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Title: Cheap seats?
Post by: Tomb on January 28, 2018, 05:12:05 PM

Cheap seats... Click (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retro-Saddle-for-Honda-CB400-CB500-CB550-CB750-Vintage-Cafe-Racer-Seat/162693129634?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D49919%26meid%3Dee31f3c1137840d796b39bda7d52aa1e%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D332528937879%26itm%3D162693129634&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851)

Anyone know if they're any good?

Title: Re: Cheap seats?
Post by: taysidedragon on January 29, 2018, 12:12:31 AM

Reading the full description they are a universal type fit, not really designed for our specific models. I can't imagine they're very good at that price and need modifying. You pay yr money you take yr choice.  ;)

Title: Re: Cheap seats?
Post by: Integra99 on January 29, 2018, 11:22:25 AM

Yeah I suspect they will be a poor fit.. see a lot of nice bikes let down by cheap Ebay seats. I took my base to an upholsterer and they did a full leather seat in my design for £120 which didnt seem to bad.

Title: Re: Cheap seats?
Post by: Tomb on January 29, 2018, 04:54:30 PM

I think you're right on the fit lads, just hoped someone may have taken the plunge before me. Its one of them "in future" ideas I'm having.

Title: Re: Cheap seats?
Post by: Rob62 on January 29, 2018, 08:08:56 PM

Quote from: Integra99 on January 29, 2018, 11:22:25 AM

Yeah I suspect they will be a poor fit.. see a lot of nice bikes let down by cheap Ebay seats. I took my base to an upholsterer and they did a full leather seat in my design for £120 which didnt seem to bad.

Thats the best way forward... you can buy a new metal seat base for 40 quid and have a custom seat built onto that... keep your old seat as a spare.

Title: Re: Cheap seats?
Post by: Integra99 on January 31, 2018, 10:28:11 AM

My CB400f seat base is too long for my brat project, I have two bases so cut 3 inches out of the end .. hopefully looks ok when done!!

Title: Re: Cheap seats?
Post by: dickyta2 on March 05, 2018, 10:14:55 PM

I bought a brown one for a brat style cb350 I`m building. Quite impressed with it for the money but definitely not a standard fit.

Title: Re: Cheap seats?
Post by: Andych on March 06, 2018, 02:36:32 AM

Quote from: Rob62 on January 29, 2018, 08:08:56 PM

Quote from: Integra99 on January 29, 2018, 11:22:25 AM

Yeah I suspect they will be a poor fit.. see a lot of nice bikes let down by cheap Ebay seats. I took my base to an upholsterer and they did a full leather seat in my design for £120 which didnt seem to bad.

Thats the best way forward... you can buy a new metal seat base for 40 quid and have a custom seat built onto that... keep your old seat as a spare.

I would love to know where you can get a metal seat base for that price... The 4into1 repro seat prices are ok but the freight to Aussie is the killer.. and my seat base is completely stuffed...
I wonder if they are the same ones as on DSS site?

Title: Re: Cheap seats?
Post by: Colonial-Clive (yindi) on March 06, 2018, 01:30:06 PM

Andych you could try these guys there based in vic
https://www.japbikespares.com

Title: Re: Cheap seats?
Post by: Rob62 on March 06, 2018, 07:34:02 PM

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB750K2-6-SEAT-PANS/192019455600?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB750K2-6-SEAT-PANS/192019455600?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649)

Title: Re: Cheap seats?
Post by: Integra99 on March 07, 2018, 07:56:18 AM

Here is my seat after it was re upholstered... looks amazing and perfect fit!

(http://www.dotheton.com/gallery/107242-050218033927.jpeg)