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Posted by TerryG
- March 26, 2011, 09:24:44 AMPics of the bottom of the seat & mount point by tank.
I messed with it a bit more after taking the pictures - when I slide it down so it sits what appears to be correct to me (small gap at the tank but not rubbing on the tank) the two rear mount points are to high when I push the back of the seat down to try and align of course the front comes up some and the rear mounts a 1/4 inch to far forward. holding the front of the seat while gently pushing the back of the seat down/around trying to align doesn't resolve this issue.
Posted by chief
- March 24, 2011, 17:46:02 PMYeah what troll said...
Take the seat off (take a pic of the bottom while its off)... sit it on the frame back to the rear of the front mount. Press down on the front - may need to raise the rear a bit, and slide it forward as far as you can. You may need to move it around to find the right spot. It should slide onto the front mount and sit flush.
If that doesn't work for you... take a picture of the bottom of the seat and the seat area of the frame, especially the front mount area.
Posted by Troll
- March 24, 2011, 16:24:59 PMLooks like it's not sitting down on the big washer all the way. Supposed to sit all the way into the slot so the seat nose is down tight on the tank
Posted by TerryG
- March 24, 2011, 16:05:49 PMSorry for the delay in posting, I've been slammed at work.
Here's how the site is sitting now, if I move it more toward the tank and rear screws won't go in....
thoughts
T
Posted by chief
- March 14, 2011, 15:21:50 PMYeah take 3-4 good pics of top and bottom... maybe 1-2 of it on the bike too. We'll see if we can figure this out.
Posted by TerryG
- March 14, 2011, 10:17:15 AMQuote from: chief on March 13, 2011, 20:30:46 PMChiefUmmm... if its not right in the front the rear mounting holes won't line up. Did you install it completely?
in the current position the back tab align perfectly, when I move the seat closer to the tank the rear tabs cannot be secured (they're to far forward).
looking down the gap between the tank and the seat it looks like it's sitting on the "peg" correctly. my tandem seat fit closer with no issues. what I'm not sure of is if my solo seat in a factory or after market, I also have no clue or picture from the previous owner that the seat was ever used on this bike. I can post a couple of pictures if it would help
Posted by chief
- March 13, 2011, 20:30:46 PMUmmm... if its not right in the front the rear mounting holes won't line up. Did you install it completely?
Posted by HiPlainsDrifter
- March 13, 2011, 09:28:45 AMTerry, On my 800 the stock solo seat is right on the tank, so much so that it rubbed the paint in a u shape. I mounted a spring seat and it stands off about an inch. I need to touch up tank paint now because it is so visible. Anyone else see that on their tank?
Posted by TerryG
- March 13, 2011, 09:26:42 AMThanks!
The fit to the tank is what I expected and my tandem seat fit close to the tank.
Posted by marshalldoll
- March 13, 2011, 07:53:13 AMSounds to me like you have not got the front of the seat on the stem quite right. It should be up to the tank with virtually no space. The rail attaches to the top of the shocks and the seat support.
Dan
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Posted by TerryG
- March 12, 2011, 20:55:39 PMI put my solo seat on today for the 1st time since I've owned the bike and have a couple of questions
1. how much gap is normal between the front of the seat and the gas tank? the seat seems to be sitting OK bit there's enough space between the seat and the tank to easily put my finger into the space, about an inch gap, is this normal?
2. I have the chrome seat bar for the back and can't figure out how to attach it, it seems far to wide to fit and doesn't really seem to align with any holes very well... what am I missing?
thanks!
Terry