[tjfischer]

Here are some Picts of the custom seat I got from Bill Mayers Saddles in Ojai, Ca. The ride is much more comfortable. If you are looking for a new seat. I highly recommend them.
http://billmayersaddles.com

[Marc]

Do you have a pic of your exact seat Look like nice saddles

[tjfischer]

Marc, on Apr 5 2008, 04:13 PM, said:

Do you have a pic of your exact seat Look like nice saddles

Working on it, I think the images were too big.

[Marc]

See them now, at first I thought they were on the site you linked to. Looks really good!

[tjfischer]

Marc, on Apr 5 2008, 05:10 PM, said:

See them now, at first I though they were on the site you linked to. Looks really good!

They are going to put picts on their site. They just haven't updated yet. Mine was the first Spyder they had done. They did a great job. Took them about 6 hrs. They had another Spyder scheduled to do a custom with the seat cowl. I hope to see picts of that bike soon..

[spyder-dude]

tjfischer, on Apr 5 2008, 06:48 PM, said:

Here are some Picts of the custom seat I got from Bill Mayers Saddles in Ojai, Ca. The ride is much more comfortable. If you are looking for a new seat. I highly recommend them.
http://billmayersaddles.com

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Nice looking seat! How much did that cost?

[SpyderGirl]

spyder-dude, on Apr 5 2008, 07:32 PM, said:

Nice looking seat! How much did that cost?

I am looking to replace our seat soon. Not nice on the posterior on rides over 50 miles and it's already got a tear on it with only 700 miles.

[Tonga]

tjfischer, on Apr 5 2008, 06:48 PM, said:

Here are some Picts of the custom seat I got from Bill Mayers Saddles in Ojai, Ca. The ride is much more comfortable. If you are looking for a new seat. I highly recommend them.
http://billmayersaddles.com

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Nice looking saddle. I would like to know what are the differences of the new saddle compared to the OEM. Is it stiffer, narrower, lower, softer? Can you give us some examples of the differences ?

[SpyderGuy]

SpyderGirl, on Apr 6 2008, 12:08 AM, said:

I am looking to replace our seat soon. Not nice on the posterior on rides over 50 miles and it's already got a tear on it with only 700 miles.

The custom seat looks great, but I'll bet it was expensive. I installed the seat cover from BRP and I love it. It makes a huge difference in the look and feel. I would look long and hard at it when considering a new seat.

[Putt-Putt]

Like I said before Rick Mayer & Russle Day Long about the best you can get. And maybe Kontour seats. I'll see how my stock seat is for now. But when I get one I will go with the Day Long like was shown on this site somewhere (Black Valour--Diamond pattern) I noticed also when someone asks How much they paid for it (After Market)? In most cases Nobody replies; whats with that?

[tjfischer]

The seat was a little pricy $650.00. If you plan on doing longer rides is well worth the investment. It sucks when your butt and legs go to slept after 50 -75 miles. These guys custom the seat to your weight hieght, and how you sit on the bike as the made it I do two test rides during the process before the leather cover was installed. I've had it for about 3 weeks now, and I do not have any regrets about the price.

[Lee]

tjfischer, on Apr 5 2008, 06:48 PM, said:

Here are some Picts of the custom seat I got from Bill Mayers Saddles in Ojai, Ca. The ride is much more comfortable. If you are looking for a new seat. I highly recommend them.
http://billmayersaddles.com

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[b]THAT SEAT LOOKS GREAT!!

[Putt-Putt]

Wish I new where the one (SPYDER) pictured with the Russel DayLong seat is. It was Black Velure with a Diamond patteren on it. It's on this site somewhere anyone run across it?. It really looked classy to me.

This post has been edited by Putt-Putt: 12 April 2008 - 09:38 AM

[tjfischer]

Putt-Putt, on Apr 12 2008, 07:37 AM, said:

Wish I new where the one (SPYDER) pictured with the Russel DayLong seat is. It was Black Velure with a Diamond patteren on it. It's on this site somewhere anyone run across it?. It really looked classy to me.

I found the Link for the Russel day long. Looks nice here is the link

Russel Day long

[hevnbound]

Had a Bill Mayer on my '04 Honda ST1300. By far the best seat I've ever had. Good choice!

[Putt-Putt]

tjfischer, on Apr 15 2008, 05:09 PM, said:

I found the Link for the Russel day long. Looks nice here is the link

Russel Day long

THANK YOU! Really Appreciate it.
And Rick Mayer is also a good seat. What I understand is he use to work for Day Long yrs. ago.

[Rokonman]

Putt-Putt, on Apr 15 2008, 10:45 PM, said:

THANK YOU! Really Appreciate it.
And Rick Mayer is also a good seat. What I understand is he use to work for Day Long yrs. ago.

Rick and Bill Mayer are brothers. Their father founded Russel Day Long (renamed to Russel when the Dad sold it) Rick's saddles are very nice with fancy stiching. Bill's saddle has fewer the minimum of seams/stiching and withstand the rain better. (In my opinion)

[Tonga]

tjfischer, on Apr 6 2008, 03:35 PM, said:

The seat was a little pricy $650.00. If you plan on doing longer rides is well worth the investment. It sucks when your butt and legs go to slept after 50 -75 miles. These guys custom the seat to your weight hieght, and how you sit on the bike as the made it I do two test rides during the process before the leather cover was installed. I've had it for about 3 weeks now, and I do not have any regrets about the price.

I love the looks of your saddle and need a better saddle for my Spyder. I need to sit a bit taller ( about an inch )then OEM and also need firmness. Does your saddle do that for you??? Those darn foot pegs are to high for me and the saddle is uncomfortable. I'm going to contact Bill Mayers but would like more feedback if you can give it to me?

[Putt-Putt]

For a firm (hard) seat contact Corbin-Sargent or Mustang. They really know how to make them Hard.
And you'll pay the same price for them.

This post has been edited by Putt-Putt: 29 April 2008 - 08:08 AM

[tjfischer]

Tonga, on Apr 29 2008, 05:24 AM, said:

I love the looks of your saddle and need a better saddle for my Spyder. I need to sit a bit taller ( about an inch )then OEM and also need firmness. Does your saddle do that for you??? Those darn foot pegs are to high for me and the saddle is uncomfortable. I'm going to contact Bill Mayers but would like more feedback if you can give it to me?

Yes, my sadlle is nice and firm. Bill Maysr does a great job of making the seat the way you want (My opinion). I have put on over 4000 mile on my Spyder since I got the the sadlle, and have been extremly pleased. The longest run so far has been 495 miles each way, the seat was great. But I did learn I need Highway pegs next for those really long runs.