Seats

[Anonymous]

Hey Guys, i was just wondering if there are interchangeable seats for the GS650GL, because i have the "king, queen" seat and wanted to get something with just one level. any help is greatly appreciated
thatns
Tristan

edit: by the way its a 1982

[kalessin]

My first bike was an '82 GS650GL, in dark blue with light blue 2-tone.

The seat pans for the L models are specifically proportioned for a stepped seat. It slants down from up on the rear fender to the back end of the tank.

Do you have a real King & Queen, double-bucket and wide? Or do you have the original "stepped banana" style original seat?

You could conceivably build a flat seat on a GS650GL pan, but you'd either end up raising the front of it so high that you couldn't reach the ground, or cutting down the high part of the seat such that a pillion rider wouldn't be comfortable on it. You'd probably still have to make it slanted forward to fit on the pan.

[Anonymous]

thanks for the reply! i think i just have the stepped banana seat, and am not lookin to do any mods, i was just wondering if theres any seats i could interchange with it, but alas there arent
Thanks
T

[kalessin]

Yep...

The stepped seat and smaller gas tank are the price we pay for riding the highly fashionable "L" model....