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z1100r:
Anyone bought one of those plastic base seats from Silvers..??  I have and it fits like crap. I have decided to modify it by removing the rubber bung supports from my old seat and drilling the plastic base to suit. I will then drill the seat bracket/catch to sit over the bosses rather than on top of them.
 As supplied it wobbles all over the place...!!  What have you done..?? The other thing is there is no place for my plastic wallet...I want to fit that back on aswell.

matthewmosse:
I just re welded and let in new metal on the old steel one, added a coat of paint and can hardly see it's repaired.

z1100r:
my old seat base is very bad....the bike lived outside for at least 10 years with spilt leaky covers. The whole thing is in a pretty poor state with alot of it missing all down the hinge side. I thought this would be just a bolt on job....no ffing chance. I've modded it and fitted my old rubbers etc....its alot better but still a poor fit around the tank. My old original was a good solid fit everywhere.....annoying. Its bloody fibreglass aswell - not plastic. If I'd known that I wouldn't have bothered. I'm spending all night now p*ssing about with a poxy seat.  :( ::) :-\ ;D

toucheturtle:
I bought one from Dave Silver but it was such a poor fit I sent it back and refurbished my old one. There is a base and foam going on ebay which looks like it would clean up.

 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/honda-cb500-4-seat-/330538945856?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item4cf5a80d40

mickwinf:
i was thinking of ordering one of these seats for my k3,dont think i will bother now!!

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