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Posted by OR Seedman
- October 27, 2016, 13:56:55 PMgreat minds.....ha ha...it was an easy thing to just dye mine since it was already dark brown..
Ratman...I will post a pic of the front mount when I get home and can access my photo album....it's really just a simple t-mount that sells on ebay with springs for around $15...attaches to the front slot mount on the seat, although some seats have 2 threaded posts to mount to instead....
Posted by mittico68
- October 27, 2016, 03:01:13 AMEhy Seedman, looks like we've had the same ideas on doin' that job!
I've had to open a small spot on that plastic tray, too...
and I used a similar grabbing tool, just to let each bolt pass through the holes of the oem steel base. And yes, what a real pain has been tryin' just to insert my fingers in that spots!
BTW: actually my spring seat is getting a black leather cover, by a local shop and I'm workin' hard on the grab rail, tryin' to adapt it to the seat...
Pics will follow asap.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- October 26, 2016, 20:54:09 PM 
I really like that and so how do you attach the seat in the front?
yup more questions to follow.....lol.......
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.