Seat for XS650 = XS1100?

[andrewraffaele]

Thinking about purchasing a seat coming off a late 70's XS650 for my 1978 XS1100 standard... Is this gonna work boys?

Thanks and regards,

Andrew

[xs11lover]

no, not unless you rip it off the pan and mount it to your old xs11 pan

[fredintoon]

Thinking about purchasing a seat coming off a late 70's XS650 for my 1978 XS1100 standard... Is this gonna work boys?
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
not unless you are prepared to cut & weld a lot.
The XS650 seat is a tad smaller than an XS11 seat for a start.
Then you'd need to cut off the XS650 frame's side hinge points and latch mechanism and weld them to your XS11 frame.
Admittedly a hinge & latch is a better deal than poking under the seat with a 14mm socket, extender & ratchet to find those hidden seat bolts.
But it ain't worth the hassle.

[andrewraffaele]

thanks guys