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Laverda Dave:
A very nice looking 400/4. I've had a few 'issues' with the replacement seat. Basically the hinge fixing bolts and the plunger mounting bolts are incorrectly positioned on the two seats I have been sent. I have had to elongate the hinge fixing plate by 15mm to get the seat to fit anywhere close and even now it is still rubbing on the rear of the fuel tank. I fitted my genuine seat from my other bike and it fitted perfectly.
Your seat looks good apart from the cover, I would recommend you get it recovered, the seat cover from Saddle Craft as posted by Sye looks very good.

Mikep328:
I bought a seat cover from PK Classics.  The seat cover on the bike when I bought it was a new (per receipts) DSS seat cover.  It looked nice but I wanted the Honda logo on the back.  I thought about doing the stencil that folks here have had success with but I didn't feel confident that I could do it satisfactorily appearance-wise.  The PK cover went on with no particular difficulty even though it was the first seat cover I have ever installed.  Just took my time and it looks absolutely original!  :)

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
The seat on my 400 had been recovered by a PO it has the Honda logo - the seat base is a type  of thick plastic not metal like my 500. Not sure if its a later version by Honda or aftermarket,  it fits perfectly.

Madgrandad:
Thanks all for your suggestions. I think I'll get the original seat recovered. Then sell it the bike.

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