The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: Bonneybear on July 08, 2007, 08:05:21 PM

Title: What seats will fit an R65 ?
Post by: Bonneybear on July 08, 2007, 08:05:21 PM

Besides an R65 seat of course , will a R80st seat or any other model fit in place of original. Mine is brown with a strap. I dont like it much. it's in great shape though. .......Thoughts... :-/

Title: Re: What seats will fit an R65 ?
Post by: steve hawkins on July 09, 2007, 03:59:28 AM

Why do you not try and get it recovered in a colour of your choice...black perhaps?

I had a scabby old brown one on mine before I converted it to a cafe racer.  Unfortunately it was also heavily corroded so it wne tin the bin.

Steve H

Title: Re: What seats will fit an R65 ?
Post by: CC_Vic on July 09, 2007, 08:44:42 AM

I have a Russell daylong saddle on my '80..fantastic seat. Could not recommend it too highly.

Looks like this: http://www.day-long.com/new_pages/k100.html

cheers

Victor

Title: Re: What seats will fit an R65 ?
Post by: Jon_P on July 09, 2007, 10:16:25 AM

i think most agree that the best bet is to have a uphostler redo your seat in the color of your choice over that of a cover. as far as your 80, you can use seats from 78-80 r65 only. nothing else will work.

or you could go nuts like me and put on a seat made for a chopper! ;D

Title: Re: What seats will fit an R65 ?
Post by: Chris_in_BC on July 10, 2007, 03:15:52 PM

Not sure here, just relying on memory , which isn't the greatest anymore.
Weren't the 'brown' covered seats only on a selected few R65's.  Just thinking it might be worth sourcing a replacement black seat and keeping the brown one,  "it's in great shape though." to sell to someone looking to do that perfect restoration.

Title: Re: What seats will fit an R65 ?
Post by: NC Steve on July 10, 2007, 08:14:34 PM

The brown seats were used on the '79 and '80 models only, and were flatter overall with a steeper, shorter cowling wedge at the rear.
You can graft a later seat from the '81 thru '84 models onto the earlier bikes, but they're not very commonplace to find used & you need to also replace the rear tool "box", possibly the hinges too.

You can also wait around for a Corbin, Sargent, etc. to pop up, and hope you get lucky on the price. That's what I did, but again, doesn't happen every day, or even every 6 months.

Personally, if it's just the brown color or a torn-up cover, I'd replace that with a black cover and be done with it.
Supposedly the earlier, flatter seats were more comfortable than the later dished ones anyway.

Title: Re: What seats will fit an R65 ?
Post by: Bonneybear on July 10, 2007, 09:59:11 PM

For sure, this one is mint I'll get aratty one to mess around with, Anyone got a doner  :D