Norge v1.0 seat options?

[gscott]

Recently bought a 2007 Norge. As is well documented, the leg room is a little snug even for my stubby legs. I see in the parts book there are two seats shown:
883098 High saddle
977692 Saddle black
Can anyone tell me how much difference there is between the two? I assume the 'high saddle' is a taller seat? I saw a reference to a 'gel' saddle somewhere, is that one of these? 977692 seems to be more available used, so maybe 883098 was the option?

[blackbuell]

Don't know the parts # of the gel saddle, but I have one on my '09 Norge. It is very comfortable but is slightly lower than the standard one (at least mine is); if your legs feel cramped with the stock seat, the gel seat would likely make the problem worse.

Jon

[kingoffleece]

You may want to ride to Redding CA and see Seth Laam.
My customers love his seats.

[JeffOlson]

You might also want to try lower rider foot and toe pegs, like these:





I have them on my Norge, and they make a noticeable difference.

[gscott]

Yes, thank you for all the suggestions. Short legroom on the old Norge is well documented. I have yet to install the pegs from a Gold Wing, and I have a thicker saddle I could use if I want to get the cover replaced.

I really was just hoping to learn how much higher is the "higher" seat, if at all. I like the comfort and look of the stock saddle so far and used stock saddles are surprisingly cheap. And so am I.

[frans belgium]

One thing people always seem to forget when comparing measures of the 'old' Breva vs the 'new' Norge is that although the 'new' Norge has a saddle that is 1 cm higher or thicker, so are the footrests.  The rubber on the 'new' footrests is thicker than old the old ones, by 1 cm.  I was told Guzzi meant to reduce vibrations.  Strange, because there aren't any - at least not disturbing ones.  So the easiest thing would be to combine the 'new' seat of the Norge with the rests of the Breva.  You gain 1 cm, which is quite a lot....And it wouldn't lower the pegs itself, no possible scraping in tight corners.

[Rosso Woody]

I had the same problem on my 1200 sport and found a guy that modifies seats for a good price and quick turn around. I was able to raise the foam in the seat to create the distance needed. I would like a set of norge pegs for the sport though....