GSA Pillion seat vs GS Pillion

[amesbub]

Current Mrs A complaining the padding is a little thin on the GSA pillion seat. The pillion seat on the normal GS looks thicker. Are the pillion seats interchangable?

 

[Ted]

Seats are the same and interchangeable. Don't thing much point in just swapping GS for GSA. I have a sargent seat on mine which is a bit firmer/thicker.

 

[NZRalphy]

Seat bases are the same and interchangeable. Foam on the two are quite different and the GS has a thicker more horizontal shape, Mrs liked it much better than the GSA which slopes a lot.

 

[twig]

had exactly the same issue with my girlfriend. the GSA pillion seat was awful for her, the problem is they are very flat. the GS seat is more shaped and slightly thicker which gives a tad more legroom. the front and pillion from both bikes are interchangeable although the front on the GS is lower than the GSA by about an inch I think, not completely sure about that. I bought second hand off this site, quite a few come up for sale

 

[Ted]

Seat bases are the same and interchangeable. Foam on the two are quite different and the GS has a thicker more horizontal shape, Mrs liked it much better than the GSA which slopes a lot.

Part numbers for both GS and GSA rear seats on 08/09 ones are same! Part no 52537698252 well for the aluminium/black colour combination any way. Cant see there being much difference to be honest.

 

[ANH]

I have both the GS and the GSA pillion seats for R1200GSA LC. GS seat fits perfectly as exactly the same base, but as NZRalphy accurately said, the foam is shaped quite differently. I don't sit on the back but have to say the GS seat looks a lot more comfy, and the wife confirms it.

 

[Bendy toy]

The GSA seat is lower because the pillion handles are too low. But there's a pattern - top box has an extender frame because the carrier is too low. The designers seemed to have a fixation with straight lines.

 

[Bendy toy]

had exactly the same issue with my girlfriend. the GSA pillion seat was awful for her, the problem is they are very flat. the GS seat is more shaped and slightly thicker which gives a tad more legroom. the front and pillion from both bikes are interchangeable although the front on the GS is lower than the GSA by about an inch I think, not completely sure about that. I bought second hand off this site, quite a few come up for sale

GSA front seat is higher because it's (a) rock hard so compresses less (b) fatter and (c) quickly gets thrown into storage where it never gets softened through usage.

The GS seat is soggy so feels ok for a few miles but soon enough your back end will be screaming in agony. Mine also had a lump at the back - perfectly placed to hammer any rider's coccyx.

 

[Deleted account 190920002]

Must be the ladies nowadays,because my girl friend pillions from the sixties never complained about their bottoms, there again neither did I.

 

[Bendy toy]

Must be the ladies nowadays,because my girl friend pillions from the sixties never complained about their bottoms, there again neither did I.

Probably vibration, suspension and cold masked any pain from the seat.

 

[Deleted account 190920002]

A hardier breed perhaps. I remember one famous now long defunct herring factory (Tyne Brand in North Shields) the wifies / Quines would be working unloading pallets in the snow and ice they didn't seem to notice weather or rain. Perhaps they don't make em like they used to ( seats that is!) oh a little add on the bikes didn't seem to rust then but perhaps with being our everyday transport we never noticed

 

[Bendy toy]

A hardier breed perhaps. I remember one famous now long defunct herring factory (Tyne Brand in North Shields) the wifies / Quines would be working unloading pallets in the snow and ice they didn't seem to notice weather or rain. Perhaps they don't make em like they used to ( seats that is!) oh a little add on the bikes didn't seem to rust then but perhaps with being our everyday transport we never noticed

Maybe because the local council didn't slather salt around at the slightest warning of chilly weather.