EE GG Tall Seat

[angrytim]

If your like me, tall and hate the Stock seat then read on.

I talked to Enduro Engineering about making a tall seat for a GasGas. Alan told me if I would send him a seat then he would take a look @ it. I called GoFasters and talked to Mark. Mark said he would send them a seat and work w/ them on this. GoFasters is shipping me the seat now. I had the EE seats on my KTMs and loved them.

2 points here. 1. GoFasters truly supports us GasGas riders. 2. Buy this seat when it becomes fully available if you’re in need of a taller seat. GasGas isn’t exactly a Honda and when a company steps out and makes something for us then we should show them support.

 

[Brian VT]

Very cool ! My buddy's EE on his KTM is really nice.

 

[flopper12]

I've had EE's on KTM's before and run SDG's on my RM's, all tall. If EE makes one for GG I'll buy one in a heartbeat.

 

[svt2224]

Alan is a great guy. He ended up sending me a 98 ktm tall soft foam that I modified to fit the 04 EC. It is much much more comfortable than the guts tall soft. I hope that they can come up with something of the shelf for the GG's.

 

[motownmangler]

tall seats

count me in, as well.

 

[MattR]

Cool! I talked to Alan last year about an EE seat for GasGas. Nice guy and he made a similar offer for me. However, I held off at that time and tried a Guts tall soft foam. The Guts was decent, but I will definitely buy a complete seat if they make one for our bikes. I would like a tall soft EE seat when available.

I'm glad GoFasters is helping out with this new request. Mark & Steve are great guys. Thanks!

 

[Berkyboy]

On Mark's recent trip to Spain (last week) he worked out the details on getting all of the parts necessary (just the seat base and mounting hardware) to offer the complete 07-09 seat from Enduro Engineering.

In the past only complete seats (with foam and seat cover) were available from GasGas.

EE will be doing all of the assembly.

We anticipate that retail from your local GasGas dealer should be around $180.

 

[flopper12]

WHat about those of us with bikes made earlier than 07? Will there be a part to fit our application?

 

[MattR]

On Mark's recent trip to Spain (last week) he worked out the details on getting all of the parts necessary (just the seat base and mounting hardware) to offer the complete 07-09 seat from Enduro Engineering.

In the past only complete seats (with foam and seat cover) were available from GasGas.

EE will be doing all of the assembly.

We anticipate that retail from your local GasGas dealer should be around $180.

Awesome! Thanks for bringing this together.

To be honest, when I first seen $180 listed, I was ... then I looked up the stock seat assembly which runs about $160. So this is a fair price for an upgraded seat.

 

[Berkyboy]

Hopefully over time we can get them made cheaper but for now this is the best we can do and still give the dealers who want to stock them some margin to work with.

By comparison I think EE gets about $130 for their complete seat assemblies but keep in mind that they are having their own bases made here in the states. For now we have to buy the stock seat and parts from GasGas and send them to Enduro Engineering who builds them and so on.....

Another idea we are working on is having a seat base exchange where we send the customer/dealer an Enduro Engineering seat and credit them for their old seat based on its condition. This might be able to save another $20 to $30 after shipping.

At this time Angrytim and ourselves will be testing the EE seat to see its reliabilty with the "thru the seat cover" mounting bolt.

As far as older seat assemblies go (06 and older) at this time we are only able to get them as complete units. But a similair exchange system might be possible.

 

[2 strokes 4 life]

I would be interested to see hwo comfey they are because I think I am going to DS my bike and my Guts seems a little harsh.

 

[Hollywood]

Why not just sell the parts and no base and have the customer assemble using their current base, then you wouldnt have to screw with buying and sending the bases and all that jazz.

3m spray glue and a staple gun is all one needs.. or take it to a shop to get assembled. I would never pay 180 for a seat...

