I Want a Lift Off Saddle

[mrclubike]

Any one done this to their  R65
My new rack set up does not allow the seat to open up   enough to get the tank off
I ran across a thread on Adv-rider about it and a link to an article about it for the older Slash bikes but the R65 does not  have the hole they use for a steady post
I know I can figure out something but was hoping some one else has done it and has  some advice (pictures)

[Justin B.]

I've done that mod on an 81 R100 but not on an R65.

[clonmore1]

Did you attach a photo? Sorry I can't see it if you did[ch128077]

[Tony Smith]

I've done that mod on an 81 R100 but not on an R65.

I converted the R100 to lift-off so that I could run a small carrier at the rear. But I got bored with re-welding the carrier mounts so I reverted the seat to flip-up. The only reason I mention this is that bizarrely I found the bits of strap I bent up to make the seat lift off the other day, just as I was contemplating the inability to run the Krauser top box  rack on the R65 and still retain a flip up seat.

[Ed Miller]

I did it to mine.  I think I just very carefully drilled a hole in the bottom of the seat pan to match a spot I put a bolt sticking up.  When my bike tips over in my steep driveway the seat falls off though. 

[Justin B.]

It shouldn't fall off if the latch is still working, at least mine didn't...

[mrclubike]

I was hoping not  to drill any holes in the frame