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GS850L seat de-hump before and after

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I've always disliked the seat on my L and after searching the forum, it seems that I'm not alone. There are plenty of threads asking about flattening the L seat, but not too many photos of modified seats.

I picked up an extra seat on ebay that had a rusted pan, so I had a foam core to carve up. A kitchen bread knife and some 80 grit sand paper did the trick.

A local upholstery shop sewed and installed vinyl cover, which came out nicely in my opinion. I can actually sit a little farther back on the bike now (I'm 6'4"). Glad I worked through this one.

Photos link to larger versions

Before:


Foam before/after:




After:


 
Turned out awesome!
Thanks for sharing this and the great pics.
 
One more vote.
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Good job! You made an "L" seat look just like a "non-L" seat....and it's more comfortable. Imagine that :rolleyes:
 
With those bars and that seat mod, I would guess that even Tkent might give this L a thumbs up!

Well Done!
 
This is indeed a very fine job, sir !

Will be copying it fully (without any shame ;))
 
this is great! I'm looking to do something like this for the seat on my gs650gl
also jsnmrs, how do you like the exhaust on your bike?
 
OMG -- This post has been revived after being dormant for nearly 3 years ..?

Almost exactly to the DAY ... :indecisiveness:
 
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