Post by: royhall on October 04, 2024, 03:37:03 PM
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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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Post by: Martin6 on October 04, 2024, 10:47:45 PM
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.
Post by: Johnny4428 on October 05, 2024, 07:13:20 AM
Post by: royhall on October 05, 2024, 07:55:33 AM
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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Post by: Johnny4428 on October 05, 2024, 09:31:22 AM
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 05, 2024, 09:52:45 AM
Post by: royhall on October 05, 2024, 12:22:18 PM
Post by: taysidedragon on October 05, 2024, 01:17:36 PM
I'm 6' 0.5" my brother is 6'2" odd thing his height is in his trunk not his legs, his inside leg measures 2" shorter than me!
Different milkman! 😉
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 05, 2024, 02:50:05 PM
I'm 6' 0.5" my brother is 6'2" odd thing his height is in his trunk not his legs, his inside leg measures 2" shorter than me!
Different milkman! 😉
That happens to be true (I am not in the least bit offended btw) my biolgical father died of TB when I was five months old he was a serving soldier in the British Army on the Rhine billetted in Klagenfurt. My Mum was Austrian she remarried in the UK so my step-father was pretty much the only only one I knew about - he was 6' 3".
PS He was never a milkman though. ;D ;D ;D ;
Post by: Johnny4428 on October 05, 2024, 02:53:01 PM
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 05, 2024, 03:01:43 PM
Postman??😂
No but as a young lad my step-father had a job as a delivery boy, riding a local butchers bespoke delivery bike with the postmans type front basket with the name of the butchers on a panel under the crossbar. A bit like Granville in Open all hours.
Post by: Johnny4428 on October 05, 2024, 03:05:59 PM
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 05, 2024, 03:08:29 PM
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on October 05, 2024, 06:39:34 PM
He didn’t die though ( sorry to hear about your father Ted)
Does anyone remember those BCG tests we had at school in the 60s and 70s. Mine always came up red and swollen. All my schoolmates would say “you’ll have to have the jab†but the opposite was true. My father’s illness meant I’d been inoculated when tiny.
They all had the jab. I didn’t.
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Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on October 05, 2024, 06:40:24 PM
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Post by: Nurse Julie on October 05, 2024, 07:29:55 PM
Sorry for the thread hijack BTW.Same here Steve. My Auntie had TB when I was born, 1961, she then spent 3 years in a Sanitorium. I've had natural immunity since. It used to cause continuous ructions during my Nursing career with the Occupational health departments as I didn't have a scar 🙄🙄🙄🙄. I also used to have chest xrays every 6 months from the age of 5 to 9 years old. My auntie survived and is 89 now and luckily, at my age now, no one is interested if I have a scar or not 😂😂😂
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Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on October 05, 2024, 08:30:13 PM
The standard treatment for TB was to inject air into the affected lung cavity to rest it