Texas X Riders
Local Area Meet and Greets => Dallas/Fort Worth Meet and Greet => Topic started by: programmertim on August 29, 2010, 09:57:29 PM
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I'm in Southlake and I'm looking to buy a new two-up seat set for the 1800. I've got it narrowed down to the ultimate big-boy or the russell day-long. They're both awfully expensive to be buying the wrong one. And even though they both have return policies, I'd rather not have to pay for shipping twice if I don't have to. So is anyone that has one of these or anything else you think compares, and doesn't mind my wife and I sitting on it, getting together anywhere any time soon? I'll drag my wife pretty much anywhere at this point if I can get there after work, so just let me know.
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Ultimate X is the way to go. Never heard of the Russell day-long.
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Ultimate X is the way to go. Never heard of the Russell day-long.
I second that on Ultimate X seats!! :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Looked up that Russell Day-long -- it looks really comfortable, but like others never heard of it. ???
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Yeah, after reading all the reviews I could find, I think the day-long may actually be more comfortable, but it's awfully ugly. Also, it's built on your original pan and they require 2 retries before you can return it, so I'm out a ride while I'm waiting for it, and I'm out quite a bit more shipping if it isn't right the first time. So my current plan is to get the ultimate x and head to Jacksonville and back on a Saturday. That will give me 300 miles. Depending on when their 14 day return policy starts and ends, I may be able to get a second saturday ride in the next week if it doesn't feel as comfortable as I like, figuring that maybe the first run was needed to break it in. If it still doesn't work, then I'll try the day-long. It would just make me feel better about laying out the money if my wife and I could sit on one first. And someone may have something they love that is cheaper that I haven't thought of yet.
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day long is the top of the heap when it comes to custom moding your stock eat. Iron butt, and long distance riders do nothing but sing their praises.
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Here's a guy on the GL1800 board.
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Ultimate X is the way to go. Never heard of the Russell day-long.
It is sweet too! I have the Ultimate, it was a bit more reasonably priced.
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I've never heard of anyone who's butt is dissatisfied with a Russell Day Long. But they're ugly as a..well..as a butt. LOL
The Ultimate, while ugly, isn't AS ugly as the Russell. It also might not be QUITE as comfortable.
It's a trade off.
Hope you got the riders back rest with the Ultimate if that's what you got.