Installed a Russell Daylong on the Britster today, made possible by the generosity of our man JDS (thanks again! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]), and the old gal is starting to shape up pretty well. Took a 30 minute spin to test out the new saddle, and 1st buttock impressions are favorable. That "scoop" does hold you in one place, though hopefully it'll be a comfy one. Guess time will tell.
I've also adjusted out the rear brakes, and had a local mechanic fine tune and synchronize the carbs, set the valves, and adjust the clutch freeplay, so the old gal's running pretty good too. Was able to convince the Ebay topbox folks to sell me another mounting plate for 15 bucks, so now I can move the 46L Givi clone from Guzzi to Beemer. Still need to replace some throttle cables to (hopefully) solve a return-to-idle problem, and replace 1 saddle bag latch, but that's about it.
But back to the Russell, especially for those of you that already are riding one of these things. It has a standard seat lock post that latches down fine on the left, and, lacking any hinges, 2 vertical plates on the right that loosely fit inside the subframe rails, making it a lift-off affair. That's fine, but are there no other attachment points for the seat? Is it held in place by pure butt pressure? It feels solid and doesn't move around while riding, but it sure is movable when sitting still. Maybe that's the way they're supposed to be, but am I maybe missing something? :-?
Thanks a lot in advance for any advise.