 

[PEB]

I just installed the guts tall soft on my bike. I first worked about 3/8" off the pocket with some 36 grit sandpaper, follwed by some finer grits with lots of adhesive spray to seal the foam back up and adhear it to the fabric store cover it feels like more of a medium seat. It is also slightly wider than the guts. It felt perfect the last time I rode. My 02 felt hudge with an unmolested tall soft, the 07 doesn't feel any bigger with my shaped tall soft. Total cost was $60 shipped for the foam and about $8 for fabric.

Paul B

 

[Berkyboy]

As far as EE offering the foam and seat cover direct (without the base) to consumers thats up to them but I would think those parts would run the same as Guts' ($120.)

Remember nobody is forcing anybody to buy a $180 seat. We're just trying to have some more seat options for GasGas riders.

The options for 07 and newer GasGases are now.

1) Buy a stock seat for around $160.

2) Buy both the Guts Racing seat foam and seat cover and redo your own seat for around $120.

3) Have that same Guts seat options from #2 above recovered by your local upholsterer for another $20-$30 for a total of roughly $150.

4) Do what PEB did and just buy the foam and some fabric and get the job done for around $70.

5) Buy the EE seat for $180.

The important thing is now GasGas riders have another choice.

 

[angrytim]

It's worth the $ for me. I loved the EE seat on my KTMs and have little time to be an upholsterer. I tried the guts on my TM and it wasn't near as good as the EE seat IMO.

I can't fully weigh the pegs while seated on the GG, 6'2". I do stand alot, but even then the seat is not where I need it.

I should get the seat Thursday 12/18. I'll try it out this weekend. Can't wait.

 

[SpeedyManiac]

I may be interested in the EE seat. I have the Guts tall soft on my 07 and it's far from perfect. The stock 09 seat is pretty good though.

 

[dave948]

I have a EE seat on my 06 EC250, very comfortable. The original owner custom fit KTM foam and cover to the stock pan.

http://i398.photobucket.com/albums/pp63/dave948/dirtbikes002.jpg

 

[angrytim]

I installed the seat w/ no problems. The stock rear bolt is too small so I grabbed a longer 6mm bolt and put the seat on.

This seat looks great. It even looks better than the EE KTM seats. I'm not sure how to upload pictures but can email you a couple if needed.

I've had 2 rides on it and this is absolutely a great seat. 10X better than the stock and better than the Guts seats I've put on in the past. My ONLY complaint is I wish it was even taller. The bike is still too short for me. This definitely helped and made me feel more comfortable both sitting and standing. Great product and like I said earlier - if you're looking for a taller and MUCH more comfortable seat then go buy this one. EE and GoFasters are stepping out there for us on this and we need to support them. Just call Rekluse and ask them if there is a timeline on getting a Rekluse Pro for GasGas - simple one word answer from them "nope".

 

[MattR]

This seat looks great. It even looks better than the EE KTM seats. I'm not sure how to upload pictures but can email you a couple if needed.

You can upload to our photo gallery here. Each member has access and file size should not be a problem.

Another option if the pictures are smaller is to attach them when you post a message. Below the text box is an upload attachment option.

Last option is using photobucket, etc.. and pasting the link in your message.

I recommend starting a photo album here since you're a member. Just click on "photo gallery" in the red menu bar above.

 

[Skidad]

That's great news on the seat and yes we need some pics and I would LOVE to see a 2 tone color version at some point.

Just called Rekluse and asked them if there is a timeline on getting a Rekluse Pro for GasGas - simple one word answer from them "nope".

Rekluse must be tired of people asking about the Pro for the Gassers and I wish they would just build the silly thing and be done with it. They have a Pro model for the Aprilia and Husabergs and I can't imagine them selling a whole bunch of those? There are allot of GG bikes that cover many years with the same clutch so I wonder what's it gonna take for them to do it for at least the Gasser 2 strokes anyway? If they need a certain minimum quantity ordered to break even they should let us know or perhaps they are just to crazy busy and the GG project gets put on the back burner?