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Offline Tomb

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Cheap seats?
« on: January 28, 2018, 05:12:05 PM »
Cheap seats... Click

Anyone know if they're any good?
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Tom
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Re: Cheap seats?
« Reply #1 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.  ;)
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Re: Cheap seats?
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Cheap seats?
« Reply #3 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.
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'70 CD175
'78 CB550 with sidecar
'80 Z50R
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Re: Cheap seats?
« Reply #4 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.
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Offline Integra99

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Re: Cheap seats?
« Reply #5 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!!
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Offline dickyta2

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Re: Cheap seats?
« Reply #6 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.
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Offline Andych

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Re: Cheap seats?
« Reply #7 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?
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Re: Cheap seats?
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2018, 01:30:06 PM »
Andych you could try these guys there based in vic
https://www.japbikespares.com
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Re: Cheap seats?
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2018, 07:34:02 PM »
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Offline Integra99

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Re: Cheap seats?
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2018, 07:56:18 AM »

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

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