I'm too tall

[Steve]

She's 5' 4'' and you're 7' 9''?? How does that work?

Quite well, thank you very much.

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[ADW]

Thank you all for the suggestions!

I didn't know about the GL. I'm pretty sure it's an G not GL. The side cover says GS850G.

I've attached a picture if that helps.

[Steve]

Yep, it's a "G".

That's the way mine started.
You can see how it ended up by clicking the link in my sig.

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[850 Combat]

It's also very possible that the seat foam has packed down over the years.

My GS850 started feeling mighty cramped until I rebuilt the front part of the seat with Supercell foam. I was basically sitting directly on the seat pan after a few minutes of riding.

Like so:





The '79-81 GS850G is actually better suited to tall folks than the '82-83 versions -- the seat is flatter and taller.

And of course, make sure you've got a G and not a GL.

Yes, and the '83 is much worse than the 1982. More dished and L like. It holds you in one spot. I bought an '83 brand new. It was much much worse than the '81 I owned at the same time. My brother's '82 1100G has a much better seat than my old '83 850G. What was Suzuki thinking?

[ADW]

Phew.

Thanks gents.