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seat wont fit subframe bent? - 8/26/2008 10:06:04 PM

87hcane

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i was wondering my seat wont go on at all no matter what way i try it seems like its to wide to go in between the rails.

is it that i just need a new seat? or is it like a quad to where the subframe could be bent?

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RE: seat wont fit subframe bent? - 8/27/2008 4:03:49 AM

Trips

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No. You are just doing it wrong.

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RE: seat wont fit subframe bent? - 8/27/2008 4:14:04 PM

TimBucTwo

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Trips

No. You are just doing it wrong.

Trips, your response kills me.

Hay! That''s a good question...why won''t the seat fit?

87hcane, is that the same seat that you took off of the bike? If it is it should go back on.
Did you crash the bike?
I don''t know why it will not fit.
They have a stiff plastic pan. I doubt it is bent.
As far as the bike goes, the rail is bolted to the bike frame. I doubt they are bent unless the bike is real messed up.

To install the seat you first have to get the tab on the seat under the catch below the fuel tank hinge.
Then you have to letch the seat. The best way is to look under the seat and see if the seat hoop is making it''s way to the seat locking mechanism.

Let us know how you make out.

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RE: seat wont fit subframe bent? - 8/27/2008 7:46:10 PM

tallenuf

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Hey, TBT, what the heck is "letch"? Remember you are communicating with a world wide audience here!

I''ve never heard that term before. Does it mean slide?

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RE: seat wont fit subframe bent? - 8/27/2008 9:12:46 PM

Shadow

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I think he''s referring to the LATCH
(and none of you speak the Queen''s English) he he he
Good answer Trips !

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RE: seat wont fit subframe bent? - 8/28/2008 6:50:11 AM

TimBucTwo

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ORIGINAL: tallenuf

Hey, TBT, what the heck is "letch"? Remember you are communicating with a world wide audience here! I''''ve never heard that term before. Does it mean slide?

Latch
noun
Date:
13th century
: any of various devices in which mating mechanical parts engage to fasten but usu. not to lock something: a: a fastener (as for a door) consisting essentially of a pivoted bar that falls into a notch b: a fastener (as for a door) in which a spring slides a bolt into a hole.

Letch
noun
1. A strong, especially sexual desire or craving.

I guess it depends on how much you like your bike.

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RE: seat wont fit subframe bent? - 8/28/2008 7:11:24 AM

kilgoretrout

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Ha ha!
Sometimes I get the desire, but never actually go through with it. That''s probably what screwed his seat all up to begin with.

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RE: seat wont fit subframe bent? - 8/28/2008 8:44:42 AM

Shadow

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To Letch, or to Latch, that is the question...........
Maybe just a glitch ?

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RE: seat wont fit subframe bent? - 8/28/2008 9:42:11 AM

tallenuf

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Just don''t become latched while your letching!

You''d have some serious explaining to do!

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RE: seat wont fit subframe bent? - 8/28/2008 10:30:58 AM

Griffin

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I have an ''87.

I often have trouble getting the back part of my seat in place. The two plastic bits that stick out under the bottom of the seat pan usually get hung up on the two plastic body pieces on each side. I often have to pull the body piece out a very small amount (1-2 mm) to get the two plastic bits inside, then it slides into place no problem.

And I''ve never wanted to letch my bike. Letch my wife on my bike, well, that''s a different story...

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