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Seat base.

Postby Oliverreilly » Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:53 pm

Okay guys, had a proper look at my seat base and it's not looking great. The bracket where the strap bolts through has rusted through. It's a shame as the cover and foam are both mint. I know these are rare too as one which had a rough cover but good foam and surface rusted, but solid base sold for over £100 on eBay. The only thing wrong with my base is the little bit that has rusted through.

My question is.... Has anyone tried welding their base? Or is there a better way of fixing it? I was thinking of getting it blasted, weld it up and then grinding the welds down, followed by a liberal coat of hammerite or some sort of corrosion preventing paint.

Cheers for any input, Oliver.
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Re: Seat base.

Postby jobby » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:26 pm

had mine welded up ground the welds down then powder coated, turned out ok , after all you dont look at the base :D
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Re: Seat base.

Postby allspeed » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:25 pm

Yep mine was Horrid but i didnt want a pattern seat at any cost, Chas on here welded it up for me adding a set of seat spikes from ebay to secure the cover as the original tanks were past saving. Had it powder coated after for about 10-15 quid and it will outlast the bike now.
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Re: Seat base.

Postby trueblue » Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:03 pm

still got my ss seat base just needs painting ,pm me your number ,sort somethink out with you.
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Re: Seat base.

Postby ChasT » Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:51 pm

i will happily have a go for you :D
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Re: Seat base.

Postby Oliverreilly » Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:53 pm

trueblue wrote:still got my ss seat base just needs painting ,pm me your number ,sort somethink out with you.

You willing to sell it?
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Re: Seat base.

Postby trueblue » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:43 pm

do you want me to send picture of it
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Re: Seat base.

Postby Oliverreilly » Sat Aug 11, 2012 2:46 pm

trueblue wrote:do you want me to send picture of it

Yeah upload it on here if you can :) cheers!
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Re: Seat base.

Postby trueblue » Thu Aug 16, 2012 5:20 pm

will try and up load picture at weekend
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Re: Seat base.

Postby Oliverreilly » Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:44 pm

trueblue wrote:will try and up load picture at weekend

Okay mate, thanks!
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