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DSS Repro Seats
AshimotoK0:
I have never used them directly but I once bought a job lot of parts which included CB250K0 and SS125A refurbished seats, which I found out had been done by R.K. Leightons in Birmingham. The quality was superb and they had managed to get the crocodile skin patterned vinyl and correct gold piping for the SS125 seat.
AshimotoK0:
I wonder what these covers made by Saddlecraft in South Sheilds are like ... have HONDA logo too.
https://www.saddlecraft.co.uk/product/honda-cb400-four/
Wonder if they bought Bob's tooling?
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Laverda Dave:
Thank you very much for the offers everyone, much appreciated. I have already filed the mounting holes in the seat hinge (they are now 10mm long) and tried the new seat, it does fit better both at the nose and the seat plunger location but still needs the slots making longer. However, using a round file in such a small hole is tedious so I bought a set of 5mm grinding stones for my Dremmel from ebay, just waiting for them to arrive before giving it another go.
I'll post some photos here of the seat and how it fits.
I wouldn't buy another pattern seat from DSS if these are the ones he is now selling. The seat cover posted by Ash looks the way to go in future and if I had the luxury of the original seat but the one on Ratty was a 2:4 seat. I heavily modified it for my mate 42 years ago to make it a stepped seat to enable his girlfriend to see over the top of his head! It was still fitted to the bike when I bought it last year, it stank of rats and went down the council tip!
paul G:
--- Quote from: AshimotoK0 on August 08, 2024, 09:09:24 AM ---I wonder what these covers made by Saddlecraft in South Sheilds are like ... have HONDA logo too.
https://www.saddlecraft.co.uk/product/honda-cb400-four/
Wonder if they bought Bob's tooling?
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I had a seat made by them for the Z650 custom I did and it was spot on don't know about their covers.
Martin6:
I had the same problem with a 750 seat from DSS. The hinge and / or lock was in the wrong position. The seat was also not square to the frame. First fitting was a complete failure. There was no way it would engage into the lock. I had also already sprayed on the logo and the packaging had gone in the bin. This was the final step in my restoration / renovation. So, I was itching to just get on and ride.
I did what you're doing and elongated holes. I also packed with spacers and ended up with it being less noticeable, with an easy click shut. I'm also not impressed with the shiny trim piece around the seat base, which is wrinkled, with a clear polythene coating coming adrift. To my shame, I didn't let DSS know about the problem.
I am now much more careful about checking parts from DS, before I commit. That said, I recently bought replacement screws for the points cover, as mine are shabby. They are NLA, but DS offered the same thread and head, which I would need to cut down by a few mm. When they arrived they were too short! Will cost me more in postage to return them than I'd get as a refund. Fun and games. Still, I'm glad they're around, as my bike wouldn't be on the road without the large number of parts I've had from them.
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