Paris Dakar Tank

WacoDirtryder · 07-11-2012, 02:33 PM

Has anyone ever tried making the R100GS solo seat work with the R80GSPD tank? i dont want to spend the money on a seat and rack for the R80GS to match up with the tank and i really like the R100GS solo seat its really comfortable to me.

SOLO LOBO · 07-11-2012, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by WacoDirtryder

Has anyone ever tried making the R100GS solo seat work with the R80GSPD tank? i dont want to spend the money on a seat and rack for the R80GS to match up with the tank and i really like the R100GS solo seat its really comfortable to me.

Modified stocker..

http://www.gunsmoke.com/motorcycling...ack/index.html

Airhead Wrangler · 07-11-2012, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SOLO LOBO

Modified stocker..

http://www.gunsmoke.com/motorcycling...ack/index.html

Doesn't look like he did great job of matching it up to the tank though.

sigpe57 · 07-11-2012, 03:26 PM

The R100GSPD seat is pushed all the way to the tank. There is still gap between the tank and the seat. The GSPD tank is sitting on a R80ST.

TT

_cy_ · 07-13-2012, 05:56 AM

R100gs solo seat looks more comfortable than R80g/s solo seat .. is that correct?

bmwloco · 07-13-2012, 06:14 AM

Uh, no. The R80G/S solo seat is comfortable. If mind you, you can find one without a ka-billion miles on it.

Personally, after 600 or 800 miles in a day, any seat should hurt. It's a message from your ass to get off the bike and walk around a little.

bikecat · 07-13-2012, 07:21 AM

Interesting topic.

Can a R80G/S single seat mount to the R100GS with PD Tank?

Clay Spinner · 07-13-2012, 10:56 AM

It can... but there is a gap.

I think.

Heck.. I'm not sure now... i know the long g/s seat fits but there is a gap... at least on mine there is.

WacoDirtryder · 07-14-2012, 01:46 PM

The R100gs seat looks a lot better than the 80GS solo seat to that 80GS seat looks like a seat from the 80's and it dosent look as wide but i have never sat on one.

SOLO LOBO · 07-14-2012, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by WacoDirtryder

The R100gs seat looks a lot better than the 80GS solo seat to that 80GS seat looks like a seat from the 80's and it dosent look as wide but i have never sat on one.

And your bike doesn't look like it came from the '80's as well

WacoDirtryder · 07-14-2012, 05:42 PM

No mine is a 2012 model well it might be if the painter gets thru painting it sometime this year. But i like the R100GS seat i can ride a lot of miles on that seat but the 80 seat just dont look that comfy but i have heard that the suspension on the R80GS is rough as hell so the seat might be good.

_cy_ · 07-14-2012, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bmwloco

Uh, no. The R80G/S solo seat is comfortable. If mind you, you can find one without a ka-billion miles on it.

Personally, after 600 or 800 miles in a day, any seat should hurt. It's a message from your ass to get off the bike and walk around a little.

ya that's about right .. my R80 G/S seat starts out comfortable enough... but after about 5-6 hours, my ass starts talking to me. time to get off and stretch...

R100 GS seat looks to be better supported. was wondering if it'd be worth the effort to switch?
village idiot has an excellent tutorial out for making your own seat pan out of fiberglass.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=807830

once a custom seat pan is made, then I've got option of making up any style seat.

07-11-2012, 02:33 PM	#1
WacoDirtryder ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: waco, texas Oddometer: 287	Paris Dakar Tank Has anyone ever tried making the R100GS solo seat work with the R80GSPD tank? i dont want to spend the money on a seat and rack for the R80GS to match up with the tank and i really like the R100GS solo seat its really comfortable to me.

07-11-2012, 03:26 PM	#4
sigpe57 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2005 Oddometer: 227	The R100GSPD seat is pushed all the way to the tank. There is still gap between the tank and the seat. The GSPD tank is sitting on a R80ST. TT sigpe57 screwed with this post 07-13-2012 at 03:34 PM

07-13-2012, 05:56 AM	#5
_cy_ Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2011 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Oddometer: 2,705	R100gs solo seat looks more comfortable than R80g/s solo seat .. is that correct? __________________ Bringing BMW R90S back to life, R80G/S, LiFePO4 testing Which is more reliable ... Points or Electronic Ignition for Airheads?

07-13-2012, 06:14 AM	#6
bmwloco Studly Adventurer Joined: May 2008 Location: AsheVegas NC Oddometer: 977	Uh, no. The R80G/S solo seat is comfortable. If mind you, you can find one without a ka-billion miles on it. Personally, after 600 or 800 miles in a day, any seat should hurt. It's a message from your ass to get off the bike and walk around a little. __________________ Pastor, Church of the Horizontally Opposed Air Cooled Twin '66 BMW R60/2, '83 BMW R100RS, '81 BMW R100RS "Das Beast", '77 Honda XL125 Airhead #371

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07-13-2012, 07:21 AM	#7
bikecat Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Tropical Far East Oddometer: 1,006	Interesting topic. Can a R80G/S single seat mount to the R100GS with PD Tank?

07-13-2012, 10:56 AM	#8
Clay Spinner Woodfire or Bust Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Dartmoor, UK Oddometer: 419	It can... but there is a gap. I think. Heck.. I'm not sure now... i know the long g/s seat fits but there is a gap... at least on mine there is.

07-14-2012, 01:46 PM	#9
WacoDirtryder ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: waco, texas Oddometer: 287	The R100gs seat looks a lot better than the 80GS solo seat to that 80GS seat looks like a seat from the 80's and it dosent look as wide but i have never sat on one.

07-14-2012, 05:42 PM	#11
WacoDirtryder ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: waco, texas Oddometer: 287	No mine is a 2012 model well it might be if the painter gets thru painting it sometime this year. But i like the R100GS seat i can ride a lot of miles on that seat but the 80 seat just dont look that comfy but i have heard that the suspension on the R80GS is rough as hell so the seat might be good.