Other Halves and Pillions ........

[Rusty]

Overnight Ferry from Plymouth to Santander ... a pocket full of Euros and bugger off for a few weeks .. Nomadic GTR riders ..... BRILLIANT !

[Ziderman]

Going to take that route myself in May , to see me Mum in the Algarve. Want to ride down through Spain. Done every where else before , but not Spain. Any suggested routes ?

As for Pillion ....years X always on behind me. I've not pushed it with new Woman at all. Quite like the freedom on my own at Moment. None of that , " What was that noise ? " in the Intercom , when yer foot rests hit the Tarmac. Not sure who's going to Pack the Panniers though. Ha ha...

[Lonewolf]

I've done the ferry crossing from Plymouth to Santander before many years ago. All I can remember is that it was a very long crossing and I spent most of it with my head down the toilet. I dont do boats. ::)
Oh and I can remember that Santander has the biggest rats I have ever seen.

Other than that, bloody brilliant.  ;D

[Boomer]

On my old GTR1000 I've done 600 miles in a day with Ella on the back.
Apart from that we have done a total of approx 5000 miles touring 2-up.
On the 1000 (with the Russell saddle) she can fall asleep if she wants to as she ain't going anywhere.

That said she is not keen on the pillion perch on the 1400.
The saddle is poor, the position is worse and the pegs are just plain bad.
So, have fitted GTR1000 rear pegs and when finances improve will be buying yet another Russell.

She has done a 400 mile day 2-up on the 1400 but it was with the stock saddle so by the time we got back from Skidmarx in Weymouth she was rather sore.
Even I was fidgety.
We bought the Russell about 4 months later but had to sell it after getting Credit Crunched.

[pembsgtr]

My other half is new to the pillion scene. She is happier with top box on bike to give her something to rest against and also likes to have intercom on just to be able to speak to me if she not feeling too happy. I think with her its a case of if you can't beat em join em.

I don't go to mad when got pillion behind me don't think my kidneys would cope with the good punching they would be likely to get  ;D

[Kawdolph]

The russell seat is it lower than the stock or higher

[Lonewolf]

I've never heard of a Russell Seat before, I've led a sheltered life... ::)

Found this on the wonder web, do they all look like this... :o





Its a bit square looking :-\

[Boomer]

The Russell is about 2" taller for the rider and about 1" taller for the pillion.
On the 1400GTR definately not a saddle for anyone with an inside leg of less than 32".
Awesome comfort but it's not pretty.
On my 1000 I did a couple of 1000+ mile days with no discomfort apart from arms and neck.

This is my old Russell on the 1400 (now on Bagmans 1400)


And this is the Russell I still have on my GTR1000


I asked Bagman if I could buy the saddle back but he told me his better half would kill him if he did. <LOL>
I guess I'll just have to buy another new one then.

Costs about £500 with the "heavyweight" suspension for rider and pillion.
Takes about 8 weeks from when you ship your old saddle to getting it back.
I've done it twice now and as soon as I have £500 spare I'll be doing it again.
http://www.day-long.com

[Lonewolf]

It seems a hell of a lot of extra wad for a seat. Is it £500 better than the standard seat? I've previously had a custom seat manufactured from Tony Archer at Hddersfield, West Yorks,   http://www.tonyarcher.co.uk/

He only charged me £70 quid and I couldn't fault the seat.