Will a seat from an older savage work?     Hate the the stock seat....

I'm still looking for a different seat too.  Suzuki has an OEM replacement seat, and Corbin now makes one, but I don't think they have solos.  Some people have converted Harley Sportster seats to fit, so a solo Sportster seat might work, but I haven't been able to find out which exact Sportster model (year, tank size, etc) will work.  There are plenty of aftermarket solo seats for Sportsters though, so if you can find one that you are willing to risk the money to try, I sure would be interested in knowing about it!  I check ebay regularly, trying to find one that I'm willing to risk it on.

In the meantime, I bought a Saddlemen raw gel pad, took the cover off my seat, carved it out more to my liking, and inserted the gel, and stapled the cover back on.  Its better, definitely more comfortable for me, but still not exactly what I want.

Search this site for seat options or seat mods, several have done a few solo mods, and I think they mention which seat they used.  I don't necessarily want solo, but still open to options.

Serowbot wrote on 11/15/09 at 15:42:15:


I won't pay that much money for a Corbin.  I'm cheap!  And I don't want a stock Sportster seat either, as I haven't found one that is comfortable.  Well, I did sit on a Sportster that had a gel seat that was nice, but I assume it was aftermarket.  They say the Sundowner is nice too, but I haven't seen one in person to feel it.  A guy I work with is getting one for his Dyna, so I'll get to sit on it eventually.  Mustang would be my choice if I could find that dang money tree!  I'll find the right one some day.  

buttgoat1 wrote on 11/16/09 at 05:55:56:


Do you know what year/model Sportster yours came from?  I think the texture of the stock seat is the part I really hate, and the flatness of it.  I curved it out as much as I could, without digging into the pan.  The gel is nice though.  And where the heck did you come up with "buttgoat"?  Story behind that?