I did with lousy results. But bear in mind that all Russell saddles are custom made so my experience may not mean anything regarding other Russell saddles.
The edges of the Russell projected out from under the Airhawk and so I ended up with a pressure point on my thighs. And beyond that, the Russell is MORE than high enough stock and adding a cushion was making the whole riding thing difficult regarding wind noise, forward lean, etc. I sit rather high in the saddle to begin with so that was a bad combo. for me.
And as expensive as a Corbin is, a Russell is even more. A custom twin Russell, in leather, with a pair of Airhawks on top starts to get into pretty expensive territory (remember you need a stock seat pan to build a Russell on)- like $1,200 and no guarantee it will all work.
The Corbin is my fourth saddle used both with and without an Airhawk: stock, stock ZX 14 saddle (the bike sure felt sportier), custom dual Russell and a stock Corbin. Lots o' money tied up in my Heine (and not the way they do it in prison either).
Saddle comfort is a real problem in the motorcycling world, and an even bigger problem in the long distance riding arena. A lot of people have and continue to spend a lot of money on this problem with mixed and, unfortunately, non- repeatable results. What works for one person / bike often will not work for another. Up to about 4 or 5 hours in the saddle and a decent seat, maybe a wool cushion and some pain reliever is pretty effective. After 12 or more hours in the saddle every single ache and pain that can happen will make itself known. A really poor saddle and an hour's ride can install enough pain in my that it hurts all day after I am done with the ride. That is why I never shrug off anyone else's saddle time- I have a friend who is working her way up in mileage now and has hit 300 miles in a day (not all in a row). She is pretty proud of herself and she should be- she has minimal changes done to her bike and is 'toughing it out'.
And one final though- in addition to the pure sitting situation, it is really quite affected by peg location, peg size, handlebar location and angle, windshield height and general wind movement around the rider. Change the saddle and change all those things! And showroom 'testing' is worthless; you just cannot tell how a bike will feel at the end of the day after a half- hour test.
Brian
Anyone using an Airhawk with a Russell seat?
