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Message started by Sash on 11/15/09 at 08:54:28

Title: Wanna go to single seat on 2006
Post by Sash on 11/15/09 at 08:54:28

Will a seat from an older savage work? Hate the the stock seat....

Title: Re: Wanna go to single seat on 2006
Post by BurnPgh on 11/15/09 at 11:35:23

the s40 seat is "improved". If you dont like it you'll hate the savage seat even more. Search for the Diamond Jim seat mod. I like it but it does lower your seat height a couple inches.

Title: Re: Wanna go to single seat on 2006
Post by babyhog on 11/15/09 at 15:20:25

I'm still looking for a different seat too. Suzuki has an OEM replacement seat, and Corbin now makes one, but I don't think they have solos. Some people have converted Harley Sportster seats to fit, so a solo Sportster seat might work, but I haven't been able to find out which exact Sportster model (year, tank size, etc) will work. There are plenty of aftermarket solo seats for Sportsters though, so if you can find one that you are willing to risk the money to try, I sure would be interested in knowing about it! I check ebay regularly, trying to find one that I'm willing to risk it on.

In the meantime, I bought a Saddlemen raw gel pad, took the cover off my seat, carved it out more to my liking, and inserted the gel, and stapled the cover back on. Its better, definitely more comfortable for me, but still not exactly what I want.

Search this site for seat options or seat mods, several have done a few solo mods, and I think they mention which seat they used. I don't necessarily want solo, but still open to options.

Title: Re: Wanna go to single seat on 2006
Post by Serowbot on 11/15/09 at 15:42:15

a. I think you should be able to swap to a solo and pillion seat from the one piece,... might have to drill a hole to mount pillion...

b. Piglett,... I sat on Gerry's Corbin seat,... he likes it, but he weighs 300+ pounds,... hard as a rock for my skinny butt...
Try a fake or real sheepskin cover,... very cushy...

c. There are many different Sportster seats, the only one I sat on felt like a telephone pole... "Ooouchie!"... :-?

Title: Re: Wanna go to single seat on 2006
Post by babyhog on 11/16/09 at 05:41:15

1305120F17020F14600 wrote:

I won't pay that much money for a Corbin. I'm cheap! And I don't want a stock Sportster seat either, as I haven't found one that is comfortable. Well, I did sit on a Sportster that had a gel seat that was nice, but I assume it was aftermarket. They say the Sundowner is nice too, but I haven't seen one in person to feel it. A guy I work with is getting one for his Dyna, so I'll get to sit on it eventually. Mustang would be my choice if I could find that dang money tree! I'll find the right one some day.

Title: Re: Wanna go to single seat on 2006
Post by buttgoat1 on 11/16/09 at 05:55:56

I fitted a sportster gel seat onto mine, not a huge improvement, but a little, a bit wider than stock and a smooth cover vs the stock texture. Taking off the stock cover and reshaping the foam is probably the best way to go, just pry off the staples and refasten it when your done, worst case scenario, you end up getting another seat if you mess it up.

The sheepskin pad is the easiest of all.

Title: Re: Wanna go to single seat on 2006
Post by babyhog on 11/16/09 at 06:58:29

46514257515651425D300 wrote:

Do you know what year/model Sportster yours came from? I think the texture of the stock seat is the part I really hate, and the flatness of it. I curved it out as much as I could, without digging into the pan. The gel is nice though. And where the heck did you come up with "buttgoat"? Story behind that?

Title: Re: Wanna go to single seat on 2006
Post by buttgoat1 on 11/16/09 at 16:41:33

I got the seat off of ebay, not sure of the year, but I did have to make a pedestal to support it underneath because the bottom is flat and also peel back the cover and trim the front so it didn't hit the gas tank.
point is, anything will work if you do enough fabbing and modifying.

The name comes from a misunderstanding about goats I have cattle and goats, during the conversation I said but goat and the other person thought buttgoat was a variety of goat.