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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: S40 as an all purpose vehicle Reply #15 - 05/19/16 at 16:39:07 youzguyz, that seat looks like a High Back Rigid Style King/Queen Seat ...
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Re: S40 as an all purpose vehicle
Reply #16 - 05/19/16 at 20:45:51

Gus wrote on 05/19/16 at 16:07:28:

jcstokes wrote on 05/19/16 at 15:42:21:

If I'm on long hauls, and I don't do that many, I have my Ventura pack over the pillion seat where it acts as a, sort of low quality backrest. I also have the cheap mid sized Airhawk which helps. Gus, you could consider attaching some form of padding to the front of your box, mightn't look pretty but it may form a "sortof" backrest. Gravel/metal riding is like lane splitting. I do it if I have to.

The backrest is already in the works. Gonna try to make it from the material from the pinion cover so it matches the seat.

I purchased an el' cheapo ($45) luggage box for the wife's bike, it can hold 2 helmets and is lockable, all you would have to do is figure how to mount it to your rack.
But you could get something like this on ebay, that already has a pad and also a chrome rack on the lid too
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-Trunk-Luggage-Case-Tail-Box-Rack-Backrest-...
Me? I went with my old Harley Davidson Tour Pack... I even put led lights on it... only the brake lights work, I could not figure how to add turn signals without destroying the trunk (I might sell it later).

The wife's

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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: S40 as an all purpose vehicle Reply #17 - 05/19/16 at 20:51:12 Rider, Who makes the saddle bag supports that are attached to the Silver bike? Kenny G
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Re: S40 as an all purpose vehicle
Reply #18 - 05/20/16 at 02:32:09

DesertRat wrote on 05/19/16 at 16:39:07:

youzguyz, that seat looks like a High Back Rigid Style King/Queen Seat ...

http://img.jpcycles.com/zoom/504-082_A.jpg

Noooo.. that is an old picture of Thumper from when my daughter use to ride on the back. Her knees aren't too good, so I jacked up the pillion by putting a 2nd pillion seat on top of the orignal, strapped them together with a belt, and covered the entire mess with a gray sheepskin.
I also built an airhawk into the seat on a spare pan.
Another picture ..

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Re: S40 as an all purpose vehicle
Reply #19 - 05/20/16 at 04:28:42

Paladin. wrote on 05/19/16 at 06:05:09:

gizzo wrote on 05/18/16 at 02:03:42:

... very little chance I'll be touring long distance on mine. It's just too uncomfortable ....

One thousand smiles... taken on day number two:
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In my humble opinion, The Savage was just fine on a two week trip. Seat was not too comfortable, but the pegs bothered my feet -- need to be able to move around, hence I ended up with oak floorboards.

Yep, and I admire you guys and your fortitude who can do those kind of trips on your Savage. I just couldn't do it. I'm much more comfortable in the Cafe Racer crouch for a long day on the bike. Maybe the roads around here are worse, but the jarring striaght up my spine is something I can handle for only so long...
Anyway, you look like the kind of guy who's happy no matter what you're riding!! Cool

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Re: S40 as an all purpose vehicle
Reply #20 - 05/20/16 at 04:35:46

Gizzo:

I agree with you - the Cruiser seating position with your legs out front seems to be a lot more tiring to me than a seated position where your legs are under you. When I have my legs out front it feels like there is a lot more weight resting on my bum, and my butt and back get tired.

In the next year or two I hope to build a Savage touring bike, with a seating and peg position very similar to a 60's/70's era motorcycle. It will have bags, and a rack so I can haul gear.

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Gus Senior Member Offline Thumpers Rock! Posts: 491 Minnesota Gender:	Re: S40 as an all purpose vehicle Reply #21 - 05/20/16 at 06:53:03 This is what it looks like mounted. I did it Las night. This box is aluminum and watertight. I think you could throw it off a truck without hurting it. All that is left I'd the painting.
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Re: S40 as an all purpose vehicle
Reply #22 - 05/20/16 at 08:55:54

Kenny G wrote on 05/19/16 at 20:51:12:

Rider,

Who makes the saddle bag supports that are attached to the Silver bike?

Kenny G

Not sure, I believe they are OEM, they came with the bike, mine has the same ones.
I have since removed the ones on the silver bike, I will look for some part numbers on them... if you want, I could ask wife if she would sell them.

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