Biltwell Banana Seat

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Did anyone see the new Biltwell Banana Seat? It's supposedly meant for Sporty's, but I think it'd look pretty nice on a XS Heritage Special. Has anyone seen one?

http://www.biltwellinc.com/seats.php - bottom of page.

What would one need to do to install it on a Heritage Special? Shear off the seat hardware attached to the frame?
 
buffaloborn said:
Did anyone see the new Biltwell Banana Seat? It's supposedly meant for Sporty's, but I think it'd look pretty nice on a XS Heritage Special. Has anyone seen one?

http://www.biltwellinc.com/seats.php - bottom of page.

What would one need to do to install it on a Heritage Special? Shear off the seat hardware attached to the frame?
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When I saw that seat I thought the same thing. I would love if anyone has tried this. I might just try it and see.

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It's a plastic pan. I wonder if I can take the hardware off my HS seatpan i was going to get upholstered and just drill that onto it. It looks like it has the pronounced curve up in the back like the HS seatpan...
 
"We've gotten quite a few inquiries about fitting the Banana seat on other bikes, from Jap bikes, to Triumphs and Dynas. The simple answer is "no". This pan is made to fit the rails of a '86-'03 Sportster perfectly. Of course, you can buy the pan and foam combo and maybe carve that up and customize it to fit, then recover it, but it won't be a direct bolt-on. Here's the dimensions if it helps figure things out."

From their website. I dunno.
 
Get some glass and resin and fab up a pan to fit on the seat rails. Trim off any protuberances from the rail and cover all with some sheet plastic and lay down the glass. You can take the stock foam and trim it down to fit. Re-covering is dependant of your sewing skills or farm it out. These are some older pics....I have another seat in the making....longer and flatter but banana just the same.

seat002.jpg

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