Help Identify This Seat

[seuadr]

just to chip in here. looks like my 82 1100g seat

[Griffin]

Hey, I'm not trying to rip anybody off. I've done my best to identify this seat, both here and elsewhwere and I offered it here before listing it on ebay. It's a great seat and if someone buys it and I'm wrong about the fitment I'll make it right. It's hard to find really nice parts for old bikes, especially seats. It's not a lot of money, if you think it is, try recovering an old rusty seat pan with deteriorated foam. If you don't want it, don't buy it, but you don't have to trash me Griffin. I, like you, enjoy the old bikes and am just trying to get this in the hands of someone who wants it.

You're listing a seat that you don't know what it is, and you state that you do.

I've been burned before by sellers doing that, and I'll never buy fromt hem again.

By the way, I'm almost positive it is from a GS650G, not an 850 or 1100.

[seuadr]

i just looked closer at the auction and noticed you are selling from fenton, mi. if you want, we could probably set up a time to meet (i live in lansing, and have an 1100g) and see if it does indeed fit or not.

[rustybronco]

Seuadr,
Look at the bottom of your seat and compare it to his pictures, before you take the ride to Fenton.

[Nessism]

I have a 1982 GS850G and compared the photos in this thread to my seat. They are NOT the same – seat pan is different. The 1982 GS 1100G and 850G share the same seat so by default the seat can not be from a 1100 either. The 1983 850/1100 use the same seat pan so the seat can not be from that year either.

It seems pretty clear at this point that the seat is for a GS650.

[Griffin]

I have a 1982 GS850G and compared the photos in this thread to my seat and they are NOT the same – seat pan is different. The 1982 GS 1100G and 850G share the same seat so by default the seat can not be from a 1100 either. The 1983 850/1100 use the same seat pan so the seat can not be from that year either.

It seems pretty clear at this point that the seat is for a GS650.

I've been looking at photos in the GS650/850/1100G brochure. The 650G seat is flatter in the front than the larger models' seat. The 850/1100 seat is curved in the rider area. Furthermore, the sidestitching pattern is different on the 650.

The seat in the photos is flat in the front, and the stitching pattern matches the 650G's. It is for a 650G, not an 850G or 1100G as listed on the auction.

[Nessism]

Guess I’m partly to blame since I posted early into this thread that I thought the seat was for a 850/1100. Further review showed the truth but by that time the OP was gone to maximize his profits on ebay.

[rustybronco]

No, your not to blame! I think you've nailed it is not a 100% certain answer...

the funny thing about all this is, I want a good '82 850 seat. now, I wouldn't buy it on a bet even if it was the correct seat.

[Griffin]

No, your not to blame! I think you've nailed it is not a 100% certain answer...

the funny thing about all this is, I want a good '82 850 seat. now, I wouldn't buy it on a bet even if it was the correct seat.

I might know where one is. A fellow nearby parted out a nearly pristine-looking '83 1100G that had a seized up engine.

I'll check for you.....

[rustybronco]

Thanks Griffin for the offer, but I already have a '83 seat on mine. The reason I need a '82 seat? my butt needs the extra padding.

[dtkid]

looks exactly like my 81' GS110E.

[Griffin]

looks exactly like my 81' GS110E.

Only if your GS1100E has a GS650G seat on it.

Take the seat off your bike, bring it in to where your computer is, and compare it to the pics directly. You'll find the grab bar is different, the 1100E seat is wider at the back, and the 1100E seat is flatter.

[Don-lo]

Dimensions help a lot. I thought the grab rail looked too small to be 850/1100, so I was hoping he would give dimensions. My friend has a 650G seat, so here are real pics. There should be no doubt.

I would hope he stops the auction and lists it correctly. It is a very nice seat, but completely worthless to a 850/1100 owner. It is EXTREMELY frustrating to go through a purchase and find it is the wrong thing. There is the unneeded packing and shipping, but worst of all is maybe missing the correct seat because of this one. Doing it right the first time is "doing it right".

[rustybronco]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzuki-1982-GS-850-G-1100-G-Seat-Perfect-Condition_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34284QQihZ008QQitemZ180350841007QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

The seller ended this listing early because the item is no longer available for sale.

[Don-lo]

I think that is the best move. It is a really nice seat, it should bring good money.

Lol, I wonder if it would fit the elusive 650E...