Those springs that are holding the back edge of the seat are definitely a DIY effort. I think I can see the stock t-bar under the seat...this is what the solo Denfeld/Pagusa seat would have mounted to and held up by the silent block. Looks like that got rid of the silent block, supported the t-bar somehow, and then added some coil springs.
Some pre-war twins had those kind of springs...some of the early post-war singles had those kind of springs. Maybe that's what they tried to do.
Kurt in S.A.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
Thanks Kurt. I knew it didn’t look right and is consistent with the PO’s SOP. The seat is pretty comfortable so I’ll leave it as is for now. Could I get a silent block at some point and just eliminate the springs etc.? Thanks for the reply.
I'm not there but I kinda think so. If those two studs from the bottom of the seat align with the two holes in the t-bar, then likely a silent block would raise it back up to the right position.
If that's a DIY saddle, I wonder what's underneath. Could someone have taken a stock Denfeld solo seat and added the padding around it?
Kurt in S.A.
'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
Upon further review, it appears he removed the block and positioned a piece of flat steel for the T bar to rest on and then added the springs etc. Perhaps he wanted to lower the seat. It does sit pretty low but I'm afraid of it hitting the rear fender on a serious bump even though there's no evidence that it has happened...yet.
That could be a Harley tractor-style seat, but it looks a little small to me. Could it be a Bates saddle? I had one of those on my first R69S, mounted on springs much like the one pictured in this thread.
Jon Miller
'67 R69S
'13 F800GT
Altadena, California
Thanks Jon. Could very well be a Bates. It has a similar configuration of a Harley solo but the nose is rounded off more. I ordered a silent block yesterday so I’ll see how it works. It’s not a bad looking seat and it’s comfortable. I’d just like to get rid of the springs and get the seat up and away from the rear fender.