SV OEM tail cowl question

ya the cowl and rear seat are interchangable. take my cowl off all the time and swap the seat on to take the wife for a ride.

DWS909 said:

ya the cowl and rear seat are interchangeable. take my cowl off all the time and swap the seat on to take the wife for a ride.

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Same here.

dmassee said:

Can I snap the back seat back on after the tail cowl is installed? I like the sporty look when riding solo, but it would be nice to double up with the wifey on weekends.

Thanks for the help.

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Just did it this afternoon. Even though she's got a GSX-R 600, she wanted to take a ride on the back of the SV. Go figure.

I'm about to mount a top case on another rear seat, that way I can (within 2 minutes) switch between; seat, cowl, top case.

Check your state laws -- in some states the grab rail is required as well as the seat itself. So if you swap the cowl for the seat, make sure you swap the grab rail back in there as well.

briderdt said:

Check your state laws -- in some states the grab rail is required as well as the seat itself. So if you swap the cowl for the seat, make sure you swap the grab rail back in there as well.

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kinda what i was goin to say......

the seat will snap back on.....but.....

no grab bar without like 3 min of wrenching

Thanks for all the feedback - much appreciated.

I just leave the grab rail installed. The cowl fits with the grab rail on my bike.

briderdt said:

Check your state laws -- in some states the grab rail is required as well as the seat itself. So if you swap the cowl for the seat, make sure you swap the grab rail back in there as well.

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There should be a love handle exemption to that law. :hug:

I did not remove the grab rail either, mainly because it is easy to grab getting the bike off an on the rear stand. So swapping the seat with the cowl takes seconds.