SuzukiSavage.com - Seat issue...

Doug Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 95 Texarkana, AR Gender:	Seat issue... 02/12/12 at 01:02:58 Do I have to replace the fender of my 87' savage in order to fit a one piece long seat? Reason I ask is because someone is trying to give me one for dirt cheap and my original has seen better days.
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Re: Seat issue...
Reply #1 - 02/12/12 at 05:48:46

Basic answer is no. You can easily use the 87 fender.

I replaced the two piece on my 2001 with a newer one piece with no mod's. What I did on the rear tab on the one piece seat is put a rubber bumper pad on it so it didn't rattle against the paint. The two side mounting tabs hold the seat from moving around.

Optionally you can drill a hole in the existing fender to bolt the rear tab on.

I found the one piece actually gives you maybe 1/2 to 1 inch more leg room becasue of the way the seat pan is.

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Re: Seat issue...
Reply #2 - 02/12/12 at 15:34:59

T Mack 1 - FSO wrote on 02/12/12 at 05:48:46:

Basic answer is no. You can easily use the 87 fender.

I replaced the two piece on my 2001 with a newer one piece with no mod's. What I did on the rear tab on the one piece seat is put a rubber bumper pad on it so it didn't rattle against the paint. The two side mounting tabs hold the seat from moving around.

Optionally you can drill a hole in the existing fender to bolt the rear tab on.

I found the one piece actually gives you maybe 1/2 to 1 inch more leg room becasue of the way the seat pan is.

Thanks a lot! That's good news all around, cause I'm kind of tall.

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