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Opinions on this seat

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Bad Kaw said:
It looks like dooty-squat...but it does go nicely with the roto-tiller handle-bars...:shock:... (where's the 'WindJammer'?\\:D/)
...but it's not my ride. :-D

I like your bike (a LOT!), but I'd go a sportier direction...but I don't get to ride it, you do...so it's an owner thing.

:-D...nice bike!
-KR
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The "roto-tiller" handle bars are the stock bars for that bike. That's the way they came on the '78 GS1000E, and I'll keep them on it along with the stock seat for a somewhat original looking "Skunk". That new seat was going to be for my OTHER '78 GS1000E which I'm modifying and customizing now. It will be sportier looking (1150 front end and clip-ons), so I agree, that seat is just too bulky. I'll keep it for the pan and have something custom made on it.
 
I didn't mean to offend! [-o<
I know those bars are the 'stockers'...I had a '75 Z-1 and the bars seem that they were probably very similar, and I called them the 'roto tiller' bars.
Seriously do like your bike, though...I was just jabbin' ya with the 'bars' and 'windjammer' stuff...comments from the jealous section!

-KR

PS> Is your swing-arm a GS1100E unit?...looks good.
 
Bad Kaw said:
I didn't mean to offend! [-o<
I know those bars are the 'stockers'...I had a '75 Z-1 and the bars seem that they were probably very similar, and I called them the 'roto tiller' bars.
Seriously do like your bike, though...I was just jabbin' ya with the 'bars' and 'windjammer' stuff...comments from the jealous section!

-KR

PS> Is your swing-arm a GS1100E unit?...looks good.
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No offense taken! :-D The Skunk is what it is.

Yes, the swinger and chain guard is from an 1100E.
 
I like my stock bars. Back before the crotch rockets came out and we went to lower bars as a whole, no one had a complaint.
The bars are so comfortable and ergonomically correct it's hard to replace them. So I haven't.
 
renobruce said:
Hurting the look? What's it supposed to look like?
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Hey, not throwing stones. :-D
The GS's in other countrys all seemed to get the lower handlebars from the factory. Here in the USA, we got the taller bars. Since the GS1000 really was a "sport bike" in it's day, the taller bars (to me) look odd.
If you were keeping everything stock they would need to stay, but since you've already got a few cool mods going on, a set a superbike bars would look (and feel) really nice.
 
Has anybody mentioned how ugly that seat is yet?? You must be spending too much time on rally prep and have lost your mind. Go have a beer and take a break. And please, please, please put the camera away until your sanity returns.
 
Sandy said:
Has anybody mentioned how ugly that seat is yet?? You must be spending too much time on rally prep and have lost your mind. Go have a beer and take a break. And please, please, please put the camera away until your sanity returns.
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Anybody want to buy a nice seat? :mrgreen:
 
Bruce,

I just put a Stock seat on the 78 (actually it was a 79 courtesy of Dan Ruddock, thanks mate).

I have a spare pan & I'm interested in getting a sporty number on it, something similar to the one PJ has found for his 1000.....

If you're going in this direction with the new "beast" maybe we could club together... pricing for 2 has to better than for one as they can use the same pattern.

Of course you may not want an identical seat to me... but it looks like we're only going to see each other once a year so not many people need to know ;) :lol:
 
Bruce, I like the seat (although I wouldn't buy it)

It needs a little something on the back.

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Hey I think thats the same seat that in the back of my 95 buick lesabre...its great if your going for couch on wheels...lol
 
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