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Seat Mods completed
02/10/15 at 08:39:56

Seven months, 1300 miles and hours of wrenching....wife says "I thought you were done"...never done!

Seat is from Yamaha 650..wider and much more comfortable for one up riding. You can mount any number of pillons if needed. I just covered all the fender holes with a Mustang fender bib. All Ebay used stuff.

Front is lifted and rectifier moved forward, all rubber mounted.

So far: Raptor, batt charge pigtail, HD Sportster muff w/long shield, lisc plate mount, spark plug door, TEV washer...NO POPS Grin

Great site and appreciate all the helpful posts!!!

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28375 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Seat Mods completed Reply #1 - 02/10/15 at 10:02:36 Nice lookin' seat... ...(no other way to say it)......
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Seat Mods completed Reply #2 - 06/07/15 at 09:58:42 so the Yamaha seat requires moving the rectifier? still, looks comfy, and looks good
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Reply #3 - 06/10/15 at 16:28:12

On the '05 it was mounted about in the middle of the rear fender... so it had to go somewhere. No pressure on it when I'm on the seat.

The side mounts are stock Suzi off the long seat. The Yama has a plastic "tongue" that fits right up to the Suzi front mount. The Yama seat had a plastic bar across the bottom, dremeled off and that was it.
I also used some rubber chunks fro vibration isolation.

Searching will show pics of the seat either studded, plain, or a Southwest rope edge. The bib was just to cover the bolt holes from the rectifier. You could use a small pillion seat. Or take the fender off and do some body work.

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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Seat Mods completed Reply #4 - 06/20/15 at 12:44:45 I may have to look into that, the seat is the weakest point of the S40 IMO
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chzeckmate Serious Thumper Offline Be the person your dog thinks you are Posts: 514 Houston, Texas Gender:	Re: Seat Mods completed Reply #5 - 06/21/15 at 00:31:35 Wow, that looks sooo good. Nice work!
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coffeescoffer YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3	Re: Seat Mods completed Reply #6 - 06/24/15 at 16:16:35 Lovely job, something I am thinking of doing myself. I would like to add a back rest too.
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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Seat Mods completed Reply #7 - 06/24/15 at 17:34:21 Srotag, I would like to see a pic of your license plate modification. Kenny G
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Canadian_kiwi YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 26	Re: Seat Mods completed Reply #8 - 06/24/15 at 18:05:12 Art Webb wrote on 06/20/15 at 12:44:45: I may have to look into that, the seat is the weakest point of the S40 IMO I agree
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Re: Seat Mods completed
Reply #9 - 06/26/15 at 03:20:04

Kenny G wrote on 06/24/15 at 17:34:21:

Srotag,

I would like to see a pic of your license plate modification.

Kenny G

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/d512tbsj5szjnku,i2py9hujee5geyi/shared

Easy to do...taillight off. Cut bracket, attach plate with bolts through the two smaller holes. Rolled edged of plate to eliminate sharp edges. I am adding LED bolts for lighting (Ebay). Had a LED strip light under the fender, not very bright.

I hated the stupid hang down look of the stock mount...the plate mount change was my very first, say day 2, mod. Cool

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Boogie_with_Stu Senior Member Offline Look Ma, no hands! Posts: 280 Raleigh, NC Gender:	Re: Seat Mods completed Reply #10 - 07/06/15 at 13:29:36 Thats a beautiful S40...nicely done! My Savage will NEVER be a two-person ride. I've been thinking about a solo seat and the Yamaha that you used looks to be the ticket. I moved the regulator to the tool box since I carry the tools in a fork bag now anyway.
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Reply #11 - 07/06/15 at 14:23:03

My main issues with the stock Savage seat are 1) it has no upper butt support. If you know look at the Yamaha seat you can see how much deeper it is with a raised back, and 2) it's a 2 piece setup. I just dont care for that look.

I may go for a solo seat. I have a Sportster seat I have tried to mangle on the bike but still dont like the way it feels. So here's a silly question that I couldnt find a straight "yes" or "no" answer to using the search engine:

Will the stock '06-2015 S40 Boulevard seat fit the savage? With less hassle than the Sportster seat?

If so, that may solve my issue. Boulevard seats are pretty cheap on sleazebay.

EDIT: Does anyone have a factory P/N for the Yamaha 650 seat that some here have used?

Thanks in advance,

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Re: Seat Mods completed
Reply #12 - 07/06/15 at 18:04:54

Yamaha-V-Star-650-Classic-Seat-98-2008

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-V-Star-650-Classic-Seat-98-2008-/221814581189?...

Current listing listing. Several others available, again there are various trims, studs etc. out there.

The part this guy modified is the piece that needs to be removed so it will work if you like the plain seat. Cool

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Boogie_with_Stu Senior Member Offline Look Ma, no hands! Posts: 280 Raleigh, NC Gender:	Re: Seat Mods completed Reply #13 - 07/08/15 at 16:57:12 Thanks Srotag...picked up a seat with a slight tear here locally for $40. Tear is actually under the seat, so I think I can repair it cleanly withour ever being seen. Still curious about the comparability of the S40 Boulevard seat...
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Reply #14 - 07/10/15 at 11:06:45

Boogie_with_Stu wrote on 07/08/15 at 16:57:12:

Thanks Srotag...picked up a seat with a slight tear here locally for $40. Tear is actually under the seat, so I think I can repair it cleanly withour ever being seen.

Still curious about the comparability of the S40 Boulevard seat...

Hey Stu, do a 'how to' on this while you're at it

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