I converted my '96 Savage to a fully sprung, H.D. Police seat.  No welding, cutting or drilling of the Savage is needed.  The entire conversion can be put back to stock in 30 minutes.  You must have at least a 30" pants inseam for your foot to rest flat on the ground, with your legs being straight down ( See Pic).  Their will be no room for a rear seat.

Besides the materials, you will need to cut and weld 1/4" steel strap and a drill press so you can drill exactly vertical holes.  You will need a bench grinder.

The seat will sit higher and farther back.  I designed and built this seat conversion because of disc problems in my back causing me to have pain after a short time riding the Savage with it's original seat.  This large Police seat is very comfy due to it's size.  The long springs cause you to gently bounce rather than feel any road vibration.  I can ride for hours on this design with no back-pain.

This modification also provides a lot of room under the seat for mods like a fuel shut-off valve and large filter, as you can see in the pic.

I took 30 pics of every step of the fabrication along with text, which is too much data to dump on this site, so if you want to do this modification, email me and I will send it to you in 5 installments.

Art

wolseley@charter.net

Todd Perry deserves a lot of credit for putting my mess of photos and instructions into this professional format.  He gained nothing for all the time he spent doing it, other than the satisfaction of helping other riders modify their seats into this comfortable design.