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Message started by bovman on 06/11/18 at 16:44:46

Title: Anyone know of a higher seat for a '96 Savage?
Post by bovman on 06/11/18 at 16:44:46

The stock one is just to low for someone over six feet tall.
It's a great bike!

Title: Re: Anyone know of a higher seat for a '96 Savage?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/11/18 at 18:15:40

Most of our tall guys put forward controls on.

Title: Re: Anyone know of a higher seat for a '96 Savage?
Post by batman on 06/11/18 at 23:19:57

Some have made custom mounting brackets and used Triumph or Harley sportster seats . Solo seats can be mounted at nearly any height.

Title: Re: Anyone know of a higher seat for a '96 Savage?
Post by batman on 06/12/18 at 08:56:37

Having a 34 inch inseam ,and not liking the look , or the fact that forward controls make it nearly impossible to lift your body off the seat while moving over a really bad (speed) bump ,and the advantage of keeping all the controls stock in the event of damage near or far from home, I choose to a different route. Rather than move my feet forward ,or raising the seat( moving weight higher), I moved my seating position, for myself(and I carry a passenger) back about 4 inches.If anyone is interested I'll go into further detail.

Title: Re: Anyone know of a higher seat for a '96 Savage?
Post by Titsken on 06/22/18 at 07:23:47

3330253C303F6569510 wrote:

How did you do it?

Title: Re: Anyone know of a higher seat for a '96 Savage?
Post by batman on 06/22/18 at 21:09:27

I used a HD sportster seat ,bobbed some of the frame posts (about half) where the two bolts hold the front of the stock seat and welded in a crossbar ,this was drilled to except much longer upper bolts and spacers for the upper fender mounts ,the lower mounting bolt where retained , This allowed the fender to be tipped back and downward fitting the curve of the rear of the one piece seat to match the fender and the front of the seat to fit tight to the top frame rails aft of the gas tank. the problems then became tire to fender clearance (1/2" for stock shocks that move 2") so these 10 "stock ones were replaced with 12"progressive shocks ( providing 3"of movement, better handling/ ground clearance - my front pegs no longer get ground , and reduced rake and trail ). the other problem was the angle of the swingarm made the stock passenger pegs to close to the muffler ,so I made brackets off the swingarm that move them wider and 7" farther forward, with custom pegs, giving the passenger the same feet forward (more comfortable )position I enjoy , and a lot less movement being only 4"back from the point of pivot .That's the basics , but I also employed HD fenders , custom fender /saddlebag supports etc. I spent about $700 dollars on the build but I have a high degree of larceny .

Title: Re: Anyone know of a higher seat for a '96 Savage?
Post by verslagen1 on 06/22/18 at 22:48:09

here's a number of ways...
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