Aftermarket seats?

[Anonymous]

Anyone have any idea if the seats for the 1980 GS1000 is similar/exchangable with the seat for a 1980 GS1100?

I have a 1980 GS1100L and this seat looks kinda nice:

http://www.jcwhitney.com/item.jhtml?ITEMID=92208&BQ=mot

- Eric

[Anonymous]

Seat Replacement

Eric,
I have a 1980 GS850L that I have been frantically trying to find a seat for. My question has been the same, "What is interchangeable?" I was informed by a pretty reliable source that the frame should be same on the 850's and up, so the seats should be interchangeable. I have not personally tried this because I have yet to find a seat for any of these sizes. I would check with a dealer to confirm frame sizes, or maybe even a manual. Also consider that it is an "L" model. I know between the regular GS850"G"'s and the GS850"GL"'s that the seats appear to have different pan's, but I cannot confirm this either.

I don't know if this is any help at all, but it may make you feel better that there is someone else out there in the same boat. I will probably end up having the thing reupholstered.

Good Luck
Curt

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply! My seat is actually in pretty darn good shape. But, since my bike is an "L" series, I'd like a seat that's more cruiser-ish looking. It's going to be hard, 'cause the frame rides so high, but I'd like to get it looking more like a cruiser while still handling like the sport bike it is.

[Anonymous]

Hey

Well guys join the crowd. I have a 78 GS-1000E that I've been trying to find a replacement seat for but I don't know what is interchangeable either. I wish someone would have an answer for us. Good luck in your search.

[mdole]

Check this link for more information on these seats.

https://www.saddlemen.com/easy_chair_dbl.html

Mike

[Anonymous]

Seat covers

Seat covers are available in the Uk for about ?25 ($40). Easy to fit and reasonable quality - I put one on my TR1 (European only roadster using a chain drive version of the Virago engine....for those of you thinking 'what the %&^%&% is a TR1....)

[Anonymous]

Good reference page

Looking a mdole's webpage reference, it appears that all the "L" frames from the 750 up are the same and all the "G" frames interchange. My problem is I can't come up with an extra "L" pan. Those rascals are hard to come by!