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Xan173 18-10-06 05:26 PM

Review: Suzuki 10mm lower seat for K4 K6 K6
 
I ordered and just fitted a Suzuki 10mm lower seat to Vix SK6 and it makes much more of a difference than you'd expect.

Well worth the £28 rrp and as you now have a spare seat you've got the option of shaving one down if it's still not low enough, or if you don't need to, the original can go on ebay. She's well chuffed.

Wadda 03-11-06 10:43 PM

If you want to sell your original one let me know!

FG1 04-11-06 06:52 AM

The thread says "Review".
Any chance of a few more comments on the seat. Pros and cons etc.

Xan173 27-02-07 03:40 PM

Re: Review: Suzuki 10mm lower seat for K4 K6 K6
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Furry Ginger One (Post 1061030)
The thread says "Review".
Any chance of a few more comments on the seat. Pros and cons etc.

Not much more I can say really, construction is as per the OEM part, the only difference is that they've clearly used less foam padding resulting in a slightly lower, slightly narrower seat.

So PRO's:
- shorter riders can reach the floor a bit better
- slightly more upright riding position = easier on the wrists and back.
- cheap
- Having two saddles means you can butcher one to go even lower if
needed, or sell the spare to recover part of purchase price.
- doesn't affect the handling in any way (unlike shorter dog-legs or other
lowering approaches).
- easily reversible.

CON's:
- less padding = possible numb bum on longer rides
- increases your carbon footprint, so you'll probably go to hell :evil:

Catflavor 13-04-07 12:20 PM

Re: Review: Suzuki 10mm lower seat for K4 K6 K6
 
Gosh, £28? Do you just order them from a friendly bike shop? That's a lot cheaper than £200ish Corbin jobbie.

MiniMatt 13-04-07 09:55 PM

Re: Review: Suzuki 10mm lower seat for K4 K6 K6
 
If you've still got the paperwork could you possibly confirm the part number for me? Closest I can find is 45100-16G90-W05 - seems to be listed as a K4 lower seat at http://www.robinsonsfoundry.co.uk/sh...16G90-W05.html though I'm guessing K4-K6 is all pretty much the same.

Redfox 14-04-07 12:53 PM

Re: Review: Suzuki 10mm lower seat for K4 K6 K6
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by MiniMatt (Post 1160276)
If you've still got the paperwork could you possibly confirm the part number for me? Closest I can find is 45100-16G90-W05 - seems to be listed as a K4 lower seat at http://www.robinsonsfoundry.co.uk/sh...16G90-W05.html though I'm guessing K4-K6 is all pretty much the same.

Where would I find this info? Have looked thru documents and can't see any numbers looking like yours...

svJvJ 14-04-07 01:18 PM

Re: Review: Suzuki 10mm lower seat for K4 K6 K6
 
bugger, wish I knew about this a couple of weeks ago, made two ebay seat mess ups so far, ordering one now....

Redfox 14-04-07 01:23 PM

Re: Review: Suzuki 10mm lower seat for K4 K6 K6
 
My doppelganger...same bike (color) same helmet
ooohhh

Shame 'bout the ebay mess ups, that website seems to have correct ones listed sensibly tho.

svJvJ 14-04-07 07:05 PM

Re: Review: Suzuki 10mm lower seat for K4 K6 K6
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Redfox (Post 1160546)
My doppelganger...same bike (color) same helmet
ooohhh

Shame 'bout the ebay mess ups, that website seems to have correct ones listed sensibly tho.

If you got some bering textiles and you we can be passed of as a clone :riding:


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