[higherplane]

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I am looking for a used factory seat for my 83 GL1100A Aspy. Is there any difference in the seats between 80 and 83?

 

[RB]

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Not really..mounting all the same..maybe slight differences in the padding or cover patterns..but mounting will work.

I have a spare if you are interested..has big split on one side needs to be repaired or recovered..$30 plus shipping

 

[Bagmaster]

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The 80-82 seats are 2 inches shorter than the 83 seat. That's why folks try to find the 83 trunk rack and seat to put on the earlier models to get 2 more inches of room.

 

[k1w1t1m]

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I wouldn't mind finding an 83 seat myself. I put the 83 rack on and it made a noticeable change to the amount of room available for the passenger.I just don't like the gap at the front of the seat if I mount it in the rearmost position. Does the later seat decrease the gap at the front?

 

[83GoldWinger]

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k1w1t1m wrote:

I wouldn't mind finding an 83 seat myself. I put the 83 rack on and it made a noticeable change to the amount of room available for the passenger.I just don't like the gap at the front of the seat if I mount it in the rearmost position. Does the later seat decrease the gap at the front?

:waving:I ride my '83 Interstate with the seat in rearmost position and I have a gap at the front which doesn't bother me. So the answer to your question is "NO" it will not decrease the gap.

 

[wing ding]

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I have an original 83 Aspy seat that was redone last year. I need one extra firm so I got an "older" seat and had it redone with a gel pad in it. I noticed the gap in front is something I don't like but I can live with it. Now I just need the weather to get warm enough to try out the gel seat. I'm not sure which one I'll keep. Either way I'll have a redone gray seat to sell in a few months.

 

[sandcastcb750]

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Wing Ding, Did you find a professional guy to redo the seat. If the picture suggests correctly, the seat looks great.

 

[wing ding]

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sandcastcb750 wrote:

Wing Ding, Did you find a professional guy to redo the seat. If the picture suggests correctly, the seat looks great.

Yes I did. Both seats look great. My problem is the butt burn on long rides. I got a gel pad/sheepskin combo that takes car of that but the increase in the seating height was causing some problems. So I got a seat off of E-bay and a another gel pad and had it put into it. I won't know for a while if it's going to work for me or not. 0 deg. windchill.

:shock: