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Message started by swedishbiker on 10/01/13 at 11:24:01

Title: Q, would a Mean streak seat fit a Savage?
Post by swedishbiker on 10/01/13 at 11:24:01

Anybody know?

Title: Re: Q, would a Mean streak seat fit a Savage?
Post by EJID on 10/01/13 at 12:27:12

Don't know that anyone has tried that conversion yet. Would have to compare seat pans to determine just how much work it would take to get it to fit, but anything fits with enough creative juices flowing 8-)

If it's not going to set you back much, give it a try and let us see how it turns out...

Title: Re: Q, would a Mean streak seat fit a Savage?
Post by WD on 10/01/13 at 12:57:47

Not easily. I have a thin solo seat on mine for now. Need to work up the ambition to heat my Vulcan 800A seat up so the pan will sag and allow the pillion to bolt to the Harley rear fender. Then make a couple very simple tabs to secure the seat nose to the stock mounting loop, rear of the pillion to the fender, and hopefully the central pan to the frame...

And then take back my Honda passenger pegs, black out the mounts and get them installed permanently (welder).

The thin solo looks tolerable enough, and the 2 up seat will make the gas tank look punier than it does already... so then will need to source an appropriately sized gas tank... My battle with the Savage and its less than stellar frame design is ongoing. Really need to order the weld on hard tail, excise the square frame backbone and weld in a nice round one with a decent amount of stretch.

Title: Re: Q, would a Mean streak seat fit a Savage?
Post by swedishbiker on 10/02/13 at 01:36:26

Harley Davidson Sportster seat, would that fit?
Is a one piece S40 seat more comfortable for a passenger?

Title: Re: Q, would a Mean streak seat fit a Savage?
Post by EJID on 10/02/13 at 07:57:25

Certain Sportster seats have been made to fit with minimal modifications...look here:

sportster seat mod (http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1161011205)
Seat lift (http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1109035237)

I've never ridden b!tch on my own bike, but the single seat looks to be about the same width dimensions as the 2 piece so I doubt it would be much different. If you only occasionally have a passenger, maybe the http://www.buttybuddy.com/ would work.

Title: Re: Q, would a Mean streak seat fit a Savage?
Post by swedishbiker on 10/04/13 at 07:12:27

Yep, the Mean Streak seat can be used. But is worse then the Savage seat for the passenger. But very comfortable for the driver.
So I will put on the Sporster seat.

Title: Re: Q, would a Mean streak seat fit a Savage?
Post by diamond jim on 10/04/13 at 08:26:48

Last summer, on my Mean Streak, I did a conversion to a Vulcan 1500 Classic 2 piece seat. I mention this because if a Mean Streak seat can indeed be fit to a LS650, then maybe other seats that can fit be easily fitted to a Mean Steak could also work.

Title: Re: Q, would a Mean streak seat fit a Savage?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/04/13 at 08:40:46

I put a Mean Streak on my stock seat when a girl on a cell phone pulled out in front of me,,

Title: Re: Q, would a Mean streak seat fit a Savage?
Post by swedishbiker on 10/04/13 at 10:56:41

Mean Streak

Title: Re: Q, would a Mean streak seat fit a Savage?
Post by swedishbiker on 10/07/13 at 02:17:49

Two ways of fitting the Sporster seat, forward and backward. First way the rectifier are clear, second way the seat rides on it.
Forward and the hole from back light fits, but seat is not nice at tank. Second way fits nicer but need more labor :(
Can the rectifier go to much hot if its close to the seat?

Title: Re: Q, would a Mean streak seat fit a Savage?
Post by swedishbiker on 10/13/13 at 05:50:31

Been riding some miles and the improvement was worth the labor.
The forward control is more comfortable now, I could move the handlebar also forward without feeling like a monkey.
Had to soften the rear spring, the Sporster seat is stiffer then the Suzuki.
But the Menstreak seat had follow the frame better :(