Update to this thread:
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;n...So, the 1/8 inch thick aluminum is a little sloppy. When I hit a good bump the rear end, of course, comes up and the fender slams down into the tire, which occasionally breaks a filament, and gets me pulled over for no tailight. I am going to make another seat out of 1/2" steel. Unfortunately, the 1/2" steel diamond plate (DP) is expensive, but not DP steel is cheap. Maybe I will use 1/8" DP and wedl some supports to it... might be able to take a passenger...
Also, I got a peice of 1/16" diamond plate aluminum and made a cover for the rectifier and miscellaneous electrical wires that you can see in the fourth pic. The liscense plate is also bolted to this plate. When I got pulled over tonight, the cop b*tched at me about the plate... jsut started asking him how to make it legal (like I don't know).
As for comfort, now that I bent the sides down, it is actually pretty good... no more sitting on my tailbone! it's not noticeably cold to sit on now that it's winter, either.