1999 seats vs 2000 seats for tourer

[vw70blue]

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

[Daniel Meyer]

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.

[R J]

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.

[tank_post142]

saw large black sheep skins at Ikea the other day for under $10.

[vw70blue]

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

[tank_post142]

i have a 99 and a 2001 seat in storage i guess i need to dig out.

[Willow]

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.

[GOOSE]

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.

[Tropic traveler]

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.

[GOOSE]

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.

[bigguy]

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

[Bone]

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