Solo seat hinge help

So I bought this hinge mount for my springer solo seat to attach on me winter 81 xj650 bobber project but I have no where to weld it near the tank mount... Any ideas suggestions pictures mods anything thanks!

http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/macho-negro-chromoly-seat-hinge-pivot-black.html

 

looks like it was for welding to a tube. run a flat bar or plate across the frame with the proper dia half round welded to it

 

Yeah that was kinda where my head was at or I was going to remove the curved piece and run a dowel side to side with it ran through the hinge holes

 

What did you end up doing?

 

Ha still nothing... I'm brainstorming the idea now I've got a few ideas on the table I've done quite a bit to the bike since this post but it's getting down to where I need to make up my mind and make a move so I can move on to finishing her up and start tossing her back together... I'm running into an electrical issue now with my blinkers

 

Cleveland Ohio? Me too. Post up some pics of your project!

 

Tore down wrapped pipes front shock covers rear shock to strut conversion rear blinkers and finished handlebar setup

 

Looks like its coming together! You have some springs on that seat with the hardtail? What are you doing with the old turn signals, shocks etc?

Maybe I'll see ya on the road next year, shouldn't be hard to miss you with those colors.

 

idk yet, I plan on keeping the shocks just in case the ride is too rough but yea their will be springs under the seat.

 

Good to see you tried struts first. I know a few guys have welded it up and regretted it. The guys running shorter shocks looks good. I can't recall the bike they came off of though.

 

ha yea its just turning into a Frankenstein of bikes right now but I'm having a blast doing it.

 

I have the same seat mount. Its a great seat mount but kind of tricky with these bikes. I just put a piece of flat stock across the two flatish tubes and made a fake tube come out of it and welded the mount to that. Not sure if you are using the original tank or not but I started there for length and went right at the bottom of where the tank ends and mounted it there. Hope that helps. bike looks cool though. Keep up the work and continue to have fun.

 

yeah doesn't that cover up your fuse box and restrict access?

 

ooohh i just re-read your post and now i think i got it! you ran a tube under the tank?

 

Here is kind of a rough picture of my mock up seat mount and tank mount. I removed the flat piece from the bracket for the seat to paint.

 

oh you went legit hard tail, yeah that makes a better angle for a springer seat... I am using stock tank and i am leaving the stock fuse boxon top of the air filter area and putting anything over that will get in the way... I have looked at your build before i like it, turned out great I still need to order bungs and springs then ill b able to mock up with cardboard and crap to figure out exactly what i can and need to do

 

Very nice I likes it!

 

I left enough of the frame to weld the mounts to. Made a bracket for the front mount.

 

1) can i see your bracket
2) what size springs are you rockin? 3" 4" 5"?