PAGUSA solo seat mounting, pics and a question..

[Ramburger]

Hi! Yesterday I mounted a new Pagusa solo seat on my 1965 R60/2 (US conversion at some point), and I just want to run some pictures by you to see if it's mounted correctly. I mean, there isn't much you CAN do wrong here, what with all the fixed brackets and bolt holes and such, but nonetheless: does the seat seem unnaturally high? Is this because the rubber "shockabsorber" is new and stiff? I realize there must be space underneath the seat to prevent it from banging against the rear fender every time you hit a bump, but still.. Any opinions?

That being said: I love the way this simple conversion completely changed the look of the bike. Much nicer, in my opinion!

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[schrader7032]

When you say sits "high", do you mean that the whole seat is elevated above the frame or that the rear end sits higher than the front end?

At any rate, just to be sure, this is the way that the parts go together:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=52&fg=05

[Ramburger]

Looks about right, except that I've used the first hole on the saddlemount to screw into the rubbermount. Will try to stretch it to the middle hole and see if that helps. Thanks for your reply, Kurt!

[pangloss]

I just installed a Pagusa seat on my R50/2 a week or so ago, and ended up using the middle set of holes on both parts. I think it mainly affects how much spring it has, but not really the height. (Although I could be totally wrong...that's what my friend and I surmised while putting it together.) I thought it looked high as well, but it's super comfortable as far as riding goes.
Troy

[schrader7032]

I just installed a Pagusa seat on my R50/2 a week or so ago, and ended up using the middle set of holes on both parts. I think it mainly affects how much spring it has, but not really the height.

That's the way I understand it too. It's a lever arm thing. If there's a lot more of the saddle bar after of the mount holes, it's going to create more of a spring effect and will sag some...probably fine for lighter weight riders. If the holes are more to the rear, it will be stiffer...more for the heavier riders.

[c.d.iesel]

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