Another AL7 seat thread
 

I love my AL7, for what it is and what it does, it is perfect for me - except for the seat. I had my seat rebuilt by Core seating in Lincoln and that made a vast improvement but it's far from being superbly comfortable.

Here's Holeshot's (Dale Walker) take on the issue:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bFFF2Kgy7M

He mentions that the stock seat is tricky to refit, I've not had any problems (not that I do it much) but his seat certainly looked easier.

I like his seat because he has made the seating area almost horizontal which is one of my gripes with the stock seat and to a lesser extent my mod'd seat. I'm constantly being pushed into the tank.

He had me convinced when he said his seat "looks bitchin' ". :cool:

I had checked on Corbin seats once before but they cost an exorbitant amount, £600 and up if I recall in the UK ($600 and up in US). If he sets the price at $450 he undercuts Corbin which is odd since Corbin make his seats.

PS on a side issue 84.5 and 83.7 mpg on last two tankfulls, I did 200 miles before the low fuel icon started to blink.

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I can tell you why you find the seat uncomfortable.
Its your fuel consumption figures.

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Because your bum is in the seat twice as long as it would be at 60mpg?

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i use a tourtecs (ebay) air seat. its superb. being a short arzz i had to shave the seat down (K7) a good bit to make it fit but my bum has been numb free.

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I find the AL7 seat comfortable enough.
Maybe its because I'm a bus driver and used to spending long periods sat on an uncomfortable seat.


I would agree that the AL7 seat has much scope for improvement, but I'm too much of a tightwad to spend any money on it.


When sat on an AL7 seat... if you're sat on your wallet, you need a better tailor because he's put your pockets in the wrong place... :lol:

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and here's the man responsible for our discomfort
https://youtu.be/6JUnBv2kiD4?t=2m

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i think the bloke that designed the seat likes to be tortured up the arz.

suzuki should stop "thinking" what is good and ask the public what they want and not just in Japan. they have a peach of and engine but spoil the potential to be a cracking market leading bike and not just on price.

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Isn't there an optional seat with 5mm extra padding (height)?

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Yes but its real fugly and ridiculously expensive.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-S...-/122968762477


That's a lot of beer tokens for an extra 5mm of foam and "easy split" fake stitching.

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Yours is much better, proper handmade quality work, even if it does let water in. ;)