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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!!
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Re: Modify gel seat or stock seat height
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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
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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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Re: Modify gel seat or stock seat height
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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!!
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.
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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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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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