is the 79f seat interchangable with the 80g?

[mason79]

do any of you, know if the 80 standard seat will fit a 79 standard? my ingnition unit is on the rear fender i don't know if that makes a difference thanks in advance!

the 80 standard and 80 special seat looks alike to me are they,? thanks for the help.

[xswilly]

the seats will bolt up
but the 80 seat doesn't have the plastic tailpiece like the 79
the 80 tci unit is bolted to the inner fender
the 79 is bolted to the top of the rear fender
there could be clearence problems,
other than that it will fit
just have to make sure you are not pinching the tci unit
but hey a couple hits with a ball pean on the seat pan and you have clearence

[rover]

One problem with putting an 80 seat on a 79 is the fact that the bottom of the seat pan will hit the 79 sidecovers. If you trim the pan to clear, then that problem goes away. The TCI can be remounted forward, and then everything will fit and work.

[mason79]

thanks guys

the 80's seat looks a little more modern, but i just re-read the article that it is a wider seat to clear the frame and though lower, will place the feet futher apart making it harder to touch the ground, i'm a shorty at 5" 7" 32 inseam, so that may be a prob, so for now no mods, but thanks for the info as always

but i do want to sell my s and w shocks with dual progressive springs, anyone know their worth?

[Ljay40]

"i'm a shorty at 5" 7" 32 inseam"


Ljay grins haha If you are your short at 5" 7"
GAWD I musta be midget!! heheh
I AM! I AM!!
Im 5'2 with 28"inseam and its tippytoe all the way

[TomKat]

I don't have that problem. 6 feet 1, plus close to 400 lbs to mash it down nice and low!!

But it's a slim 400.