Seat units

[spiderpig]

Anyone know if 1100/750 l m n seat unit and seats will fit a 750j/k?

[HWB]

1 hour ago, spiderpig said:

Anyone know if 1100/750 l m n seat unit and seats will fit a 750j/k?

As far as i know slingy seats dont fit slabbies 

[Captain Chaos]

750 J/K are slingies.

750 J/K/L and 1100 K/L seats are the same. M/N seats and sidepanels (750 and 1100) are wider, not a straight fit on J/K/L models.

[spiderpig]

Ah shit, i much prefer the twin rear lights

[Captain Chaos]

they can be made to fit, it's been done before. Not by me though.

[spiderpig]

I have a uncut frame, don't really want to start chopping and modding

[Captain Chaos]

I believe @minipowerdid this some 15 years ago. But he's not online much lately.

AFAIK frame does not need cutting.

[Captain Chaos]

@Not_so_Evil_Lloydto the info desk please

[fatblokeonbandit]

Yup its not to difficult, just the rear grab rail mounts dont line up, a few brackets need making nothing difficult, I'm struggling to find the before and after pictures due to the bastard Photbucket site not allowing me to copy my own pictures?????

 

Ill try harder.!!

[fatblokeonbandit]

Found some, this was 2004/5, another one I should have kept!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

[spiderpig]

Deadly, cheers for that. Seats mount up ok? Will have to take the weight of the missus 

[fatblokeonbandit]

When i bought all the blue and white stuff i never did find a pillion seat that why it has the hump on it, so i cant say for sure but everything else was good, just the grab rail mounts needed making, easy peasy..

 

 

[spiderpig]

Ah deadly, she hates grab rails so that's no problem. 

May pic up a set and see how it goes, if the pillion seat doesn't work out I'll just move it on.

[Not_so_Evil_Lloyd]

My 88 750 has M seat unit fitted. It wasnt done by me it was like that when i got it. They have done away with the grab rail and fibreglassed the panels together on the inside around the light so its all one piece now. With the seats off you can see the frame is narrower than the M frames but it works fine. Mine was converted back when the M was a new bike in the 90s!

[Not_so_Evil_Lloyd]

[spiderpig]

Any issues with the pillion seat? Latch work?

[Not_so_Evil_Lloyd]

Pilion seat and latch is fine. But i don't know if the seats themselves are from the J or the M. What i would point out is by not adapting the grab rail there isnt really anyting behind the seats holding it to the subframe, its worked and survived as its been fibreglassed into a one piece unit. None of this was done by me its how it was when i got the bike. 

If i was doing it i would say you either need to adapt grab rail as mentioned by @fatblokeonbanditor fibreglass it together like mine. I think its be a bit floppy other wise, and no one wants a floppy one.

[Not_so_Evil_Lloyd]

So as i got to actually leave the house and check the warehouse today i took the pillion seat from the lounge bike with me to check along side this fine example of an 88 750

[Not_so_Evil_Lloyd]

So my seats are definitely M seats (black) as you can see from these photos but the bolt spacing is the same. So it's really only your options on grab rail mounting or glassing like mine. When i get back home i'll throw the 750M plastics back on my frame and take some more pics.

[Not_so_Evil_Lloyd]

And side by side

[Not_so_Evil_Lloyd]

I would compare the front seats but i appear to have either lost or eaten them.

[Not_so_Evil_Lloyd]

Found the front seats!

 

Side by side.

[Not_so_Evil_Lloyd]

M seat fits straight on the 88 frame and lines up with latch. 

[Not_so_Evil_Lloyd]

M - front seat won't quite line up if have the J pilion seat fitted. If i was doing another Rat bike it would go with a good whack.

M pilion seat won't fit J bodywork without surgery.

I'm going home now to drink many cold ones.

[Not_so_Evil_Lloyd]

@spiderpiglast lot of photos as promised with plastics plonked on frame.