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650 seat swap??

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by xjyamaha, Jan 31, 2008.

  1. xjyamaha

    xjyamaha Member

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    I really want a better seat for my 81 650. I don't want to shave mine down because putting the original cover back on won't look right and i'm not a fan of recovering with a plain, smooth piece of leather over the entire seat.
    Are there any better seats that would be interchangable with my bike? Thanks
     
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    WiseManSage New Member

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    Hi,

    Any trained upholster will be able to duplicate the original seat including the foam padding.
    I having my seat for my XJ600 done a.t.m.
    Its only gonna cost me $125

    My suggestion would be to ask a pro.

    Andrew
     
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    I'll second that - find an upholsterer locally that does seats - you bring them your seat pan and they'll reshape or replace the foam, and create a cover to fit perfectly. I had my seat done for less than $100 because I went with a stock look...
     
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    can they preserve the original seat look? I like the original stitching and design, i'm just not a fan of the plain, lawn mower seat look.
     
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    As I said - I went with the stock look too - the only thing I changed was that I removed the piping from the seams (no reason for it). You almost couldn't tell it's not stock until you get close to see the "leather look" material.
     
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    Not to hijack, but do the 650 Midnight and the Non-Midnight 650's share the exact same seat pan?

    I've been able to find a double bucket seat (complete) from Saddleman, but it only lists it for the Midnight 650.
     
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