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Offline xtravbx

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Cafe/brat seat with hinges or easy access?
« on: April 14, 2015, 07:31:09 PM »
Hey guys. Anyone have examples of a hinged seat or easy off brat or cafe seat? All the examples I find the seat/pan is screwed or bolted to mounts in the frame. Am I incorrect?

I'm having s hard time figuring out in my head how I'd like to mount my seat. I'm using a standard hoop that I plan to weld in with slugs. I have a brat seat I'll be attaching.

But in order to get to underside/electronics/battery I have to unbolt it..?
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Re: Cafe/brat seat with hinges or easy access?
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2015, 08:17:15 PM »
If you want the low profile of a Brat, that's the best way to do it.
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Re: Cafe/brat seat with hinges or easy access?
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2015, 05:48:03 AM »
Appreciate it!
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Offline KirkBurner

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Re: Cafe/brat seat with hinges or easy access?
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2015, 12:00:23 PM »
its not the greatest... but its a hinged cafe seat...
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Re: Cafe/brat seat with hinges or easy access?
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2015, 01:01:23 PM »
Mine uses the stock seat pan and still has enough padding to be a comfortable ride. Sorry for the mid-build photos.
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Re: Cafe/brat seat with hinges or easy access?
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2015, 02:28:46 PM »
Check out Frankenbike's mounting blocks.

http://www.fb-stuff.com/fb-stuff-store.html

I used a set on my K6 cafe project and they worked great.... and solved many problems....

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Re: Cafe/brat seat with hinges or easy access?
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2015, 05:17:43 PM »
Quote from: CBCafe_Jeff on April 16, 2015, 02:28:46 PM
Check out Frankenbike's mounting blocks.

http://www.fb-stuff.com/fb-stuff-store.html

I used a set on my K6 cafe project and they worked great.... and solved many problems....

They may have been an early production version, but my rubber seat mounts failed repeatedly (split in half) on the side next to the oil tank - likely due to heat exposure.
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1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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