Well I got my seat in the mail today.
I knew when ordering it that it had a plastic seat pan and I wasn’t into it. The rubber bumpers were also different.
Since I still had an original seat pan I figured I’d take a shot at a transplant of the seat foam and cover. The main reason for this beyond using my original seat pan was that ordering foam, a cover, strap and trim was way more expensive than going this route. About 500 bucks if bought separately, this option set me back 250.
Started by removing the seat cover which was fairly easy and just tacked I place with spray glue.
Then I took an exacto scalpel and trimmed back the thin side cover padding. This initially seemed like a daunting task but in reality was quite easy and only took about 10 mins.
Then I test fit to my original pan, prepped it with spray glue and set the foam in place.
Put the cover back on, pulled it into place, knocked down all my teeth that grab the cover.
Then I drilled holes for the trim where they were previously drilled on the Other seat, attached the trim and called it a day.
I now have a correct seat cover with heat pressed “stitching” on my original seat pan
I have a stencil to spray the correct Honda logo on the back but I’ll wait for my eyes to heal up a bit before I do that.
*forgive my terrible photos (I just had eye surgery a few days ago so they aren’t quite up to snuff yet) pics are worse than usual.
- bike is almost ready for the road but my master cylinder is leaking due to some pits so I am sending it out for a sleeve. I have a cheap aftermarket one on while I wait for it.
I’m still trying to hunt down a chain guard and the last bit I need are the heat shields for the exhaust.
I knew when ordering it that it had a plastic seat pan and I wasn’t into it. The rubber bumpers were also different.
Since I still had an original seat pan I figured I’d take a shot at a transplant of the seat foam and cover. The main reason for this beyond using my original seat pan was that ordering foam, a cover, strap and trim was way more expensive than going this route. About 500 bucks if bought separately, this option set me back 250.
Started by removing the seat cover which was fairly easy and just tacked I place with spray glue.
Then I took an exacto scalpel and trimmed back the thin side cover padding. This initially seemed like a daunting task but in reality was quite easy and only took about 10 mins.
Then I test fit to my original pan, prepped it with spray glue and set the foam in place.
Put the cover back on, pulled it into place, knocked down all my teeth that grab the cover.
Then I drilled holes for the trim where they were previously drilled on the Other seat, attached the trim and called it a day.
I now have a correct seat cover with heat pressed “stitching” on my original seat pan
I have a stencil to spray the correct Honda logo on the back but I’ll wait for my eyes to heal up a bit before I do that.
*forgive my terrible photos (I just had eye surgery a few days ago so they aren’t quite up to snuff yet) pics are worse than usual.
- bike is almost ready for the road but my master cylinder is leaking due to some pits so I am sending it out for a sleeve. I have a cheap aftermarket one on while I wait for it.
I’m still trying to hunt down a chain guard and the last bit I need are the heat shields for the exhaust.