Jaime,
I did not drill any holes yet. I could not wait to test this new seat, so I mounted it only using the two bolts on either side of the bike (where the old single front seat would fasten to). For now the rear tab is floating above the area on the rear fender where the mounting hole should be.
http://www.geocities.com/peterstar@sbcglobal.net/tab.htmlI think that I will cut the tab off after all and make some internal tabs (like the old rear seat had) in the reverse direction so that both front and the new rear tabs would engage with one motion (from rear pulling to front). I am only doing this because Suzuki misaligned the seam in the vinyl of the seat with the center of the tab. If the tab wasn’t there, then maybe it won’t be so noticeable. How do you pronounce “Suzuki quality”?
On another note, this seat is a big improvement vs. my old semi-rigid concoction. The gel insert eliminates 99% of the vibrations. There really is no difference in the amount of vibrations cruising @ 60mph with the engine engaged or with the clutch engaged. That sold me. The only beef I have about this seat is that I feel like sitting on a camel’s neck with the hump behind you. Maybe it’s because I am 6’2” tall and up to now I rode on my old seat on the almost rear position. Also for this new seat I have taken off my spacers that lifted the front of the seat at the tank mount (back to “factory” setting). I may have to put those back in.
For anybody under 5’6” this seat is gold. For taller riders, I don’t know - still trying to figure out my opinion. Maybe there are some Savage riders in my area that would like to test my seat to verify or confirm my findings? I am in the DFW area, Texas. I know there is a number of DFW Savage riders, how about a get together for a ride?