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My seat search and how ended up with the Russel Day Long

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Old 09-03-2019 | 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by heavymetalthunder
Thanks for the reply. It sounds like about the same height as the Road Zeppelin seat when its aired up. I had a Zeppelin and sold it as it was just to bit tall for me. I have a 30" inseam and tippy toeing a 800 pound bike is not fun. I'll have to stick with my Hammocks. Thanks again. HMT
Yeah, I'd say pretty much the same as the Zeppelin. I can see it being an issue with the 30" inseam for sure and scooting forward every stop is kind of a pita. If the Hammock is working for you, stick with it and maybe add a airhawk pad or gel insert.
 
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Old 09-03-2019 | 09:25 AM
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Old 09-03-2019 | 10:21 AM
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Thanks for the pics, that seat looks like a high-quality piece. Looks great with the color of your Road King too.
 
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Old 09-04-2019 | 06:43 AM
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I have ridden allot of miles on stock Harley seats, and I have never complained, but the heated Hammock is terrible. I called one guy who does some seat work and was told they will not work on those seats? Any one heard this? My wife loves her portion and it has to remain heated, like Texas gets cold enough to use it but she is the boss.
 
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Old 09-04-2019 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by DK's Limited
I have ridden allot of miles on stock Harley seats, and I have never complained, but the heated Hammock is terrible. I called one guy who does some seat work and was told they will not work on those seats? Any one heard this? My wife loves her portion and it has to remain heated, like Texas gets cold enough to use it but she is the boss.

I'm not surprised.... the Hammock has a suspension system that is basically a strap down the middle of the seat. Most people who do custom seat work, use various foams and sometimes gel, on top of a seat pan, to get their seats formed and comfortable.. They probably don't want their work to be based on top of someone else's suspension system.

The Hammock suspension system has been known to pull out of the seat pan. There is a thread on this forum that shows how to fix it, or prevent it, by putting two screws through the strap into the seat pan.
 
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Old 09-04-2019 | 10:47 AM
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Awesome. RDL's are awesome and that is where I will go on the HD. I had one on my Kawasaki.

Did you see it going taller compared to the stock HD seat? In the pics, it doesn't look that much higher than what the stock seat might be.
 

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Old 09-04-2019 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by mitch8628
Awesome. RDL's are awesome and that is where I will go on the HD. I had one on my Kawasaki.

Did you see it going taller compared to the stock HD seat? In the pics, it doesn't look that much higher than what the stock seat might be.
Oh yeah it's for sure taller than stock but not as tall as the Police seat.

I have a 20" and a 22" Freedom Shield, I run the 20" with the RDL. I tried 22" with the RDL and it's just a tad too tall (I like the "look over not through"). For reference, I could run the 22" with the Police seat.
 
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Old 09-04-2019 | 11:05 AM
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I'll try and snap a pic of the RDL vs the stock RK seat tonight
 
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Old 09-05-2019 | 01:17 AM
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Any pics of it installed ? Good you found one you like !
 
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Old 09-05-2019 | 01:21 AM
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Sorry, posted before I finished reading the threads. That seat looks great, and comfy !!
 


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