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SOHC.co.uk Forums => CB500/550 => Topic started by: florence on May 02, 2015, 08:16:58 PM
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has anyone bought one? do they fit OK?
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has anyone bought one? do they fit OK?
They have a plastic pan and rock on the frame. Better to re-do your old one.
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oh dear. when you say rock, is it quite bad. My old one has a fibreglass base.
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My pattern seat for the 400four fitted perfectly. The plastic base means it won't rust and, although it didn't have the rivets, I bought some from fleabay and now I can't tell the difference.
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I had one, but it sat too high. The silver trim is supposed to be in line with the tank trim, but it was considerably higher and always looked wrong. I ended up selling it and buying one with a steel base. This sits lower, but still isn't perfect. The forward edge of the trim strip prevents the seat opening as far as it should (fouls on the tank), and it hasn't got the Honda logo on the back. If only Honda would get some new ones made...
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You could splash out on a new metal pan unit. Have bought a few of theses, made in Japan > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB500-CB-500-Four-K1-Sitzbank-Seat-Neu-/290811725353?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item43b5bac629
Piki, a forum member does the Honda logo ;)
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That looks exactly the same as the one I bought from CMS, which are currently listed at €249. As I said above, not perfect, but probably the nearest you'll get to an original, so worth the money if you're trying to get your bike looking "as new".
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Dealt with that seller Graham and he's an arse hole. He's the seller who removed all the rubber mounts from an original seat and then offered to sell me them when I complained. You'll also notice there are no rubber mounts on that seat as well, maybe he has a rubber fetish.
I have never had a problem with Andy, offers a good trade discount and most of his parts are a lot cheaper than Silver. These seats come in from Japan with no seat rubbers, CMSNL do the same seat without the rubbers ;)
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Slightly off topic but somewhere I have a spare 400/4 seat that has scabby cover so I decided to take a punt and pickup a 400/4 pattern cover from DSS at Stafford which is only about a tenner including VAT and no postage as I picked it up at the show with other parts I had bought. Have not fitted it yet (still need to find the seat :-[ ) but have to say , on first inspection, for the money, it looks like a bargain.
Ash