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NW-SAV

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solo seat for the taller savage
10/08/07 at 16:25:57

HI EVERYONE!!
i love my Suzuki, but I think I might be a little taller then who the bike was designed for, I am 6'2" with long legs and on rides over about 10 minutes I really want to stretch out,
I wanted to share the seat mod I did last weekend, it has dramactically increased the comfort of my ride.

the seat is just a cheap seat I found online, but I moved the seating position back about 2-3 inches at least. The front mount I made out of a 6" gate hinge, the rear mount is a strip of iron plat that I bolted to the upper rear fender mounts, it extends about an inch past the frame tubes and that is where the springs mount. I also kinda bent the fender down onto the wheel more, I lowered it about 2" from the uppere mounts, i think it makes it look a little more sleek.
next i am going to put some 10" or 12" ape hanges on and the thing should be like an easy chair.

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DanGill Full Member Offline Posts: 222	Re: solo seat for the taller savage Reply #1 - 10/09/07 at 06:00:29 I'd be interested in seeing more detailed photos of the setup. Looks great!
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azjay Serious Thumper Offline aridzona... its a dry heat Posts: 816 Gender:	Re: solo seat for the taller savage Reply #2 - 10/09/07 at 06:31:08 very cool!
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Gary On A Savage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Only 15 mins riding could save you $$$ in Dr bills Posts: 941 Fresno, California Gender:	Re: solo seat for the taller savage Reply #3 - 10/09/07 at 08:23:20 DanGill wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10: I'd be interested in seeing more detailed photos of the setup. Looks great! I would also. I have a spring seat arriving this friday and I'm looking for mounting ideas.
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sluggo Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline big singles lead, twins follow the pack Posts: 4744 moses lake washington Gender:	Re: solo seat for the taller savage Reply #4 - 10/09/07 at 09:18:56 Gary On A Savage wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:10: I would also. I have a spring seat arriving this friday and I'm looking for mounting ideas. mine is hard mounted in rear and springs on front. like this
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NW-SAV

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Re: solo seat for the taller savage
Reply #5 - 10/09/07 at 15:30:32

here are some better photos of the mounts-
I would have liked to make all of this a little cleaner, but i don't have a shop so i am stuck using whatever I can find at the hardware store-
this front mount is just a 6" gate hinge, I had to drill some holes for the tank bolts but that was it, i also put another peice of metal strap on that so I could move the seat back farther.

I used the upper fender bolts to mount the spring bracket,

i also lowered the top of the fender about 2", I think it gives it a little meaner look, I am going to get the blinkers and tail light off of there soon.

Edit: modified links to use the full size images instead of the 200 pixel wide versions.

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