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Posted by OR Seedman
- January 20, 2017, 18:36:23 PMallstateguy has posted pics of the new rack and mount on his 800 in his gallery...check it out ...although he did say to please excuse the dust 
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 17, 2017, 15:22:16 PM 
ok good info so i'll look for my seat guy to find me the correct pan for my seat.
Posted by OR Seedman
- January 17, 2017, 15:11:48 PMyeah...that's why I dyed it when it came in....I had it on the bike while still brown....thought about dark brown saddlebags....but decided it would be a whole lot cheaper just to re-dye it black. the leather on the seat is quite porous....so it took in the dye really well....did two coats and then some black leather polish...can't tell now that it was ever another color....
One drawback, however, is that the leather does scuff easily....it is really soft and has a nice grain, but it is easy to mark accidentally if you are careless....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 17, 2017, 12:15:30 PMmittico68, only because Uncle Ronny and OR_Seedman are forcing me into it........
OR, I like that seat but it would be better in black and he had none I asked him via an email. I am going to be heading out to see my seat guy once my ankle is better.
Posted by mittico68
- January 17, 2017, 10:52:12 AMQuote from: CDNRatMan on January 16, 2017, 23:32:43 PMyou mean like this one......
Mr Ratman, I didn't know that you're gonna make a bobberized bike of your Drifter...
Posted by OR Seedman
- January 17, 2017, 07:44:44 AMPERFECT! Although it might be a tad bit uncomfortable to use your rolling work seat......
here is the one I bought: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Large-Harley-Davidson-Motorcycle-Chopper-Solo-Seat-Brown-Vinyl-17-W-x-16-L-/172227828914?hash=item2819941cb2
I dyed it black, since the brown really didn't go with anything else on the my bike..$5.00 bottle of black leather dye at Walmart....The seat itself is quite comfortable...not very much padding, but the shape is good for pressure points....
I think that we have started to get off-topic now in this thread.....LOL
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 16, 2017, 23:32:43 PMyou mean like this one......
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 16, 2017, 23:31:04 PMWell ok guess I have to dig out that picture again.......
Posted by OR Seedman
- January 16, 2017, 22:56:41 PMI think this is the right color
Posted by pcarrell
- January 16, 2017, 22:20:22 PMVisions of a metal tractor seat spring into my head........
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 16, 2017, 20:40:10 PMRight now I have a bobber seat that seems too small for what I wanted, so going to check out a larger seat later this week. Will do nothing definite till I have the seat I really want.
Posted by OR Seedman
- January 16, 2017, 19:08:18 PMdon't shovel too hard..... 
I actually wound up re-seating the springs back about 1.5" to take some of the tension and angle out of them....and to move the seat back a little because I felt like I was up on the tank...I just used a wide piece of 1/8" thick flat stainless steel and off-set the springs back into new holes. now they sit back about 1" from the cross-member under the seat. much better seating position for me...and now I only have to remove the tank bolt and the 2 bolts through the cross-member and the whole seat with springs, mounting plate and front bracket come of in one piece.....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 16, 2017, 17:15:47 PM 
ok this is your thread so it is ok if we wander off topic for a bit.
Solo seat is now on my list of things to get done. I replaced the rubber dampers in the rear hub.....wow what a difference 3.11 mm makes. New brake pads done, new 800 watt stereo system done, new round reflectors done. So today went to all the local stores looking for a piece of aluminum for the seat. Ended up going to a metal fab shop and they had me a section for $5.00. I have a solo seat from fredakamike but the mounting bracket is not correct, so I wanted to order one, but your link he does not ship to Canada. So found one in China, and ordered it, well it has never shown up, got my funds refunded so that is ok. Then a fella down the highway he builds seats and mods them, he has a spare mounting bracket, so I borrowed that one. Only issue is that the springs are at a really steep angle to the plate. I'll pm you a few pictures of it. I am ordering some different springs so I can try to bend them to the angle I want. I'll pm you with the pictures and still make a running thread once I get going on it.
Oh and ride safe in the rain....... I am going to go qnd shovel the snow from the upper back deck..........
Posted by OR Seedman
- January 16, 2017, 17:07:41 PMrather be a smart a$$ than a dumb a$$...LOL. how is the springer solo seat coming along?
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 16, 2017, 15:20:19 PM OR being a smart a$$ does not look well on you, you need not lower yourself to PC's standard......lol.......I am tinkering with a solo seat in my living room, Nothing like working on the bike or watchng a hockey game sitting on my bike, looking outside and knowing it it is like -27*C and starting to snow, and I am nice and toasty warm........