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Posted by lumper
 - April 18, 2011, 21:23:32 PM

I have the same seat on my 99 and it fits perfectly.
I was wondering if maybe something was in the washer slot on the underside of your seat keeping it from seating all the way down but I read that you finaly got it.

Maybe it was warped, I forget which bike is yours lol, but I was wondering if the tank difference was an 800 to 1500 difference or not?
Anyway my thought was something in that space that you might not easliy notice and might be just enough to keep it from sitting all the way on the washer properly.
Lump

Posted by chief
 - April 04, 2011, 12:26:35 PM

Yep, that plastic base can warp... looks like there could have been some modification to the seat as well.

Posted by TerryG
 - April 04, 2011, 06:55:39 AM

I worked on the seat this weekend and I have it on.  It was a bit of work but seems to be fitting correctly now.
at this point I think it was a warping issue, god only know how long and where it was stored by the previous owner but with some effort it did finally fit.

Many thanks to all who help!

T

Posted by TerryG
 - March 30, 2011, 20:49:58 PM
Quote from: annieoakley on March 30, 2011, 09:57:58 AM

Are you having any luck getting the seat to sit properly? Maybe someone in the membership, who has the same year bike as yours, could take their solo seat off and take some pics for comparison. That would be a big help to you I think, cause I just ran out of ideas :'(

Haven't had time to do anything more since Monday - should have some time tomorrow night to mess with it some more
Posted by annieoakley
 - March 30, 2011, 09:57:58 AM

Are you having any luck getting the seat to sit properly? Maybe someone in the membership, who has the same year bike as yours, could take their solo seat off and take some pics for comparison. That would be a big help to you I think, cause I just ran out of ideas :'(

Posted by TerryG
 - March 29, 2011, 22:37:40 PM
Quote from: annieoakley on March 28, 2011, 17:49:13 PM

Well darn it, I went out and pulled my seat again. I have the same seat as yours, same model number too. At least we know it is a drifter seat. Just doesn't make any sense as to why it won't sit properly. I thought I had it figured out and took another pic, but I don't know what year your bike is. If chief says the seat is for an 01-02 model, maybe that is what is making the difference. My bike is an 01, the tank style is different, so I don't know if that is where the problem is. Compare my tank to yours. I can't tell if the mounting points are a little different or not.

my bike is a 2000, the tanks do look different
Posted by chief
 - March 29, 2011, 15:46:01 PM

REmove all the saddle bag brackets etc from the rear and try it again.

Posted by 1SG CAV
 - March 28, 2011, 22:27:13 PM

by the looks of AnneOakley's pictures and yours. The tanks are surely different. Yours has a flange close to the washer. I think the seat even though it belongs to a Drifter. I don't think it was meant for yours. The seat is Identical to the one on my 02 1500 What is the year of yoour Drifter?

Posted by annieoakley
 - March 28, 2011, 17:49:13 PM

Well darn it, I went out and pulled my seat again. I have the same seat as yours, same model number too. At least we know it is a drifter seat. Just doesn't make any sense as to why it won't sit properly. I thought I had it figured out and took another pic, but I don't know what year your bike is. If chief says the seat is for an 01-02 model, maybe that is what is making the difference. My bike is an 01, the tank style is different, so I don't know if that is where the problem is. Compare my tank to yours. I can't tell if the mounting points are a little different or not.

Posted by TerryG
 - March 28, 2011, 14:52:31 PM

One more pic

Posted by TerryG
 - March 28, 2011, 14:48:47 PM

Here's the additional pics.

Posted by annieoakley
 - March 28, 2011, 11:27:21 AM

Glad the pics helped! ;D Hope you can remedy the seat issue too!

Posted by chief
 - March 28, 2011, 09:16:01 AM

The "1942" on the underside tells me its a drifter seat - 53001-1942 came off a 2001/2002 Drifter. Later 1500 Drifters carried seats 53001-1991 2003 and later.

But with the fit problem... who knows... which is why refitting with a different drifter solo was suggested.

Posted by TerryG
 - March 28, 2011, 07:08:32 AM

All,
I appreciate the help! I am not sure that the seat is a drifter seat, I was told when I purchased it that it was but never saw a picture of it installed from the previous owner. I'll take some more pics today of the frame and back of the back of the seat today and try to install it again. Annie thanks for the pics of the solo seat rail, very helpful for the install.
I'm leaning towards it's not a Drifter seat as it shouldn't be this complex. So anyone have a solo seat forsale?  ;)

Posted by 1SG CAV
 - March 27, 2011, 11:01:59 AM

I agree The shape was the first thing to catch my eye and then the opening on the front of the seat. It doesn't look big enough for the spacer to fit into.  I swap between my two-up and solo seat all the time. The OEM seat just falls into place and I just bolt it down. The 2- up fits tighter at the tank, but still drops into place. I agree try fitting a seat off another drifter.

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