you are nice enough to come to a stop to let them jump off. Not sure if I'd even slow down much less come to a stop. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 1066
Peru, IN | Well, you know. It depends how much they bitch.  |
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Cruiser
Posts: 155
Stockton, California | Check out the thread below. Eastteaxasrider did this sometime ago. Nice pics as well
http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=4612&pos... |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 9
| Russel did my seat. It's OK at best. Sits you up to high. Even spent another $100 to send back second time, but still sit to high. Personally wouldn't do it again. Quality was good and people were nice, but just to expensive for very minimal gain in comfort. Been having for a couple of years and still just OK. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 37
Southern Indiana | The ones of you who are running Russell?s seat does your passenger have the same problem of sliding forward all the time like with the factory seat. |
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