Russell Seat

This is, IMO, the single most important modification to any bike that will be used in long-distance riding. I have ridden hundreds of thousands of miles on Corbin seats, Sargent ‘SuperCell’ seats, Mayer seats, BMW accessory seats, and stock seats – nothing, but nothing gives better all-day support without pain or discomfort as does a Russell. One of the most fatiguing factors in riding long-distances On a motorcycle is discomfort with the saddle. It is almost impossible to explain how much further and more alertly one can ride on a Russell seat, but suffice it to say that I won’t ride on anything else.

If you can make only a single modification to a motorcycle to prepare it for long-distance riding, this is the one.