Gsxr750f rear seat cowl mystery

[Bantiy76]

Hello to all,

i have a question that’s been bugging me for some time,I have a rear seat cowl for my slabbie,it doesn’t have any fittings on it.

does anybody know how these are mounted? I can see there is a possibility of using the rear seat fitting but that would mean visible 

bolts/screws on the outside of the cowl which I don’t really want.some assistance on this would be appreciated 

[Wee Man]

Hi and welcome, since your new to OSS, an introduction in General Chat goes down well. So does pics of bike. Oh and RTFR 

Edited July 2, 2020 by Wee Man
I'm a muppet

[Bantiy76]

Thanks for that wee man,I did put a few pics somewhere when I signed up,not great with tech to be honest.

had the bike for a long time now,only recently started to do some work on it after a long lay off(had children) 

[Wee Man]

Is this of any help?

https://www.robinsonsfoundry.co.uk/shop/online-store/suzuki-parts-finder/gsx-r/gsx-r750/f-g-h-1985-1987.htm#!gsxr750fghseat1

 

[Bantiy76]

Mine doesn’t have the flat fixing holes on it that the fixings 8-9-10 fix to wee man,but it does fit the bike when you offer it up.

Edited July 2, 2020 by Bantiy76

[clivegto]

[Swiss Toni]

I have some photo's of std seat & fittings. Will post them shortly!

Edited July 2, 2020 by Swiss Toni

[Nik]

OP; you have a 2-piece seat (they were used in 1985, maybe early 86), and you should use a cowl that replaces the rear half of the seat. Later models used a 1-piece seat, and used the kind of cowl shown on Clive''s photo above. Cheaper to manufacture for sure, but less good-looking IMHO.

https://www.cmsnl.com/suzuki-gsxr750-1985-f-e01-2-4-6-15-16-17-18-21-22-24-25-34-39-53_model13570/partslist/FIG-40.html#.Xv4zyWm5mdM

Edited July 2, 2020 by Nik

[Bantiy76]

Thank you for your input,mine is definitely the same as clivegto’s one,with holes in the sides,I guess it’s the recycling bin for that then! 
looks like I’ve got the wrong one for mine1985 so will not be fitting it.

the seat pad on it is purple too,the mind boggles!

Edited July 3, 2020 by Bantiy76
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[Swiss Toni]

16 hours ago, Swiss Toni said:

I have some photo's of std seat & fittings. Will post them shortly!

I think they're on another 'puter, which is suffering from 'The Blue Screen of Death!' If I get it running, I'll post them up. Meanwhile, why don't you check @fibermanout in the Traders section!

[Dezza]

15 minutes ago, Swiss Toni said:

I think they're on another 'puter, which is suffering from 'The Blue Screen of Death!' If I get it running, I'll post them up. Meanwhile, why don't you check @fibermanout in the Traders section!

It sounds like the computer is banjexed. You will be able to retrieve the data by removing the hard drive, fitting this to a drive caddy, and then using another machine to access the old hard drive. Put the old computer bits on Eblag: you'll be amazed what old computer tekky bits people will buy and it saves sending them to landfill

[Bantiy76]

I didn’t think I was allowed in the traders section yet :-)

[clivegto]

One pice seat this is it sat on the bike. 

Some people's had strange some colour ideas back in the day lol. 

[Swiss Toni]

4 hours ago, Bantiy76 said:

I didn’t think I was allowed in the traders section yet :-)

Chances are he'll PM you, after seeing your post! 

[Bantiy76]

‘‘Twas a strange time the late 80’s!!

a nudge is as good as a wink to a blind man 

Edited July 3, 2020 by Bantiy76

[banoffee]

1986 750G for the Japanese domestic market has the split seat / cowl you’re after too. I know as I have one :-) 

[banoffee]

[Bantiy76]

That is a clean bike mate!

definitely the set up I’m looking for,I don’t want any bolts showing 

grab rail or no grab rail?? Hmmm 

[Swiss Toni]

You'll pay a hefty price for an original! I had one lined up, price agreed ... gazumped! Kevin Carpenter will have one, if only the real thing will do. But it won't be cheap!

[Bantiy76]

Yeah I bet! Not looking forward to paying up but it’s the way I’ve always wanted it to be finished,will keep the mrs away also

does anyone know where the wiring loom is supposed to be? Mine is going directly in front of my fuel tap,it’s in a really shit position! 

[banoffee]

I have that one and a spare. Both keepers I’m afraid.

[Road_Clam]

Here's a pic of  the original cowl on my 1 pc seat '87 .   I bought this 750 off the original owner (a high school buddy)  and  oem restored it (it was in pretty bad shape) .  My seat is black but the cowl pad that was shipped with the bike when new is a dark blue. Back in '87 My buddy tried getting Suzuki  to correct the issue and kept getting jerked around and finally just gave up.  Been looking for a nice black  cowl pad for many years, I doubt i'll ever find one.