Like many of you out there, I was faced with the decision of how to attach my cafe seat unit... velcro?... screws?... zip ties?... duct tape?
Well, like many of you out there I have quite a few parts of bikes past laying around my house, and while I was basking in the glory of my milk crate of '86 GSXR parts, I saw it... the seat hardware. It looked perfect! I finally got around to installing it today.
The first picture is a shot of the striker mechanism (on the bike) and the latch (in my hand).
The rearward holes of the striker did not land far enough under the frame cross member to allow me to drill holes for bolts to pass through, so I ground away a portion of the cross member (see second pic) with the idea of welding or bolting a plate in there, but as it turns out, I don't need it. the frame cross member bears almost all of the weight, so the two screws holding the striker should be plenty.
The third pic shows the latch engaged with the striker. Now I just have to attach the latch to my seat unit and I should have it!
If you're interested the hardware came off a 1986 GSXR-750, but Suzuki used these parts on several of their bikes (and maybe ATVs too). They're all over eBay.
The release cable will be run along the frame rail toward the front of the bike and simply held in place using zip ties or clamps. It's very easy to release and doesn't take much pressure, but I'll probably fashion some sort of pull-ring on there.
