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[Eye of the Tiger]

Anyone have one of these Danny Gray BigButt seats? It has a built-in butt crack and looks pretty comfy. I need a big, comfy solo seat. Don't care how it looks.



https://www.denniskirk.com/danny-gra...prd/454385.sku

[Randy]

Originally Posted by Eye of the Tiger

Anyone have one of these Danny Gray BigButt seats? It has a built-in butt crack and looks pretty comfy. I need a big, comfy solo seat. Don't care how it looks.



https://www.denniskirk.com/danny-gra...prd/454385.sku

Never tried one but from what I read, if you want comfort, and don't care quite so much about the looks, a Mustang seat is what you might want to look into.

[boatpuller]

Originally Posted by Eye of the Tiger

Anyone have one of these Danny Gray BigButt seats? It has a built-in butt crack and looks pretty comfy. I need a big, comfy solo seat. Don't care how it looks.

Russell DayLong seat. Without a doubt, that is the one to go with based on your desires. I've met many long distance riders who bought several others before getting the DayLong, and wish they had just gone there first.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Thanks guys, I'll take a look at those. A good seat is worth its weight in gold.

[Randy]

Originally Posted by boatpuller

Russell DayLong seat. Without a doubt, that is the one to go with based on your desires. I've met many long distance riders who bought several others before getting the DayLong, and wish they had just gone there first.

Well, yeah, I guess for a touring style seat the Day Long would be "it". But, they are BUTT UGLY.... Then again, the OP did say he didn't care about that, sooo....

Guess I was just thinking more in terms of what I personally would find reasonably acceptable in the looks dept. For that, the Mustang seats would be about my limit as far as size goes, and for me, even those a bit big and ungainly looking in most cases. At least for my 48. YMMV.

[jules083]

I have a Russell on my FJR and a Mustang on my sportster. The Russell is an amazing seat, but I also like the Mustang. I'd put the Russell as the best seat I've owned, with the Mustang a close second.

Mustang doesn't look too bad either I don't think. It's big, but not absurdly so.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Originally Posted by jules083

I have a Russell on my FJR and a Mustang on my sportster. The Russell is an amazing seat, but I also like the Mustang. I'd put the Russell as the best seat I've owned, with the Mustang a close second.

Mustang doesn't look too bad either I don't think. It's big, but not absurdly so.

I looked at the Russels, and they look super comfy. However, having the seat custom made means being seatless for a while.
What model Mustang is that? It looks nice and flat, which may be good for me, as I like sitting back more than the stock seat allows.

[jules083]

Originally Posted by Eye of the Tiger

I looked at the Russels, and they look super comfy. However, having the seat custom made means being seatless for a while.
What model Mustang is that? It looks nice and flat, which may be good for me, as I like sitting back more than the stock seat allows.

It's the Super Touring

http://www.mustangseats.com/Category/Super-Touring

There's another model called the Sport Touring, it's only 1" narrower. Not sure exactly how it compares in comfort or looks:

http://www.mustangseats.com/Category/Sport-Touring



When I bought mine I picked out the one I wanted on Mustang's website then typed the part number into ebay's search engine. Saved around $100. It gets more comfortable as I ride on it, took a thousand miles or so to break in. There were a few pressure points at first, but they are gone now. I sat on an older seat mounted on a bagger, it felt great. Mine's not quite there yet but is still very good at 4,000 miles.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Originally Posted by jules083

It's the Super Touring

http://www.mustangseats.com/Category/Super-Touring

There's another model called the Sport Touring, it's only 1" narrower. Not sure exactly how it compares in comfort or looks:

http://www.mustangseats.com/Category/Sport-Touring



When I bought mine I picked out the one I wanted on Mustang's website then typed the part number into ebay's search engine. Saved around $100. It gets more comfortable as I ride on it, took a thousand miles or so to break in. There were a few pressure points at first, but they are gone now. I sat on an older seat mounted on a bagger, it felt great. Mine's not quite there yet but is still very good at 4,000 miles.

Couldn't find that particular one, but I think I found a solo seat that looks like yours

Wide Touring Vintage Solo seat #76148
It's 14.5" wide! I'll put that at the top of my list.

[jules083]

Must not make it for your year then. Mines a 99.

Just for visual reference my seat is 15" wide. It looks a lot bigger if I take the saddlebags off though. They kind of balance the look. I never take them off anyways so it doesn't really matter to me.

All typos and misspellings blamed on my phone.

[eliotsajerkface]

I'm seriously looking at the le pera Cherokee seat for my 48.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I looked at some LePera seats, too, as the prices are pretty reasonable. I have to have a solo because of my luggage rack, so I was looking at the LePera Aviator solo seat. It's hard to say by looking at it if it would be more comfortable than the Mustang. The lip in the back looks a bit high, though.

[Randy]

Originally Posted by Eye of the Tiger

I looked at some LePera seats, too, as the prices are pretty reasonable. I have to have a solo because of my luggage rack, so I was looking at the LePera Aviator solo seat. It's hard to say by looking at it if it would be more comfortable than the Mustang. The lip in the back looks a bit high, though.

You may want to look around on xlforum. Tons of threads there on nothing but seats for sportsters.

The LePera seats don't get real high marks for comfort. Some models are better than others, and I've never tried either, but the Mustang seats seem to garner the most praise for comfort.

[jules083]

Originally Posted by Eye of the Tiger

I looked at some LePera seats, too, as the prices are pretty reasonable. I have to have a solo because of my luggage rack, so I was looking at the LePera Aviator solo seat. It's hard to say by looking at it if it would be more comfortable than the Mustang. The lip in the back looks a bit high, though.

Guys on XL forum swear by their Mustangs. Just saying.

If you're concerned about being seatless with the Russell try to find someone that has a stock seat, and offer yours to them on trade. The one to send away can have tears or worn out foam, it doesn't matter. Maybe even find a used ebay special.

What year's your bike? I may know of a guy willing to do that, I forget what year his bike is. It's a rubber mount though.

Randy- Quit typing so fast. I was getting there.