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Message started by bill67 on 12/30/07 at 06:13:23

Title: gel seats
Post by bill67 on 12/30/07 at 06:13:23

Suzuki has 2 gel seats is there much differ between the 2

Title: Re: gel seats
Post by Mr 650 on 12/30/07 at 06:45:10

I have the 1st gen. I still get saddle sore in an hour or so. Been meaning to try Greg's removing center rubber bumper trick.
Then again, for long hauls I take the PC800, so the 650 just is used for local short trips.

Title: Re: gel seats
Post by drharveys on 12/30/07 at 18:08:52

The pillow top looks better!

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Suzuki/DSC02289.jpg

Heck, it looks so good that Harley imitated it!

Title: Re: gel seats
Post by sharon on 12/31/07 at 04:54:10

I bought a gel seat pad from JP Cycle a few years ago. Not cheap but about half the price of replacing the whole seat. I like it. It's none skid on one side and sheep skin on the other side

Cons are it sits you up about an inch higher and someone could easily walk off with it

Pros are it helps alot on a long trip and it's warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

We went on a pretty long weekend ride last summer and I could really tell the difference.

Title: Re: gel seats
Post by Polar_Pilot on 01/06/08 at 16:43:50

I switched my stock seat for gel and was highly unimpresssed with the results.

I purchased an Air Hawk seat pad - slapped that on and suddenly I love the seat!

I just do not think that a Gel seat or seat pad does enough to cushion the stock Suzuki seat.

I just have been a fan of the Air Hawk for three years now. There is a review at
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2007054/p-2007054/N-111+10211+600014417/c-10111/reviewflag-1#review

Title: Re: gel seats
Post by Max_Morley on 01/06/08 at 18:03:14

and Max has been using one longer than that. On my 3rd version and would not be w/o one.

Title: Re: gel seats
Post by youzguyz on 01/07/08 at 03:01:25

For the airhawk, here is how I used one. Other seat ideas are in the threads as well.

Here is how I did it:
LINK Seat mod using AirHawk (http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;num=1182255361;start=0#0)

and the follow up:
LINK Seat Evolution (http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;num=1191851206;start=0#0)

Title: Re: gel seats
Post by Violent_Rage on 01/07/08 at 07:50:15

drharveys, nice seats indeed, where do you bought them?

Title: Re: gel seats
Post by drharveys on 01/07/08 at 10:00:33

7E4147444D465C777A494F4D280 wrote:

drharveys, nice seats indeed, where do you bought them?

The one on my Suzuki is the pillow top gel seat from Suzuki -- I got it from Oneida Suzuki by mail order.

www.oneidasuzuki.com

As for the Harley seat -- BTSOOM!

(BTSOOM -- sounds like an Arabic word, but it's really Beats The Ship Out Of Me!)

Title: Re: gel seats
Post by rigidchop on 01/07/08 at 17:03:14

will not fit ls650, wonder why?