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- Thread starter bill932
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Best of my knowledge... 80SG was a one year only seat. Later specials had the higher kick-up in the back and the 80 had a crosshatch pleating pattern as opposed to the lateral only pleating of the later bikes. Here's my 80SG seat....
Here's a NOS 80SG cover on Ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/220376238799?hash=item334f728acf:g:ZlcAAOSw3SNeg43F
https://www.ebay.com/itm/220376238799?hash=item334f728acf:g:ZlcAAOSw3SNeg43F
Sparkyduc
XS650 Addict
Better jump on that!
They're close but not the same. Your covered seat would span '81 to '83/'84. Look at the impressed side line on your foam and compare that to the '80 pictured above.......
'80 Special and '81+ have the same pan and attachment, but the '80 is a lot flatter (compare w/ Jim's picture), the "step" is a lot less pronounced, similar to late '70s seats. The '81+ seat forces you to sit too far forward with your knees bent too tight if you aren't short. Jim is right that the '80 Special seat was a one year deal. Seems to be commonly available though.
Also, don't overlook the value of a ripped up seat as a free passive anti-theft deterrent...
Also, don't overlook the value of a ripped up seat as a free passive anti-theft deterrent...
The 80 special had 2 seats..............80SG is a clip on seat...............80G seat is a hinged seat the same as the 78SE/79SF and 79SII
80 specials had 2 Different seat pans, the Clip on seat and the side hinged seat
Check out the model differences here
http://www.xs650.com/threads/xs650-...workshop-manuals-and-other-information.30569/
80 specials had 2 Different seat pans, the Clip on seat and the side hinged seat
Check out the model differences here
http://www.xs650.com/threads/xs650-...workshop-manuals-and-other-information.30569/
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If the '80G is a Special, what's the "S" for?
'80 SG is a Special.... clip on seat
'80 G is a Special II.... hinged seat
'80 G is a Special II.... hinged seat
I read what you say...........i reserve the right to not believe what you say
But just maybe you know more than Yamaha..............where is the reasoning and proof an 80 Special II is not a Special
But just maybe you know more than Yamaha..............where is the reasoning and proof an 80 Special II is not a Special
In the link i posted in Post #8 there is a pictorial of all models. scroll down to the 80SG, there are pics of the bike with the seat as per Jim's seat. All later specials, be Specials or Special II's,t had the more pronounced step in the seat as per the one you bought............. Your model, 80SG seat is a one model, (1980 the US had 2 models in that year), one year seat.
These brochures from Yamaha showing the bike side on is a good example of the difference seat style
1980 SG......................................1981 Special II / 81H
No not all 1980 specials had the same seat, there were two seats in 80. One for the SG and another for the Special II. Here is My 80 Special II as you can seat the seat profile is quite different from an SG. Not as pronounced a step and the bottom is more like a standard.
The Special II isn't a Special? I'm trying to work through this one but it's hurting my brain... Seems its right there in the name, "Special" II.
.... and World War II wasn't really a world war because.... you know.....
