Topic: Do flat seats like this fit on a regular CB550 without altering the frame?

[2mnyshp]

Hi there

I was wondering If flat seats like this (http://4into1.com/branan-brat-style-seat-black/) fit on a CB 550 without having to alter anything else on the bike?

Cheers!

[calj737]

Will it attach? Yes. Will it look "custom" fitted? No. Dimensions are off and the 550 seat frame has a slow, deflection in it from the tank to the shock. Most people at least close the rear of the hoop with a loop as well.

[AstralWeeks]

Pumping up this thread.

I'm looking for Brat style flat seats to use in my CB 500 Four Without cutting the frame.

I've seen on 4 into 1 a Chinese made, the Mantis Brat seat:
https://4into1.com/the-mantis-brat-seat-black/
It's out of stock, looking all over online but can't find.

This is a  64cm lenght, and makes it a possibility to adapt into the 66cm of the original seat, and still cover that awful "hump".

I spoke with Chris from Tuff Side from USA, and he could make a custom one, but I would have to send him the seat pan that I would have to custom myself.
Which I will at some point, but I will have to put my mind around it to make a really nice one, that would look as flat as possible, and send him for upholstery.

Seats are a pain to make your custom without cutting the frame. 

Anyone knows any other alternative Brat style seats online like the Mantis?

Thanks,
Flavio

[seanbarney41]

All that is, is a repro stock pan with cut down foam and custom cover.  Ama superbike racers were doing this to their bikes in the 70's.  No need to add a hoop or cut the factory brace.  And no need to ruin yet another stock frame for the sake of a ridiculous internet trend that has been going on far too long.