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Message started by Coleman on 08/14/08 at 16:37:23

Title: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by Coleman on 08/14/08 at 16:37:23

Well I finally got in my new seat for my Savage today :D. I ordered that puppy on Sunday I think it was and it got here today. Right after work I took it out and man it looked huge. I pulled off my stock (crappy) one and then pulled off the passenger seat that had tears in it and dropped it down to see if it fit and it did except the passenger seat end had a mount so that it would bolt up to the fender but it wasn't nearly long enough to reach the fender.

Anyway I mounted it up and road it around for a while and man I felt like I had put a lift kit in. I am a big guy and with the old seat I sat on the plastic piece basically and with this thing I didn't go in very far so it felt pretty comfortable. I won't be able to really test it until I make a 75 mile run here this weekend to see the new Star Wars movie :D

Anyway I'll get back with you guys after I give it a good testin.

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by seviersavage on 08/14/08 at 18:35:25

Pictures! we need pictures, and how much did it cost? I'm interested in a pillow seat so I want to know more.
Seviersavage

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by Coleman on 08/14/08 at 18:43:29

Meh well I splurged and got the one off of ebay. It was about $200 total which was more than what I was wanting to spend but I really didn't want to go out and buy one for a sportster and hope that I could rig it up the way I like it on my bike.

I'll take a few shots with my cell sometime this weekend and send them in. It looks what I would call really really poofy lol. It is nice and soft but gets firmer I guess as the more weight you put on it.

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by slowfaller on 08/15/08 at 06:56:05

Quote:

see the new Star Wars movie

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by SimonTuffGuy on 08/15/08 at 11:23:08

I'd be interested in seeing some pictures of the seat too. :)

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by T Mack 1 on 08/15/08 at 11:27:04

When I converted my '01 to a S40 seat I just put a rubber pad on the bolt bracket.

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by YonuhAdisi on 08/15/08 at 11:53:30

203F3C2435323F3F3621530 wrote:

Quote:

see the new Star Wars movie

Its a CGI animated Star Wars movie the Clone Wars.

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by Coleman on 08/15/08 at 15:47:54

Here is the pics. I couldn't find Savage or Ls650 on BikePics so I had to do S40.

http://www.bikepics.com/members/colemn615/98boulevards40/

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by sockmonkeygirl on 08/15/08 at 16:09:40

It looks like Heaven for a tushy! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/basic/cloud9.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by Coleman on 08/15/08 at 17:26:48

You can see my old seats setting there behind. I'd like to remind everyone that this was a straight bolt up to my 98 Savage. Granted the stupid bolt didn't want to come out of my old seat but hey I gotter done!

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by Coleman on 08/18/08 at 10:37:56

Well I went out of town on Sunday for a ride and to see a movie. My tail-bone didn't start hurting pretty much till I got there whic is a big improvement over the old seat. It still didn't quite live up to my expectations.

Gotta remember that I'm 240lbs and dropping so anyone who isn't big probably would be just fine with it.

Is there a breakin time for seats or what?

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by skrapiron on 08/18/08 at 10:45:33

No. You've got about as good as it gets.

Even my $400.00 custom molded seat was only a minor improvement over the stock one. Even with all the gel and memory foam, sheep skin pad and new shocks, my butt would still hurt. It took alot longer for it to happen, but it still did.

The S40/Savage seat is too narrow to provide sufficient support for us bigger guys. The seat is too shallow and too short. It forces you to almost ride on the tank.

The only improvement would be to fit a fatter, longer saddle in place. The seat on my C50 is heaven compared to my Savage seat.

You're either going to have to get used to your butt hurting or look for another solution. An air-hawk cushion will help, but they look awkward.

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by bill67 on 08/18/08 at 10:50:31

I think my stock seat got better at about 700-800 miles but I only weight 165 so I think that makes a lot of difference.

Title: You showed me yours, so I'll show you mine!
Post by drharveys on 08/18/08 at 12:18:19

Gel seats, that is:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Suzuki/DSC02411.jpg

Yeah, it's an older photo, but the seat shows up OK.

Here it is in slightly warmer weather:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Suzuki/DSC02289.jpg

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by mogman on 08/18/08 at 13:09:26

I have had my Savage since 2001 and have just gotten back to doing some more improvements.

I will send a picture of a super wide custom seat I fabricated and had professionally covered.

Where did you get those nifty highway bars? This is my first post here and I want to get some bars and/or forward controls. Anyone got links or parts?

Thanks to all.

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by drharveys on 08/18/08 at 21:17:51

Highway bars are Suzuki -- mail ordered from Oneida Suzuki:
www.oneidasuzuki.com

As for "forward controls", IMHO this bike already has 'em -- that's why we're putting all our weight on our tailbones and bitching about the seat!

This is a 1997 Suzuki Tempter 250. I believe it is a Japan-only model that uses the same frame as our bikes. Notice where the foot pegs are:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e204/drharveys/Suzuki/1997_Tempter_250.jpg

And if you look on the frame of your Savage, you'll see some lugs for putting the controls there, even though the exhaust blocks them!

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by verslagen1 on 08/18/08 at 21:40:41

don't you mean 400?

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by drharveys on 08/19/08 at 10:30:34

I think they've made both -- also used the "Tempter" name for some 2-cyl 400s.

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by vtail on 08/20/08 at 10:23:20

DrHarveys,
From the pics it looks like you also have progressive shocks. Are they a big improvement?

Title: Re: S40 Gel Pillow Seat
Post by Coleman on 08/20/08 at 17:42:02

Umm I don't know. If they are it came with them. I want to reajust the shocks and set them to the 4th or 5th position but I don't see a how to with pictures so that when I do it I don't screw it up.