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Message started by Ap5112 on 04/25/14 at 16:39:34

Title: Help
Post by Ap5112 on 04/25/14 at 16:39:34

Need to mount a solo seat not sure how to go about it I already cut the seat posts for the bcb kit but I can no longer afford it so I need to go a cheaper route any help would be a big help I can't find any threads on this subject.

Title: Re: Help
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/25/14 at 20:39:08

Well, its a bit late, but, just to help ya remember if youre ever in a spot like this again, dont make any mods for parts ya dont have yet,,
Now, do ya have a welder? You do still have the parts ya hacked off, right? Nobody ever tosses anything out till a project is finished, right?
If ya dont have a welder, do ya have a torch?

Title: Re: Help
Post by S-P on 04/25/14 at 23:27:02

Looks like you gotta get creative. Find a seat you like and a welder and some tubing...

Title: Re: Help
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/26/14 at 10:09:56

Ill give details but Ill want a reply first. I have some ideas, but I need answers to m y post to decide which would be better.

Title: Re: Help
Post by WD on 04/26/14 at 10:42:20

1/8" flat stock welded across the frame horn stubs. Couple of bolt in spring mounting units. 2 springs, cheap solo seat of your choice. Buy the U-bolt style front seat mount, throw the u-bolt to the side, bolt front pivot lug to the factory location, as the holes are perfectly spaced. Call it done.

This old thread shows the parts and such...http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1346085447

Title: Re: Help
Post by Demin on 04/26/14 at 10:51:39

Even Easier.....
Go to your local aftermarket Harley shop.Get the seat hinge and the mounting kit.
Bolt it on...DONE.
Like the parts above.

http://p1.bikepics.com/2013/11/04/bikepics-2612992-800.jpg

Title: Re: Help
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/26/14 at 11:05:47

They both beat my ideas for quick, cheap & easy..

Title: Re: Help
Post by Ap5112 on 04/27/14 at 12:52:58

hey guys sorry for the late response but yes my buddy has the welder he will be doing the welding he also has a torch. And as the harley dealer swat hing thing do you have any other pics of that set up? Also I'm going to wanna mount a rear fender and be able to add strong enough supports to mount just a little square seat to it as my girl wants to ride she's tiny so weight isn't a real big issue any ideas on that?

Title: Re: Help
Post by Ap5112 on 04/27/14 at 13:10:12

Just o guy I know I'm stupid for doing this with out the parts

Title: Re: Help
Post by Steve H on 04/27/14 at 13:18:31

Sounds like he needs to weld the stock parts back on and reinstall the fender and pillio0n seat.

Title: Re: Help
Post by Ap5112 on 04/27/14 at 13:49:22

Will any solo seat work with that hing?

Title: Re: Help
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/27/14 at 14:00:28

Yea, if youre wanting a passenger,, Id find tubing to place down inside the tiny stubs & braze them in, because theyre so short, then slip the bits ya hacked off down on them & weld it up, Since the internal support is so crummy if I had even the slightest doubt about the welders abilities, I would add a wrap to the welded area. Put the old parts back,, bummer, huhh?

Title: Re: Help
Post by WD on 04/27/14 at 20:52:21

Location? I have the stainless steel rear section from an XS 650 rear fender AND a pillion seat off a Rebel that you can have for the cost of shipping, lower 48 only. You'll need to fab up some under fender mounts/struts from 1/8" steel flat bar, drilled to bolt to the frame.

Congrats by the way, irreversibly modifying a motorcycle frame takes guts. Keep at it, what you have there looks fine, and mounting passenger accommodations, even with a cut frame, just takes some tinkering.

Worst case, make it a rigid frame and add a full rear fender, with traditional bracing. $25 for a set of shackle plates at the auto parts store, enlarge 2 holes per to 9/16" inner diameter, bolt them on. Been there, done that before, works fine.

Title: Re: Help
Post by Ap5112 on 04/29/14 at 17:32:15

Wd thanks for the wonderful feed back is there anyway you can send pics of those parts I might be interested?

Title: Re: Help
Post by WD on 04/29/14 at 22:56:18

002D312D202F353B7377410 wrote:

Wd thanks for the wonderful feed back is there anyway you can send pics of those parts I might be interested?

It will take some digging, they could be in the barn, garage, motorhome, Lisa's 95 Outback, the shed, the forge building, the old tag along/bumper pull RV that is falling apart behind the barn, any 1 of 3 different sheds or 3 different deceased trucks, maybe in the Super Beetle... I'm on around 56 acres or so total, stuff gets scattered.

Also have a full fender, heavy fiberglass, made by Cobra to convert a Kawasaki VN1500A dorkmobile rear fender into something useful. THAT one would be expensive...