aftermarket seat pan install ?

[mrhammer2u]

I bought an aftermarket fiberglass seat pan and the accompanying install kit. Install kit is 4 mounting blocks and a flat wooden pan to mount the seat pan to.

After mocking it up, the seat pan is about 3/4" too high. Meaning it does not make contact with the mounting pan...it's floating above it.

I have 2 options:
1. I add 3/4" piece of wood as a spacer to make it work OR
2. Cut off about 9" of the frame where the blinkers mounts. Since I'm not using the rear fender, I don't need this material. This will allow the seat pan to sit flush w/o any additional spacer. (I'm using smaller aftermarket blinkers too which can mount elsewhere.)

I'd like to go option 2, but I'm nervous about making the cut.

Thoughts?

Thanks!!

[jetmechmarty]

How To Mount a Cafe Racer Seat in 5 Minutes for 5 Bucks

DCC-Tech Tip: Installing a cafe racer seat -no welding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQl__eldIf0

Google it until you see something that works.

[mrhammer2u]

Hey Jet. Thanks! In the 1st, the tail light section of frame is cut off.

In 2nd, that's the kit I have,..but the seat pan does not sit on that flat wooden piece because the frame is in the way. So I can either add more spacer or cut the tailight section of frame off.

Advice from here?

If I chop frame, what do you guys fill the hole with?

[jetmechmarty]

Some of these places sell frame loops. You cut the frame and weld a loop in its place. Watch the video. You might want to just raise the whole thing with some square tubing.

[mrhammer2u]

Some of these places sell frame loops. You cut the frame and weld a loop in its place. Watch the video. You might want to just raise the whole thing with some square tubing.

Thanks again Jet. I just contacted him about the appropriate frame hoop I would need. I will also consider just a flat straight piece of metal to weld on, or caps if I can find something to match up.

Will be done this weekend. Thanks!