alright guys the seat that came with my 1996 gs500e if uncomfortable and i find my self falling into the tank because of it and it almost feels as if there is a stronger foam near the bend where the passanger seat begins like
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about where i have the little arrow pointed it seems to become harder does anyone have the same problem?

Yeah i have the same problem. Im going to get a Corbin one day. Or either some new Nuts. 

Quote from: dwn4whadever on July 31, 2006, 09:57:12 PM
Yeah i have the same problem. Im going to get a Corbin one day. Or either some new Nuts. 

Maybe these will help:  http://www.neuticles.com/index1.html

As for the original question, is it possible the previous owner was short and took off some foam from the lowest part of the seat?  Maybe that's why you feel the seat pushing you into the tank?

With pre-'01 GSs, you can get a Corbin seat for $299:  http://www.corbin.com/suzuki/gs500e.shtml

You can also try to re-foam and cover the seat yourself...  You might think about picking up another seat and messing with that one, rather than screwing with your current seat.  That way you can keep riding while you get it right and sell your current stock seat when you're done.  Search around on the Internet for types of foam, covers, tips, etc.

If you get good at it, then you can make $$ on the side fixing up other people's seats.

i feel for ya,
i don't have the little bit of padding at the front to cushion mine, plus the rear end is lifted and that doesn't help matters either
pay $300 or adjust yourself when you hop on the bike, and hope nothing gets in the way when you slide forward