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Opinions wanted on seat/tail 16 Jul 2018 08:43 #787048

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Cant take credit for it. I did the fiberglass base and poured/carved  the foam but the upholstery was from my better half. The first attempt looked fantastic but was a bit loose.This was her 2nd attempt.
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Opinions wanted on seat/tail 17 Jul 2018 18:46 #787134

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DoctoRot wrote: I think the race tail looks pretty good. It helps tie the fairing into the bike, although i would try to keep the sidecovers. Just my .02


I like the race (H2R) tail too.
I think they suit bikes with fairings better.
Similar to the seat/tail on Goose's bike in Mad Max.
I've thought of getting the H2R tail in the past.

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Opinions wanted on seat/tail 01 Aug 2018 10:21 #788010

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Opinions wanted on seat/tail 01 Aug 2018 10:50 #788013

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Race seat.

Trim it to lose the snaps. Everything grey. Jim Goose style. Killer.
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Opinions wanted on seat/tail 03 Aug 2018 04:46 #788117

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I kinda like the race tail.......fits with the other mods you got.
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Opinions wanted on seat/tail 24 Dec 2018 15:17 #795629

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So I picked up this NOS Z1 Giuliari seat from France. I just need to use some upholstery glue on some of the seat pan edges to tighten things up.









Interestingly enough, the "hump" is actually fiberglass. You can see where they cut off the back of the stock pan and grafted the hump on. Neat.

I will probably get another set of sidecovers that I can leave the 900 badge off of, so as to not have logo-overload.

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Opinions wanted on seat/tail 24 Dec 2018 18:15 #795639

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Move0ver wrote: So I picked up this NOS Z1 Giuliari seat from France. I just need to use some upholstery glue on some of the seat pan edges to tighten things up.









Interestingly enough, the "hump" is actually fiberglass. You can see where they cut off the back of the stock pan and grafted the hump on. Neat.

I will probably get another set of sidecovers that I can leave the 900 badge off of, so as to not have logo-overload.


Not a fan of that seat at all.
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Opinions wanted on seat/tail 24 Dec 2018 18:59 #795642

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650Dude wrote: Not a fan of that seat at all.


Don't you have a charging system to fix? :P
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Opinions wanted on seat/tail 24 Dec 2018 19:40 #795647

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Move0ver wrote:

650Dude wrote: Not a fan of that seat at all.


Don't you have a charging system to fix? :P


Nope thats sorted and I was on the bike all day yesterday. Its a nice looking bike with no hunchback seat :P
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Opinions wanted on seat/tail 24 Dec 2018 20:33 #795648

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Opinions wanted on seat/tail 25 Dec 2018 01:29 #795649

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I think the Giuliari looks the best of the three. Id go with that one.
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Opinions wanted on seat/tail 25 Dec 2018 12:26 #795664

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davido wrote: I think the Giuliari looks the best of the three. Id go with that one.


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