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Offline Kevnz

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Unidentified seat
« on: June 08, 2021, 10:32:23 PM »
Hi All,
Anyone know what this seat is from? The latch and hinge fit perfectly for a 500, but, as can be seen the rear is stepped and the lower edge has a right angle return so you can't fit the chrome trim that fits around the bottom. I thought it might be 550F, but it looks like they have the trim around the bottom and not stepped so noticeably. Hinged plastic panel for owner's manual at the rear of the seat underside.
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Offline bryanj

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Re: Unidentified seat
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2021, 12:27:54 AM »
Might be a 650 or more likely an aftermarket special
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Re: Unidentified seat
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2021, 01:06:07 AM »
Base is steel; would an aftermarket unit be steel? Has a couple of wingnuts at the rear, not sure why. Looks like it has been recovered at some stage, so no clues there.
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Re: Unidentified seat
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2021, 04:40:35 AM »
wingnuts at the rear hold that plastic cover which is where a tool kit is kept.
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Offline Flyin900

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Re: Unidentified seat
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2021, 05:21:09 AM »
That is an OEM base that may have had a aftermarket cover and some creative shaping done. The wing nuts are for a panel that houses the tool kit and the plastic door mid seat is for the owners manual.
The layout underneath is very close to my 78 - CB550K seat pan, the top not even close. Although the 78 does use a stepped seat, so it maybe a modified 78 550K seat pan with an aftermarket cover.

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Re: Unidentified seat
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2021, 02:19:28 PM »
That sure looks like it, thanks. Just not sure about the right angle fold at the bottom; looks like your seat doesn't have that and has the plastic chrome trim. Rest looks the same, though.
Thanks all.
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Offline Flyin900

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Re: Unidentified seat
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2021, 05:54:50 PM »
A couple of minor differences, yet your seat appears to be a recovered job and not a stock set up on the top, other than the pan is original from a Honda bike. The give away is the cover appears to be mounted to the seat pan edges and finished not as clean as a stock one.

My seat has a chrome trim around the seat, yet not on the very bottom of the seat pan like the early bikes, but about 3/4” up from the bottom edge of the seat.
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1966 CL77 - 305cc - Gentleman's Scrambler
1967 CL175K0 - Scrambler #802 engine
1972 CB350F - Candy Bacchus Olive - Super Sport
1973 CB350F - Flake Matador Red - Super Sport
1975 CB400F - Parakeet Yellow - Super Sport
1976 CB400F - Varnish Blue - Super Sport
1976 GL1000 - Goldwing Standard
1978 CB550K - Super Sport
1981 GL1100 - Goldwing Standard
1982 CM450A - Hondamatic
1982 CB900C - Custom
1983 CX650E - Eurosport
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1983 CB1100F - Super Sport - Pristine example
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Offline Kevnz

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Re: Unidentified seat
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2021, 08:26:17 PM »
Yes, definitely recovered and not finished terribly well. Looks like the right angle return around the bottom is a flange that has been spot welded on, so basically a 550F seat that has been customised. At least I now know what it is from. Thanks Guys.
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Re: Unidentified seat
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2021, 03:23:46 AM »
Series 1 Daimler in the background?
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Offline Kevnz

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Re: Unidentified seat
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2021, 03:31:51 AM »
Yes, another project. Nearly there.
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