SuzukiSavage.com - comfortable seat?

demtho41 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 6 sullivan county, NY Gender:	comfortable seat? 02/09/13 at 16:36:53 has anybody swapped out their seat for a different one without many modifications? I have the issue of I like long rides, but after about 60 mile I get off and my tushy is so uncomfortable I dread sometimes sittign back on the bike.
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Re: comfortable seat?
Reply #1 - 02/09/13 at 17:13:02

I currently am using a seat from a Suzuki S50 Boulevard (800cc V-twin). My bike is currently apart for a rebuild but I turned the front mounting brackets around 180 degrees and used two 1 1/8" clamps like these for the front and then glued a piece of that hard sanding block black rubber to the bottom of the seat to support it in the back. I will send pics when I put the seat back on.

(http://www.dragspecialties.com/search/?q=three+piece+clamps&docType=product&s...)

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SALB Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 668 Whittier, AK Gender:	Re: comfortable seat? Reply #2 - 02/09/13 at 19:44:28 A lot of members have had high praise for the Corbin, but $270 is a little spendy. http://www.corbin.com/suzuki/ss40.shtml
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Reply #3 - 02/09/13 at 19:52:09

I agree $270 is quite spendy, cause as it is I have to do the white spacer modification to fix the backfire and I have to fix oil leak from under the speedo. I think I might try and take my seat to a couple different local dealerships and see if maybe there is anything that matches up. Maybe a Harley one will fit or one off a yamaha or something.

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wambr Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 610 Russia, Samara Gender:	Re: comfortable seat? Reply #4 - 02/09/13 at 22:16:53 I also have a similar problem... but after moding stock seat (about which I wrote) comfortable mileage increased to approximately 100 miles away. but still, I want to yet. so am going to replace the seat cover and slightly change the shape of the... not decided-what do coating...but "there is still time, there is Meller!"
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mustang YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 23	Re: comfortable seat? Reply #5 - 02/09/13 at 22:27:06 I found a suzuki pillow seat on ebay for 200. I can move back on it you cant on the Corbin.
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Blinky-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Three Eyes Are Better Than Two Posts: 528 Kentucky Gender:	Re: comfortable seat? Reply #6 - 02/09/13 at 23:19:05 I used an Air Hawk 2 pad on a 2,000 road trip. The longest daily segment was 511 miles. It eliminated the pressure points and numb butt but did not do much for the lower back. You might want to consider one if you can't find another option. I have since picked up a Corbin and highly recommend it. Good hunting
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Dooley YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 42 Palm Harbor, FL Gender:	Re: comfortable seat? Reply #7 - 02/10/13 at 10:54:37 That Corbin looks nice,, But way out of my price range.
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houstonbofh Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 420 Houston, TX Gender:	Re: comfortable seat? Reply #8 - 02/11/13 at 20:37:41 Spend money or time. Those are the choices. I too thought the custom seats were a little pricey, and started modding mine. Took a few tries to get it really right, but now it is perfect. (For my butt anyway)
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6067 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: comfortable seat? Reply #9 - 02/11/13 at 22:39:43 alaska sheepskin pad works for me along with a drivers backrest and forward controlls
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Dj12midnit Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline If you'r here and I'm here isn't this our time? Posts: 1036 Lynden Wa. Gender:	Re: comfortable seat? Reply #10 - 02/12/13 at 16:46:23 I love the Corbin my wife on the other hand likes the 10 buck Canadian tire cushion.
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HondaLavis Senior Member Offline It's nothing personal; the other one came first. Posts: 451 Plano, TX	Re: comfortable seat? Reply #11 - 02/12/13 at 20:31:53 A Harley Sportster seat is a decent improvement over the stock that won't break the bank. You have to make your own mounting bracket, but that can be done for <$20 at your local Ace hardware.
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Re: comfortable seat?
Reply #12 - 02/12/13 at 21:05:47

2 layers of 3/8" blue camping pad covered with leather worked fine for years. All on the stock pan so it just bolts right on.

Have been building brackets to put a Kawasaki Vulcan 800A seat on my 98 Savage. Real seat, I've done several hundred miles in a day on a VN800A, should be an improvement on the Savage, But, it has to be an 800A seat, the 800B (Classic) stock seat sucks... I've owned both A and B 800s.

Anything, including an old phone book, wrapped in duct tape, is better than the stock torture device (I mean seat)...

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