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GLX seat cover on a GLT?

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Audioslave784

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I need a new seat cover for my 1980 850 GLT. The GLT seat looks like this:

http://www.partshark.com/fiche_sect...y=Motorcycles&make=SUZUKI&year=1980&fveh=2143

Short of a $200+ custom job, the only replacement covers I can find for the '80-'81 850L seats are for a GLX model. Those seats look like this:

http://www.partshark.com/fiche_sect...y=Motorcycles&make=SUZUKI&year=1980&fveh=2143

There are clearly some differences between the seats, but on the fiche they look roughly similar. What do you guys think the odds are a GLX cover will fit nicely on my GLT?


(these are the covers I am considering - the pleated seat looks much more like stock, but for $40 the "gripper" one might be worth trying for fit)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUZU...750748QQptZMotorsQ5fATVQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUZU...002019QQptZMotorsQ5fATVQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
 
I agree, those seats look remarkably similar. The part numbers are only one digit different, too, I wonder what the difference was. :-k

I have not seen an '80 or '81 seat for comparison, but my wife has an '82 L that has the foam/cover package from Saddlemen/Travelcade. You can get a seat cover for $65, or a foam and cover package for $135.

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For anyone who might be asking this same question in the future: Yes, the seat cover fits. It's definitely not perfect, but 85% there.
 
Check out Saddlemen, the seat cover I bought was for the 850L seat I had was good, except the grommet for the seat lock was high (as it was on the whole new King/Queen seat I bought from them). I think it was smokienutz on this forum that I sold the seat to.
 
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