View Full Version : Seat Cowl - to be or not to be!
joeyrule111
11-10-10, 07:08 AM
So i ride solo and dont plan to have anyone on the back...
is it worth the money, should i or shouldn't i? :confused:
what do you think? :smt040
kellyjo
11-10-10, 08:12 AM
Do it, they always look better than the pillon seat imho, and get the pegs off too!!
SoulKiss
11-10-10, 08:44 AM
So i ride solo and dont plan to have anyone on the back...
is it worth the money, should i or shouldn't i? :confused:
what do you think? :smt040
Cheap half-way house solution - take the grab rail off.
Will leave gaps tho...
Noooooo don't just take the rail off. Get the seat cowl.
I managed to get one for £40 brand new off ebay instead of the £90-odd dealer price.
Geodude
11-10-10, 09:14 AM
Get the seat cowl. That is all ;)
yorkie_chris
11-10-10, 09:17 AM
They don't actually do anything... spend your money on petrol!
And don't take the grabrail off. They make it harder to turn around on the sidestand.
joeyrule111
11-10-10, 09:29 AM
I think I'll just buy the seat cowl and fit it, just as the bike looks ATM.
It's like £136ish on the Suzuki website :/
Geodude
11-10-10, 09:34 AM
It's like £136ish on the Suzuki website :/ :smt103 Thats alot of cash (and petrol money) i think a bit of shopping around first is in order.
SoulKiss
11-10-10, 09:37 AM
I think I'll just buy the seat cowl and fit it, just as the bike looks ATM.
It's like £136ish on the Suzuki website :/
The've seriously ramped that up
Used to be about £42 + VAT...
**** that. If that is the price then just spend it on a hooker.
joeyrule111
11-10-10, 10:01 AM
ahah init, i found one for £96ish on the suzuki website. they didnt update it..
still expensive though :/
Nick_69
11-10-10, 11:15 AM
Get it they look much better and it's still easy to turn the bike with out the grab rail
Jimmy2Feet
11-10-10, 11:58 AM
go on Ebay mate, So much cheaper, i picked my old one up (all be it 4 years ago and on a curvy) for about £35/40 ish, and it was like new.
Sid Squid
11-10-10, 08:33 PM
They don't actually do anything... spend your money on petrol!
And don't take the grabrail off. They make it harder to turn around on the sidestand.
Both excellent pieces of advice.
I now have to have a lie down after agreeing with Chris. Twice.
yorkie_chris
11-10-10, 08:35 PM
If you have an SRAD then maybe there is some point to one as you can probably fit a fridge or some spare tyres inside ;)
It does enable you to get more spares/tools/biscuits/animals under the seat and it does look prettier. I don't know what year your bike is or where the tool kit lives but on my K3 the tool kit fitted perfectly wedged inside the cowl rather than under the seat. I understand the newer pointies have the tool kit elsewhere so that'd just be silly to move it.
Having a cowl and no grab rail makes it just a little riskier when putting the bike on a paddock stand.
hongman
12-10-10, 06:38 PM
I just picked a mint one up for my bike for £25 posted on fleabay. Grabrail had to come off to make room for the topbox anyway (oh the shame).
And don't take the grabrail off. They make it harder to turn around on the sidestand.
And when you need to balance the bike to get it on & off a padock stand.
I honestly dont see why people have issues balancing an sv to get it onto a paddock stand?
Jimmy2Feet
15-10-10, 09:59 AM
I honestly dont see why people have issues balancing an sv to get it onto a paddock stand?
+1
Having issues and being slightly more tricky are pretty different things.
It's clearly not as easy to put a bike on a rear paddock stand without the grab rail as it is with the grab rail still fitted. That is unless you have never used the grabrail or have unusually sticky hands or are gheckos.
I guess I've never used the grab rail. It was gone long before I got a paddock stand.
Jimmy2Feet
15-10-10, 11:09 AM
Having issues and being slightly more tricky are pretty different things.
It's clearly not as easy to put a bike on a rear paddock stand without the grab rail as it is with the grab rail still fitted. That is unless you have never used the grabrail or have unusually sticky hands or are gheckos.
They do call me ghecko boy! :D
Owenski
15-10-10, 11:15 AM
They don't actually do anything... spend your money on petrol!
And don't take the grabrail off. They make it harder to turn around on the sidestand.
He's got a point you know, put my grab rail back on a few weeks back to take the misses pillion and I'm yet to take it back off just because it makes chucking it around much easier.
Jimmy2Feet
15-10-10, 11:24 AM
Jimmy4Feet
:D
Check price with dealer - was quoted £93 last week. But watch eBay got one for £40.00 from Saltire Suzuki. Only problem is you usually don't get blanking panel and spacers when bought off EBay.
ArtyLady
15-10-10, 02:59 PM
I vote for the seat cowl! :mrgreen:
UKPrincess
15-10-10, 03:10 PM
me to seat cowl every time on every bike
I had a seat cowl, but took it off and refitted the seat as the grab handle is so useful for moving my bike (and a grab handle fitted with a cowl looks a bit silly!).
If the cowl had given any more space under the seat I might have been more inclined to keep it on, but on a pointy at least it makes virtually no difference.
Jimmy2Feet
15-10-10, 04:02 PM
One thing that i will add to this is, it don't take much to swap between the two options! just turn the key and pop the cowl off, and use the large space that is now there to grab onto whilst putting on the paddock!
Then pop the cowl back on.
Simples!
One thing that i will add to this is, it don't take much to swap between the two options! just turn the key and pop the cowl off, and use the large space that is now there to grab onto whilst putting on the paddock!
Then pop the cowl back on.
Simples!
Very valid point.
minimorecambe
15-10-10, 05:16 PM
I only remove my seat cowl when 2 up.
Much prefer it on.
barwel1992
16-10-10, 01:04 AM
bike looks carp with the stock seat and grab rail on, seat cowl and blankers are much better ;)
Not really worth it IMHO ,rather spend the money on a few bottles of ale :)
yorkie_chris
18-10-10, 01:09 AM
bike looks carp with the stock seat and grab rail on, seat cowl and blankers are much better ;)
Same bike... more tupperware... makes no difference.
barwel1992
18-10-10, 06:21 AM
Same bike... more tupperware... makes no difference.
not necessarily, im able to sit further back with the seat cowl on rather than the seat so prefer to have the seat cowl on.
also theres no harm in making "my" bike look good "to me" you have done the same just with gaffer tape zip ties and matt black paint :D
bike looks carp with the stock seat and grab rail on, seat cowl and blankers are much better ;)
+1 I guess it's all about what you think looks good.
TheRamJam
19-10-10, 12:13 PM
+1 on the cowl
Looks nicer, oh and get a tail tidy too :-) makes the rear end much better looking IMH
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