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S40 Gel Pillow Seat
08/14/08 at 16:37:23

Well I finally got in my new seat for my Savage today Cheesy

. I ordered that puppy on Sunday I think it was and it got here today. Right after work I took it out and man it looked huge. I pulled off my stock (crappy) one and then pulled off the passenger seat that had tears in it and dropped it down to see if it fit and it did except the passenger seat end had a mount so that it would bolt up to the fender but it wasn't nearly long enough to reach the fender.

Anyway I mounted it up and road it around for a while and man I felt like I had put a lift kit in. I am a big guy and with the old seat I sat on the plastic piece basically and with this thing I didn't go in very far so it felt pretty comfortable. I won't be able to really test it until I make a 75 mile run here this weekend to see the new Star Wars movie Cheesy

Anyway I'll get back with you guys after I give it a good testin.

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seviersavage Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 364 Smoky Mountains Tennessee Gender:	Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat Reply #1 - 08/14/08 at 18:35:25 Pictures! we need pictures, and how much did it cost? I'm interested in a pillow seat so I want to know more. Seviersavage
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Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Reply #2 - 08/14/08 at 18:43:29

Meh well I splurged and got the one off of ebay. It was about $200 total which was more than what I was wanting to spend but I really didn't want to go out and buy one for a sportster and hope that I could rig it up the way I like it on my bike.

I'll take a few shots with my cell sometime this weekend and send them in. It looks what I would call really really poofy lol. It is nice and soft but gets firmer I guess as the more weight you put on it.

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slowfaller Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 59 Near Chicago, IL Gender:	Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat Reply #3 - 08/15/08 at 06:56:05 Quote: see the new Star Wars movie ??
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat Reply #4 - 08/15/08 at 11:23:08 I'd be interested in seeing some pictures of the seat too.
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat Reply #5 - 08/15/08 at 11:27:04 When I converted my '01 to a S40 seat I just put a rubber pad on the bolt bracket.
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat Reply #6 - 08/15/08 at 11:53:30 slowfaller wrote on 08/15/08 at 06:56:05: Quote: see the new Star Wars movie ?? Its a CGI animated Star Wars movie the Clone Wars.
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Coleman YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 48	Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat Reply #7 - 08/15/08 at 15:47:54 Here is the pics. I couldn't find Savage or Ls650 on BikePics so I had to do S40. http://www.bikepics.com/members/colemn615/98boulevards40/
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sockmonkeygirl Serious Thumper Offline 37 Stitches Posts: 819 W.Mass Gender:	Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat Reply #8 - 08/15/08 at 16:09:40 It looks like Heaven for a tushy!
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Coleman YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 48	Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat Reply #9 - 08/15/08 at 17:26:48 You can see my old seats setting there behind. I'd like to remind everyone that this was a straight bolt up to my 98 Savage. Granted the stupid bolt didn't want to come out of my old seat but hey I gotter done!
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Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Reply #10 - 08/18/08 at 10:37:56

Well I went out of town on Sunday for a ride and to see a movie. My tail-bone didn't start hurting pretty much till I got there whic is a big improvement over the old seat. It still didn't quite live up to my expectations.

Gotta remember that I'm 240lbs and dropping so anyone who isn't big probably would be just fine with it.

Is there a breakin time for seats or what?

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Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Reply #11 - 08/18/08 at 10:45:33

No. You've got about as good as it gets.

Even my $400.00 custom molded seat was only a minor improvement over the stock one. Even with all the gel and memory foam, sheep skin pad and new shocks, my butt would still hurt. It took alot longer for it to happen, but it still did.

The S40/Savage seat is too narrow to provide sufficient support for us bigger guys. The seat is too shallow and too short. It forces you to almost ride on the tank.

The only improvement would be to fit a fatter, longer saddle in place. The seat on my C50 is heaven compared to my Savage seat.

You're either going to have to get used to your butt hurting or look for another solution. An air-hawk cushion will help, but they look awkward.

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Everything I say is fully substantiated by my own opinion.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat Reply #12 - 08/18/08 at 10:50:31 I think my stock seat got better at about 700-800 miles but I only weight 165 so I think that makes a lot of difference.
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drharveys - FSO Serious Thumper Offline Greetings from San Luis del Norte! Posts: 1776 St Louis MO Gender:	You showed me yours, so I'll show you mine! Reply #13 - 08/18/08 at 12:18:19 Gel seats, that is: Yeah, it's an older photo, but the seat shows up OK. Here it is in slightly warmer weather:
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Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Reply #14 - 08/18/08 at 13:09:26

I have had my Savage since 2001 and have just gotten back to doing some more improvements.

I will send a picture of a super wide custom seat I fabricated and had professionally covered.

Where did you get those nifty highway bars? This is my first post here and I want to get some bars and/or forward controls. Anyone got links or parts?

Thanks to all.

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