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I think it was Eddie who planted the bug in my head about hinging the seat, possibly to the rear. Then I remembered my conversation with Schu about hinging it to the side, just like my old '75 DT400.
So off to Home Depot and $20 later, I have a bag of black hinges and latches. Well, after a few hours and an equal amount of beers, I decided that they were not heavy enough to last.
So, now it's off to the local m/c used parts yard and another $20 later, I have a rear hinge and a front latch from a 1971 Honda CB 175 that would
"simply bolt right on". Well, it wasn't simple and it didn't bolt right on. I spent about 8 hours, a lot of that time head scratching and trying to be careful not to scratch the paint or mutilate the seat pan.
The end result was that the seat sits about 1/2" higher in the back, due to the needed clearance when the seat tilts back toward the frame. It's sitting about 1/4" higher in the front and also about 1/2" farther forward due to the clearance needed for the hinges. No problem, it still sits just fine and being a little higher, it makes up to the tank just like the original position. The latch is simply held in place with a 2" U bolt. The hinge uses the 2 rear of the 4 studs that hold up the fender. I used 2 barrel nuts with a 10 mm head that I had left over from a previous bike. Without them, you could remove those studs and use bolts instead.
I hope that the pictures are self explanatory, but if not, I will try to clarify.
Cheers! jevers
So off to Home Depot and $20 later, I have a bag of black hinges and latches. Well, after a few hours and an equal amount of beers, I decided that they were not heavy enough to last.
So, now it's off to the local m/c used parts yard and another $20 later, I have a rear hinge and a front latch from a 1971 Honda CB 175 that would
"simply bolt right on". Well, it wasn't simple and it didn't bolt right on. I spent about 8 hours, a lot of that time head scratching and trying to be careful not to scratch the paint or mutilate the seat pan.
The end result was that the seat sits about 1/2" higher in the back, due to the needed clearance when the seat tilts back toward the frame. It's sitting about 1/4" higher in the front and also about 1/2" farther forward due to the clearance needed for the hinges. No problem, it still sits just fine and being a little higher, it makes up to the tank just like the original position. The latch is simply held in place with a 2" U bolt. The hinge uses the 2 rear of the 4 studs that hold up the fender. I used 2 barrel nuts with a 10 mm head that I had left over from a previous bike. Without them, you could remove those studs and use bolts instead.
I hope that the pictures are self explanatory, but if not, I will try to clarify.
Cheers! jevers
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