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« on: April 07, 2011, 09:29:51 AM » |
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I'm looking for more comfortable seat than my stock 99 tourer seat. I really don't want to pay $ 300 or more for one. I heard the 2000 stock seat is a little more comfortable than the 99 seat. Any opinions on this and will they fit my 99 tourer? Thanks
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Daniel Meyer
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« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2011, 09:41:44 AM » |
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The nose is higher on the 2001-up standard seat (not sure about 2000), which keeps you in the saddle rather than sliding forward as some complain. Yes it will fit. The vinyl is slightly different texture/color (it's black, but compared closely to the pillion you can tell.
IMHO best $90 seat upgrade ever and well worth doing.
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R J
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« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2011, 10:58:06 AM » |
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The nose is higher on the 2001-up standard seat (not sure about 2000), which keeps you in the saddle rather than sliding forward as some complain. Yes it will fit. The vinyl is slightly different texture/color (it's black, but compared closely to the pillion you can tell.
IMHO best $90 seat upgrade ever and well worth doing.
Plus you can go to a hospital supply room and try to buy a sheepskin that will cover both seats for a little bit of nothing. It took me some fast talking to get mine however, it can be done. I put the 2001 seat on, added the sheepskin and then on one of my IRS refunds I bought one off of Des, Ultimate set. I still use the sheepskin on it on long trips. Don't bother ith it on day rides. |
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2011, 11:56:39 AM » |
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saw large black sheep skins at Ikea the other day for under $10.
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vw70blue
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2011, 01:40:59 PM » |
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Thanks for the input. Just one more thing. Will I have to get a 2001 passenger seat or can I still use my 99 passenger seat/ Thanks again
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2011, 02:10:07 PM » |
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i have a 99 and a 2001 seat in storage i guess i need to dig out.
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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2011, 03:28:45 PM » |
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Will I have to get a 2001 passenger seat or can I still use my 99 passenger seat/ Thanks again No problem unless you're really, really picky about a very precise matching of the covers. |
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« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2011, 07:39:55 PM » |
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vw70blue....first...1997-1999-standard/tourer-seats are the same/ 2000-2003-standard/tourer-seats are the same. one of my valks is a 1999 tourer...i have a 2000 front seat, and a 1999 rear pinion seat. the reason i left the 1999 rear alone is because the 1999 rear seat sits klower than the 2000. on my 2000 tourer i run the stock 2000 front seat, and i bourgt a 1999 rear for the same reason.
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« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2011, 06:27:36 PM » |
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I have a 2000 up seat on our '99. IMHO it is similar to a Mustang seat, actually better. Best $79.95 I've spent on a Valk! Got it from HDL in 2008. Willow is right, cover material is a different texture, seat fits right on.   |
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GOOSE
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« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2011, 08:27:22 PM » |
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the cool thing about the 2000 front seat, and the 1997-1999 back seat is that the 1997-1999 back seat sets a little lower than the newer back seats. look at the picture.
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« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2011, 07:43:00 PM » |
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 New 2000 seat and old 1997 seat.  Oddly enough, they both use the same pan.  That was fortunate for me because the pan on the seat I'd ordered was damaged. I knew it when I ordered it and that was why I got the seat for $65.  Old seat.  Old seat  New seat  New seat |
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« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2011, 03:00:02 AM » |
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Thanks for the pictures of my new seat. Last weekend after reading this thread I ordered a new (2000) seat for my 98 Tourer. Last year I was still riding 500 mile days on a cross country trip but had plenty of time to think about my seat and how it felt  |
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