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Posted by OR Seedman
- October 26, 2016, 18:41:14 PMhere are some more pics of the finished position...
Posted by OR Seedman
- October 26, 2016, 18:39:28 PMok...here we go...
2" barrel springs came today, so now I am putting the freshly dyed seat back on.....
First I mounted the springs to the seat....I have a handy little retractable grabbing tool from a computer repair kit....makes putting the bolt down through the barrel spring much easier then just trying to drop it in the holes through the washers.
Once those are done, I mount the seat to the steel channel for mounting to the frame (now painted black, too)
I then took a box end wrench for my frame mounting bolts and put some metal duct tape over one side of the opening to hold the bolt in place while I fed it through the small notch I cut in the plastic tray that holds all the electronics. Otherwise, you have to pull them all out to go in from the front side...a real pain...
snug up the bolts to the frame, bolt down the front to the gas tank mount and you are ready to ride....the seat position is now almost identical to factory height...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 25, 2016, 17:49:40 PMThank you
Posted by OR Seedman
- October 25, 2016, 15:40:52 PMdefinitely....I will take multiple pictures and post as soon as I get the springs and start putting it back together....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 25, 2016, 15:18:46 PM ok can we ask you to show a few close ups of the front mount and the rest of the mounts because you have done a good job and we just want to see more.
Thanks.....
Posted by OR Seedman
- October 25, 2016, 14:50:17 PMregarding the seat bag....I have been looking at bicycle seat bags....smaller diameter and about 7" wide.....once I have the 2" springs in place I will take some measurements....the seat actually doesn't reach back as far as the factory because of the narrow lip at the back, so hitting the fender should not be an issue....
I also dyed the seat black last night so it matches my luggage.....turned out really nice and only cost $3.50 for the leather dye.....the dark brown color really didn't go with the rest of the accessories.....
pics with the shorter springs will be coming as soon as I get them on....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 24, 2016, 11:27:11 AM 
you going to hang a bag under the seat, will it hit the fender, or get jammed in the space?
Posted by mittico68
- October 24, 2016, 10:54:19 AMI've changed the oem raisers with new ones from Cobra.
They are 1" higher and have a 1" of pullback. (Look here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/KAWASAKI-COBRA-HANDLEBAR-RISER-KIT-05-0640-/172350426628?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=mfm3oiLzEZZ%252B%252BYeJpzVDh%252F5aINc%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc ).
While mountin' them, I've rotated down a few degrees the oem handlebar, so now it's really comfortable together with the spring seat!
Posted by OR Seedman
- October 24, 2016, 10:30:58 AMlooks good...let us see more pics when you get the rail on...
I ordered a set of 2" springs in black to see how the seat height changes....my current 3" spring set up raised my seating position about 1".....I will take more pics when done...
Posted by mittico68
- October 24, 2016, 02:36:24 AMThat's exactly the same job I've just done to ma-deuce!
But my seat now needs to be covered with black leather. And there's a handrail comin' soon...
Look at pics, please.
Posted by OR Seedman
- October 22, 2016, 15:36:19 PMthanks for the compliments...I am going to get a dark brown tool bag to hang from the underside of the seat pan once I have everything else done...that should pretty much fill up the big gap that is now exposed.....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 22, 2016, 12:24:33 PMVery good looking just need to cover things under the seat.
Posted by Old Drifter
- October 22, 2016, 12:01:57 PMLooks great, nice job!
Posted by OR Seedman
- October 22, 2016, 11:38:44 AMWell...I broke down and got a very large brown leather pan seat (ebay..$64.95 and free shipping) along with a basic 3" spring kit. Fabricated a mount for the frame from 1/8" steel channel. Took a little trial and error, but the result is not too bad. I now need to take the steel off and have it powder coated. I used the holes in the seat brace cross-member (runs across the frame under the seat) to mount the steel channel and drilled holes for spring mounts to match the seat mounts. I am going to tack-weld the spring bolts to the steel mount before painting so I don't have to hold them if I need to work on the seat. The whole setup comes off with just 3 bolts. I was surprised how comfortable it is since the seat only has about 1/2" of high density foam for padding....I like the spring movement and I have it in a very comfortable seating position.....
Posted by HurtSoMuch
- October 15, 2016, 03:18:32 AMQuote from: OR_Seedman on October 09, 2016, 08:23:05 AMit takes some time to get used to..a bit stiff..but i have been on some longer trips..and no worries mate..the butt is finewhen you say "rough on my butt", is that do to limited amount of padding on the seat? the current issue with my stock seat (besides the actual look of the seat) is that I get the classic butt-ache after about 20-30 minutes of steady riding....I am not really a fan of the massive looking Corbin seats, either....I am looking for classic old-style looks but with some comfort for day tripping.....
thanks,