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Posted by Troll
 - November 29, 2015, 09:11:53 AM
Quote from: Trall on November 28, 2015, 15:14:53 PM

Hello everyone.  Here is my first posting that I need some guidance on. I recently bought a 2001 Drifter 800 and have just purchased a Factory Drifter solo seat rail from an owner of a 2001 Drifter 1500.  I know there hard to find and jumped at the chance to buy it. It's in the mail and should have it next week.

The solo seat rail is the factory rail for the factory 1500 solo seat.

The 1500 owner had seen his rail on a 800 Drifter but was not sure exactly what I would need to do for to make it fit the 800.  He said on the 1500 two of the four mounting points are on the 1500 top of shocks and the other two on frame near where the four solo seat bolts (two on each side) go to attach the solo seat to the bike. He thought I would add a two holes in the area of the bolt seat mounts (one each side) for two new mounting points and was not sure what to do for the two other mounting points that would normally mount to the 1500 top shock nuts.

So any suggestions on the best placement and how to mount a 1500 solo seat rail onto the 800.
Thanks in advance
Anthony

Sorry, it's not going to fit your 800. Entirely different design. These things are very hard to find and always bring a premium price.

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - November 28, 2015, 19:33:51 PM

  Sorry no knowledge of the solo seats. Hope it woks out for you

Posted by Trall
 - November 28, 2015, 19:01:37 PM

The PO only saw the same seat rail design/style on an 800 solo
stock seat.  He did not know how it was mounted or if the 800 had the exact same factory seat rail but made of course for the 800.

So both seats are factory original solo seats.

I was hoping someone here already has done this mod to make a factory 1500 solo seat rail fit a 800 solo seat.

Also what is the high value of a factory rail?

Posted by greenbarn
 - November 28, 2015, 17:37:27 PM

 Do you have a stock OEM solo seat??  I hate to tell you this, but the seats and mounts are completely different on the 800 and 1500.   I'm not saying it won't work - almost anything can be made to fit with enough time and fabrication skills.  But it may not be easy.

What exactly did the PO mean by his comment?  Did he see his actual seat rail previously mounted on a 800 bike?  Or did he see a rail that looked just like his on a 800?

I do not have a 1500 seat rail to look at, but I get the gist of where you say yours is supposed to mount.  The front bolts may be close enough to the seat mounts on the 800 to line them up with one of them - or you might need to drill a new hole in the seat brackets to mount it to.   However the back mount - the one that bolts to the upper shock bolt - I don't know where you would mount that on a 800.  There is nothing back there where the 1500 shock is.   This might take some creativity.

The stock 800 seat rail mounts under the seat pan, if I recall.
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EDIT:
I went out to the shop and looked at mine.  The 1500 shocks mount just below (about 2") one of the seat mounts (I think it's the rear of the two ---  I have a Corbin seat and they only use one bolt per side.)  That is going to be somewhere in the vicinity of your 800 seat mounts, but I wouldn't think they would line up.   I think you'll just have to wait until it shows up and see how it fits.    Good luck in your endeavors.

Posted by Trall
 - November 28, 2015, 15:14:53 PM

UPDATE READ BOTTOM POSTS- THE OEM 1500 SEAT RAIL FITS 800 SOLO SEAT EASILY WITH SLIGHT MODS.  READ BOTTOM POSTS.

Hello everyone.  Here is my first posting that I need some guidance on. I recently bought a 2001 Drifter 800 and have just purchased a Factory Drifter solo seat rail from an owner of a 2001 Drifter 1500.  I know there hard to find and jumped at the chance to buy it. It's in the mail and should have it next week.

The solo seat rail is the factory rail for the factory 1500 solo seat.

The 1500 owner had seen his rail on a 800 Drifter but was not sure exactly what I would need to do for to make it fit the 800.  He said on the 1500 two of the four mounting points are on the 1500 top of shocks and the other two on frame near where the four solo seat bolts (two on each side) go to attach the solo seat to the bike. He thought I would add a two holes in the area of the bolt seat mounts (one each side) for two new mounting points and was not sure what to do for the two other mounting points that would normally mount to the 1500 top shock nuts.

So any suggestions on the best placement and how to mount a 1500 solo seat rail onto the 800.
Thanks in advance
Anthony

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