should I get it?

[John]

The seats will fit a 79F, but there will be a large hole in the back of the seat where the tail light was.

[Shuriken]

Hmmm... that's what I figured but the 80-81 seats look great. I need a seat for my 79sf. The current one doesn't stay hooked and seems a bit misfit.

[GNEPIG]

.. one of those leather fork bags fit quite nicely under the back of the newer seats ,carries tools ,stash or whatever and looks good too

[Igotit4free]

seat

My 80 special seat doesn't fit quite right either. maybe we could swap and get what we want? I can send you a picture. It's in great shape. I think it may have been recovered but I can't tell as I'm a novice at best. It has a tag on the back of the seat. Let me know
Free

[John]

Please post a pic of the seat. If it has a tag on the back it may be the wrong seat. It could be from a 79 Special. Does the tail light/grabrail interfere with the way the seat fits? Where is the tail light mounted? Is it right up behind the seat, or down low on the fender?

[Igotit4free]

seat

sorry, got home from work late, sned it later tomorrow or I might get a second wind and do it after I eat some din din.
Oh, how do I post a picture?

[John]

Originally posted by ae7f
Hmmm... that's what I figured but the 80-81 seats look great. I need a seat for my 79sf. The current one doesn't stay hooked and seems a bit misfit.

I have a 79SF seat on my SG, mainly because I didn't know better 14 years ago when I restored it, but back in the spring just before I went to the XS rally in Lufkin, TX, I swapped out the seat with the one from Foster Child, and gave it a test ride. Although the seat was comfortable, it restricted any movement and made it difficult to reposition and get a little more comfortable after an hour or so in the saddle. The SF seat doesn't have the tall separation of rider/passenger like the SG seat, and that made all the difference to me. Now it might be because I have had the SF seat on my bike for all these years and I'm so accustom to it that anything else just doesn't seem right, but I prefer the SF seat.

[Shuriken]

My seat is ok - but it won't fit. I crack the throttle and the seat shifts backwards and out of the front bracket - consistently. Not to mention it looks like a freak.

[John]

Ben

It looks like some one has really butchered that seat. Seems they cut down the foam in front, and recovered it w/an aftermarket cover. Look at some of the pics of my bike at the webshots address in my signature, and you can see what an SF seat shoud look like.

[LoserShoes]

Looks just like the seat base on my 80G.


Steve

[Shuriken]

Now you can see why I want to try another seat. It's killing the look and function of my bike.
Ben