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Momtot

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Comfortable Seat
01/03/16 at 08:16:31

Hi everyone! I am new to riding. Got my license in September 2015, am 51 years young and have about 1,000 miles on in rural Maine. If I had ever known how amazing it was I would have had my license many decades ago! Drove on Christmas Eve AND day after Christmas here! It was in the 50s!

Anyway, I have a 2002 Suzuki Savage 650. Love the bike, but finding the stock seat is somewhat uncomfortable for distances longer than a few miles. It's not that the seat itself is uncomfortable - it is too narrow, so I feel like I'm shifting around trying to get comfortable. Attached is a photo so you can see what I have now.

Any recommendations as to where to look for a seat, what brand is the best?

Thanks!

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28662 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Comfortable Seat Reply #1 - 01/03/16 at 10:34:35 Howdy Mom,... Lookin' good out there. There's a mod for the seat that helps a lot and is way cheap... It's called the seat lift... Try it first... Info on how, here... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1109035237 Ride safe ... Peace, Serow
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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: Comfortable Seat Reply #2 - 01/05/16 at 03:37:14 And after you do that, if you want to do more, the sky is the limit. I think Versy has a HD seat on his. I put a vulcan seat on mine. There are plenty you can buy that specifically fit, but I don;t know about them. I got my seat free and made it fit. Most anything will fit, if you have a big enough hammer. Welcome aboard!
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Comfortable Seat Reply #3 - 01/05/16 at 04:04:09 Some folks have just added a gel-pad to the stock seat and found it to be acceptable.
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youzguyz Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2538 San Antonio, Texas Gender:	Re: Comfortable Seat Reply #4 - 01/05/16 at 04:52:51 Dave wrote on 01/05/16 at 04:04:09: Some folks have just added a gel-pad to the stock seat and found it to be acceptable. I tried many solutions. Settled on the Airhawk seat cushion.
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Srotag Full Member Offline Have Thumper Will Travel Posts: 100 Wherever it is warm and sunny Gender:	Re: Comfortable Seat Reply #5 - 01/05/16 at 05:02:11 WELCOME.... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1423586396/0#0 Comfy seat on mine
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Comfortable Seat Reply #6 - 01/05/16 at 08:42:44 Srotag I so want to do that mod But where then would I put the sissy bar bag I planned on fitting? Well, I guess it'd work on the fender as well as the seat
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Re: Comfortable Seat
Reply #7 - 01/05/16 at 08:57:32

If you have the original 2002 seat, the foam padding has possibly deteriorated to the uncomfortable level you are experiencing. If you take the seat in to a friendly upholstery shop they will probably be able to help you out.

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chzeckmate Serious Thumper Offline Be the person your dog thinks you are Posts: 514 Houston, Texas Gender:	Re: Comfortable Seat Reply #8 - 01/05/16 at 11:53:21 My S40 seat is quite comfortable. You might consider changing to the newer seat. As old.indian mentioned, your foam may have deteriorated in the original seat.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Comfortable Seat Reply #9 - 01/05/16 at 12:05:45 Or, if you're handy, you can recover the seat yourself. A trip to the upholstery shop and some of the type of material they use for outdoor applications, the right foam rubber, an electric knife, a friend, a staple gun and some serious contact cement. But start with raising the front of the seat.
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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Re: Comfortable Seat Reply #10 - 01/05/16 at 13:16:23 throw a sheepskin over it
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russ YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 30 Bridgeport Ohio Gender:	Re: Comfortable Seat Reply #11 - 01/05/16 at 15:57:24 I bought a corbin , helped some . I also got a set of Ed's 4" forward controls . I think they made more of a difference than the seat did for comfort.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Comfortable Seat Reply #12 - 01/06/16 at 08:26:38 russ makes a good point, when my a$$ gets sore on the highway, I get some relief by propping my ankles on the pegs I've considered both forward controls and highway bars, but have yet to jump on either solution
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Momtot YaBB Newbies Offline Life free and ride... Posts: 2 Belfast, ME USA Gender:	Re: Comfortable Seat Reply #13 - 01/08/16 at 16:33:55 Thanks for all the responses! I think I'm gonna go with the Yamaha seat - looks very comfortable. Can't wait for spring!
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Reply #14 - 01/08/16 at 17:25:48

My wife and I ride two up a lot. I did the seat raising for myself, as the rider ( 1" ). Its amazing how a seemingly small adjustment can improve the comfort. For my wife, as the passenger, I bought an Aerostitch sheep skin pad ( laminated to non-slip material) that's removable. They come in various shapes and sizes for a rider or passenger.
I'm fine, and my wife has never complained of being uncomfortable. However, we always stop about every hour, if only for a short 15 minute stretch when traveling by motorcycle or car.

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