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john1652 Ex Member	VL 800 seat 01/02/07 at 18:01:48 ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? I I am going to try a VL 800 seat on the savage. It doesn't look like it would take a lot of fabrication to make it work.It's big and wide and looks pretty comfy. Was wondering if anyone had tried that seat conversion yet. I think it will make a fab. solo seat. john
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: VL 800 seat Reply #1 - 01/03/07 at 05:21:58 Rotsa ruck and post pics when you get it done!
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azjay Serious Thumper Offline aridzona... its a dry heat Posts: 816 Gender:	Re: VL 800 seat Reply #2 - 01/03/07 at 06:38:19 document the mod with fabrication details and lots of pics, then post it to the tech section. inquiring minds will want to know!
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: VL 800 seat Reply #3 - 01/03/07 at 06:54:28 Someone (a lady I believe) here or over at the "Be_Savage" yahoo group, has done this mod ... and with some success if my memory serves me correctly ...
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Re: VL 800 seat
Reply #4 - 01/04/07 at 20:45:39

HI JOHN

I RE-FABED A HARLEY SOFT TAIL (FRONT AND REAR) FOR MINE...THAT STOCK SEAT WAS NOT KIND TO MY MATCHING BODY PARTS AND MY WIFE DIDN'T LIKE HERS EITHER. THE REAR SEAT JUST BOLTED RIGHT UP... THE FRONT WAS A ENTIRELY DIFFERENT MATTER. IT REQUIRED DIMANTALING AND A LITTLE CONTACT WITH A JIG SAW, AND RE DOING THE MOUNTING BRACKETS. IT LOOKS GOOD THOUGH AND THE SIDE FLAPS ON THE HARLEY SEAT HIDE THE MOUNTING BRACKETS AND LOOK GOOD. MY SAVAGE SEAT IS WIDER THAN MY SEAT NOW, BUT I CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR THE WIFES BUT THERE CLOSER NOW.
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geo Full Member Offline I'm a Savage Posts: 204 Orlando Gender:	Re: VL 800 seat Reply #5 - 01/04/07 at 21:47:14 What if after doing all that work the seat is completely uncomfortable? ??? There are a few guys on this site who have used the HD "sporty" seat and are very happy with it. Check it out, before lighting the welding torch.
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john1652 Ex Member	Re: VL 800 seat Reply #6 - 01/05/07 at 15:17:05 i'm hoping that i can take mounting thingie off an old savage seat and put them on the vl800 seat, but it does have a small piece of metal extending from the rear that hopefully will alow me to just bolt it down to the fender. It also has a tab in front like ours does. man it could look awsome or perhaps crappy i'll let ya know. john
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john1652 Ex Member	Re: VL 800 seat Reply #7 - 01/05/07 at 17:18:18 O.K. I just got the seat and did a mock up and it will be a very easy install if i want to do it. I guess i didn't realize how huge this seat is. I have some photos of the mock up but i can't seem to be able to put em on this thread. tell me again how i get them from "my pictures" on my computer to this thread please. john
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TVR_FSO Serious Thumper Offline I'm Ya Huckleberry.... Posts: 870 Frisco, Texas Gender:	Re: VL 800 seat Reply #8 - 01/05/07 at 17:35:43 Upload to a webpage and then link to it in the message body with the URL tag (the one with the globe. Put the http;//www.yourpic.com/pic.jpg between the [url]and the [/url] At least that's how I do it.
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TVR_FSO Serious Thumper Offline I'm Ya Huckleberry.... Posts: 870 Frisco, Texas Gender:	Re: VL 800 seat Reply #9 - 01/05/07 at 17:47:30 Oops! Make that between the [img][/img]
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john1652 Ex Member	Re: VL 800 seat Reply #10 - 01/05/07 at 17:48:21
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TVR_FSO Serious Thumper Offline I'm Ya Huckleberry.... Posts: 870 Frisco, Texas Gender:	Re: VL 800 seat Reply #11 - 01/05/07 at 17:49:13 Sorry for the brain fart Put this between the image tags. http://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2006/11/28/bikepics-734348-full.jpg and you get this
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TVR_FSO Serious Thumper Offline I'm Ya Huckleberry.... Posts: 870 Frisco, Texas Gender:	Re: VL 800 seat Reply #12 - 01/05/07 at 17:51:16
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TVR_FSO Serious Thumper Offline I'm Ya Huckleberry.... Posts: 870 Frisco, Texas Gender:	Re: VL 800 seat Reply #13 - 01/05/07 at 17:52:18 Seat looks comfy. Might wanna edit the snafu to make the pages display right....Again, sorry
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john1652 Ex Member	Re: VL 800 seat Reply #14 - 01/05/07 at 17:53:05 i still don't get it tvr
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