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1980 GS550L Seat problem

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A few years ago I had the saddle reupholstered and the worker recontoured it and made it about as comfortable as sitting on a fence rail. It is awful! I can ride about 50 miles before it becomes unbearable. I have searched for a replacement such as Corbin to no avail. I was wondering if anyone had ever tried to modify the saddle for comfort and how it worked out. I have been thinking of trying to find a wrecked Goldwing or something similar to see if I could modify it to fit on my bike--anything to make it so I can ride a bit farther before I have to shut down and get off. Otherwise it is a great bike and I love it, and have for 30 years and over 90,000 miles.
 
Try ebay once.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1983...0298495QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SEAT...3294865QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzu...6591177QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

The contour of it looks just like my 550ES seat. Its much smoother looking then yours but its comfortable. I wonder if suzuki used a generic set of measurements for all 550's or for all the gs's. Some of the other guys here should have more input for you.

And also check out the parts classifieds here. Im sure someone has something laying around.
 
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