GLX seat cover on a GLT?

[Audioslave784]

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

http://www.partshark.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?section=95245&category=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_section_detail.asp?section=95246&category=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/SUZUKI-GS850-GLX-1981-Gripper-Seat-Cover-GS-850-NEW-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2c56425cdcQQitemZ190425750748QQptZMotorsQ5fATVQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUZUKI-GS850-GLX-1981-Seat-Cover-Pleated-GS-850-NEW-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2c56186ba3QQitemZ190423002019QQptZMotorsQ5fATVQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[Steve]

I agree, those seats look remarkably similar. The part numbers are only one digit different, too, I wonder what the difference was.

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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[Audioslave784]

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.

[DanTheMan]

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.