What seats will swap onto a 850L?

[Guest]

My dad is fixing his 82 850L up. Part of his plans is a different seat, the stupid stock one cripples him and my mom hated that seat 30 years ago, and still hates it. He's put me in charge of tracking onw down, but I'm curious what other models will fit? He really want one from a 850/1000 G.

[dpep]

Have you been following this thread?
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[MikeyF]

I have a 750L and have looked much at changing the seat. You won't find much aftermarket made for the L but several people have had luck using sportster seats.

[Steve]

Unfortunately, the only seat that will directly fit will be from an '82 or '83 1100GL.

The unfortunate part is that it's exactly the same thing.

Your best options would be to re-shape it and re-cover it, as Wingsconsin is doing in the thread that dpep linked to, or do something like a double-bucket seat from Saddlemen, which is what you can see on my wife's bike. Click on the link in my sig.

That type of seat is not for everyone, but it works for her.

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