New seat and rack for GS--seat sliding question

[Joe F]

Hi Hexheads:

 

I am shipping my GS to Houston by Forward air and riding it back to Seattle in early Sept. I plan to toss the rear seat and rack and replace with the following:

 

http://www.suburban-machinery.com/R1200GS1.htm

 

I am taking the seat to Rich's Custom seats

 

http://www.richscustomseats.com

--and will ask that he extend it a bit over the rack and add gel and leather. I don't know what he will say about that, but I like to slide back during long trips.

 

Anyway, I don't really like the standard rough seat material. I agree it is super for weatherproofing, but I like to slid around a bit in the corners.

 

Am I crazy or just don't know any better? Comments or suggestion (preferred) are welcome.

 

Joe

[Ken H.]

Not sure how you're going to get back much further with the rider's seat because of the height difference in the framing. But hey, it'll be an interesting experiment!

[steveknapp]

$220!!!! I dunno why but that seems killer.

 

FWIW, Jesse makes a plate that snaps in place of the passenger seat for $95.