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royhall:
Just a word about the replica seats sold by DSS for the CB750K. I bought one of these to use on my restored K5 and have been struggling with it ever since. The problem is they are too high, made from a very slippery vinyl, and are rock hard. This is the seat.

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So I bit the bullet and had a new seat custom made by MotoStitch (formerly Nostalgia Seats) at a cost of £220. Just got it fitted today and its about 60mm lower, very soft and comfy, and a good gripping cover. I also think it looks great. What do you think. It makes the bike much safer and easier to ride as I now have both feet firmly on the floor, unlike before. If they are going to make replica's why not make them to the dimensions Honda used. Ridiculous.

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Martin6:
I put a DSS seat on mine last year. It was the same depth as the original I took off. Maybe your old one had sagged?

It was initially a bit firmer than the old seat. It has settled in quite nicely now, after about 3,000 miles. I find it comfortable on longer rides.

However, it needed a lot of persuasion on the hinges to get anywhere near straight. I made the error of spraying the logo on the back, before fitting, or I would have returned it. It's still not perfect, but near enough to not be noticed, unless pointed out.

Johnny4428:
Quite annoying to get a replacement seat that doesn’t deliver in terms of fit comfort etc. That is a lovely looking seat that you have on the bike now Roy! Personally I wouldn’t want anything other than my original looking seat on mine but spent quite a bit of cash getting mine restored. These bikes are generally high to sit on, I’m 5’ 10” and it’s just high enough for me. Big difference with the height of the 550. Now im not looking for faults here Roy but your kick start lever would need to go back a spline or maybe two to line up with indent on the clutch cover! I think it’s my OCD shouting at me! 😂 Lovely looking bike though and like the colour.

royhall:
Eyes like a hawk Johnny. Never noticed that thanks for pointing it out, will sort it later. As for authentic, when I sell it the other seat can go back on, until then I want it safe, usable, and comfortable.

Maybe my replica seat was from a different batch or sourced elsewhere, but it was higher than other 750's I compared it with. Had a look at Google images and compared those to the height of the tank badges and it's definitely high. I'm 6 foot tall and can barely touch the floor with that seat on, and with such a heavy bike that's dangerous. It's also way higher than my 750F2. The vinyl is so slippy I'm sliding around under acceleration and braking no matter what trousers I wear.

Sorry that replica seat had to go.

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Johnny4428:
Wow! I thought a 6 footer would have no problem! The seat does not look that out of place as far as height goes. I take it sitting down on the mountings ok too (seated properly 😁) There must be so little give in the type of foam in the seat, and not very good if you feel your going to slide off it either.

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