After approximately 85,000 miles on my OEM 2000 seat, it's about worn out. The cover is still in really great shape, but the foam is breaking down and I don't bring much of my own padding to the party. So, regardless of which way I wind up, a new seat is in order. Another OEM is on my short list, but I would try a rebuild of the one I'm on first. Russell? Quite possibly, but not as the first next step.
Although I spend my life at a much lower altitude than 5_19, after a little more than 6,000 miles since January on the much taller and much more vertical 800, I feel like I'm wadded up in a little ball on the Valkyrie. That's what is leading me to the Big Boy and its advertised 1" taller-than-stock dimensions. Heck, I might even consider a King Big Boy to even further straighten my legs. No, a peg-lowering kit is not an option.
And... In true "the hip bone is connected to the thigh bone" fashion, when I get the seat / seat height problem solved, that will cascade directly into the fairing / windshield configuration / helmet butteting problem. Oh well, it's only dollars and must be done in order to enjoy all day on the Valkyrie again. Hopefully, all day for many days in a row.
It won't be cheap, but it will money well-spent.
