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skatnbnc

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Modify gel seat or stock seat height
07/09/07 at 07:40:25

I tried the search function, and saw a lot of seat height changes by changing the frame or actual seat itself.

What I am looking for is how to raise the standard style seat just a little (1-2" max) in the FRONT.

Right now the seat throws me a little too far forward onto the tank (a common complaint). I don't want too high because I want to still be able to flat foot it.

Solution: I want something SIMPLE that I can do myself!! Wink

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PhilM Full Member Offline Posts: 127 England (Twyford) Gender:	Re: Modify gel seat or stock seat height Reply #1 - 07/09/07 at 07:51:09 Here you go... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;n...
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Re: Modify gel seat or stock seat height
Reply #2 - 07/09/07 at 13:29:34

Read posting 'STARTED SEAT LIFT"......I did the lift last week. Up front I used two #7 stoppers from Lowes and replaced bolts with M6x60's......Kept original washers in place and sperated the stopper from stock washers using a washer the size of the large end. No washer between backet and stopper. It wasn't really necessary to put a washer between the seat bracket's but it does help to line things up. I cut up and intertube and glued enough together so the middle seat mounts would have support. You only have about a 1/4 inch space to fill. Rear bolt is not problem. Once you start it is fairly simple. Good luck and keep us posted.

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skatnbnc

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Re: Modify gel seat or stock seat height
Reply #3 - 07/09/07 at 13:40:54

I'm a huge fan of 'use what ya got laying around'. But looks like I am off to the store for some of these items mentioned. Could not find a washer of any size in my house on Saturday - clearly a major problem!! Grin

I put a new gel seat on this weekend along with a COOL idea of better hand grips. I took some leftover pale gray elk hide that I used to cover the boat steering wheel, and used it to cover my stock hot-in-the-summer black hand grips.

End result = way more comfortable grips in the heat and humidity, wider (fatter by 1/8") which made grip more comfortable, and I even noticed less vibration!

Photos on request. I meant to take some yesterday but it prompty rained buckets as soon as I finished the job. Tongue

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drharveys - FSO Serious Thumper Offline Greetings from San Luis del Norte! Posts: 1776 St Louis MO Gender:	Re: Modify gel seat or stock seat height Reply #4 - 07/09/07 at 14:13:08 Yes, please post the photos -- some of the ones from the old thread are no longer accessible.
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skatnbnc Serious Thumper Offline Spinning Pink Posts: 1286 New Bern NC Gender:	Re: Modify gel seat or stock seat height Reply #5 - 07/11/07 at 05:21:53 PhilM added a link that works well with pics if you need to see it. I may not get to this adjustment until next week because I work outside on my patio, and its been pouring buckets of rain for days with no end predicted until next week. Will post photos after the mod.
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