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General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: st3v3 on September 29, 2008, 07:17:08 PM

Title: Solo seat
Post by: st3v3 on September 29, 2008, 07:17:08 PM
Hello all,

I'm the proud new owner of an '86 R65Mono and am considering replacing the stock seat with a solo seat and a nice rack to carry gear.  I was wondering if anyone out  there has made this type of customization, and if so, perhaps would have a picture so that i could see how it would look.  Someone suggested to me that i might just take a saw-z-all and cut down the existing seat and have it re-covered, but it is in pretty good shape, so i sort of hate to do that in case i ever wanted to go back.  The rear cowl is missing from the bike, so i need to figure out something to do for aesthetic purposes.  Any ideas or comments would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

--Steve
Title: Re: Solo seat
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on September 29, 2008, 07:47:58 PM
You mean like this?

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbase.com%2Ftomfarr%2Fimage%2F102573776%2Fmedium.jpg&hash=d048450295a3019372bfeb702474361a00525d77)

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbase.com%2Ftomfarr%2Fimage%2F102577217%2Fmedium.jpg&hash=ed9dcc109fe33cfde42eeda55638555e4eab91d4)

Title: Re: Solo seat
Post by: st3v3 on September 29, 2008, 08:13:44 PM
SWEET!  GREAT LOOKING BIKE Rob!  That is exactly what i was thinking about... and of course, you can prolly guess my next question  :D  If you'd be so kind as to share where one might get a seat and rack like that, I'll be very grateful.

Thanks in advance,

--Steve
Title: Re: Solo seat
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on September 29, 2008, 08:14:08 PM
I built that using a seat/rack combo intended for the R65/R80g/s series, which was a mono-shock.  But very different from your mono-shock frame... So don't expect a bolt-on solution.
Title: Re: Solo seat
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on September 29, 2008, 08:16:01 PM
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SWEET!  GREAT LOOKING BIKE Rob!  That is exactly what i was thinking about... and of course, you can prolly guess my next question  :D  If you'd be so kind as to share where one might get a seat and rack like that, I'll be very grateful.

Thanks in advance,

--Steve

S. Meyer, a company in Germany.  Very helpful http://www.meyer-bikes.com/home.php

This is their page on seats: http://www.meyer-bikes.com/ersatz3.php?cat=32
Title: Re: Solo seat
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on September 29, 2008, 08:31:13 PM
A reverse time-line of the building:

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbase.com%2Ftomfarr%2Fimage%2F93780152%2Fmedium.jpg&hash=fb09a31963ac5c935cd0786cc7aa590c317695b8) (http://www.pbase.com/tomfarr/solo_seat)
click on the picture