Is this the stock seat?
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Is this the stock seat?
Hi,
I've been looking to recover my seat. Firstly, is this even the stock seat? Most of the GL1000 pics I see have a much flatter seat, but maybe this was a factory option or something?
Thanks,
Jai
I've been looking to recover my seat. Firstly, is this even the stock seat? Most of the GL1000 pics I see have a much flatter seat, but maybe this was a factory option or something?
Thanks,
Jai
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Re: Is this the stock seat?
no.
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Re: Is this the stock seat?
all the OEM seats are shown here: https://ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... at#p562814
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"Yea I do dance awkwardly, and I am having more fun than you" Taylor Swift
2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
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1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
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Re: Is this the stock seat?
Just as a side note,,,, the oe 75-76 seats are literally ball-busters, just a piece of vinyl covering a well rounded log, just a terrible seat ! The 76 LTd seat is the same as the 77’s and is really not bad at all, I had one on my 76 (a77) and rode lots of distances with it, pretty good! I sold it (mistake) to a guy to make his restoration correct and went to a Hang-2 bucket seat that was ok but not as good as the 77 before it.
I have a 78/79 on it now that’s better than the Hang-2 but not as good as the 77 in my opinion. Again in my opinion the standard 75-76 seat is one of the very worst bike seats I’ve ever experienced, so unless you’re looking for a 100pt restoration avoid the 75-76 oe seat. My .02
The seat in your picture above is for a 78-79 (you didn’t say what year your bike is) you can tell because the front edge is slanted back whereas on a 75-77 the front edge is straight, all due to the rear tank shape.
I have a 78/79 on it now that’s better than the Hang-2 but not as good as the 77 in my opinion. Again in my opinion the standard 75-76 seat is one of the very worst bike seats I’ve ever experienced, so unless you’re looking for a 100pt restoration avoid the 75-76 oe seat. My .02
The seat in your picture above is for a 78-79 (you didn’t say what year your bike is) you can tell because the front edge is slanted back whereas on a 75-77 the front edge is straight, all due to the rear tank shape.
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1976 LTD restored
1980 CBX , in the que, to fix the ignorant heavy handed owner
1981 CBX
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1980 GL1100
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1969 CL350, in the que
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1980 CBX , in the que, to fix the ignorant heavy handed owner
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1980 GL1100
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Re: Is this the stock seat?
redglbx, I can agree with you all the way about the 75-76 seats.
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Trike and another 76 LTD bad shape, and several more for parts.
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Re: Is this the stock seat?
I have a 75-76 seat that I recovered and find it very comfortable. Now, ANY K&Q for a 1000 shoves the "package" into the shelter, even worse upon braking.
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Re: Is this the stock seat?
K & Q ???
Red 1976 oe owner
1976 LTD restored
1980 CBX , in the que, to fix the ignorant heavy handed owner
1981 CBX
1977 CB750 K7
2014 FJR OE owner, sold
1980 GL1100
1984 GL1200 naked
1969 CL350, in the que
1976 LTD restored
1980 CBX , in the que, to fix the ignorant heavy handed owner
1981 CBX
1977 CB750 K7
2014 FJR OE owner, sold
1980 GL1100
1984 GL1200 naked
1969 CL350, in the que
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Re: Is this the stock seat?
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1981 Honda CB900F Supersport: 3rd restoration, sold.
1979 Yamaha XS-750F: 2nd restoration, sold.
1982 Honda FT-500 Ascot: First (only) new bike. Family forces sale.
1973 CB500 Four: First restoration, long gone.
1972 Suzuki TS-100: First bike, sold.
Only dead fish go with the flow . . .
1979 Yamaha XS750SF
Previous:
1978 GL1000 - JUNE 2017 BOTM: Sold
2006 Kawasaki Concours: Sold
1995 Kawasaki Concours: Crashed/totalled.
1976 GL1000: LAST RESTORATION, sold
1981 Honda CB900F Supersport: 3rd restoration, sold.
1979 Yamaha XS-750F: 2nd restoration, sold.
1982 Honda FT-500 Ascot: First (only) new bike. Family forces sale.
1973 CB500 Four: First restoration, long gone.
1972 Suzuki TS-100: First bike, sold.
Only dead fish go with the flow . . .
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Re: Is this the stock seat?
This ^. I also had a 79 aftermarket seat, I've seen them offered for sale, very heavy slick vinyl on a stock pan. It was just awful. I made the mistake of riding it 15 hours straight once and was sore for a week after.
An old winger said there aren't any bad seats, you just aren't used to it. He was very wrong. I peeled it back, cut the foam flat and angled towards the middle instead of the tank. Left some space for boy parts. lol. It was much better afterwards.
I ride a stock 78 seat now and like it.
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Re: Is this the stock seat?
This clarification on the saddles is interesting, but I have seen LTD with the saddle identical to the 75/76 model, and LTD with the saddle similar to the following model, but with different numbers of stitching bands. is this difference due to the year of manufacture or the country for which the motorcycle was intended?Whiskerfish wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:10 am all the OEM seats are shown here: https://ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... at#p562814
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I do not know. There are differences on regular GL1000's depending on the market country but I was not aware of any for the LTD.Paola Zago wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 4:21 amThis clarification on the saddles is interesting, but I have seen LTD with the saddle identical to the 75/76 model, and LTD with the saddle similar to the following model, but with different numbers of stitching bands. is this difference due to the year of manufacture or the country for which the motorcycle was intended?Whiskerfish wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:10 am all the OEM seats are shown here: https://ngwclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... at#p562814
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"Agreement is not a requirement for Respect" CDR Michael Smith USN (Ret) 2017
"The book is wrong, this whole Conclusion is Fallacious" River Tam
"Yea I do dance awkwardly, and I am having more fun than you" Taylor Swift
2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
1984 GL1200 Standard
1975/6/7/8/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
Psst. oh and by the way CHANGE YOUR BELTS!!!!
"The book is wrong, this whole Conclusion is Fallacious" River Tam
"Yea I do dance awkwardly, and I am having more fun than you" Taylor Swift
2008 GL1800 IIIA "TH3DOG"
1984 GL1200 Standard
1975/6/7/8/9 Arthur Fulmer Dressed Road bike
1975 Naked Noisy and Nasty in town bike
Psst. oh and by the way CHANGE YOUR BELTS!!!!
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Re: Is this the stock seat?
All of the LTD’s I’ve seen which is quite a few have had the same seat as the 77’s , being that they were all handbuilt in Japan and only 2000 built I’d have to say that anything else is just a modified seat. The mythical brown LTD or actual leather seats in my opinion may just be dealer deals because they were doing a lot of that to hype them and sell them for more money.
Honda’s advertising back then was sketchy at best on the LTD’s and alluded to the seats being leather but they weren’t, just molded vinyl like the normal GL’s but those seats were quite comfy for a distance ride vs the standard 75-76 ball busters.
As a side note I really wanted the LTD when I bought my Red 76 but all the dealers were taking bids and doing a lot to keep them on “display” as long as possible and drive the bids up. All of the LTD’s I was following hoping to buy one were up around $5200-$6k when I finally threw in the towel and bought my red 76.
Funny thing is that they had discounted the heck out of the yellow 76’s because they couldn’t give those away and now they’re fairly collectable. The yellow bikes in my area were being listed at $2300 vs a $3299 msrp.
Honda’s advertising back then was sketchy at best on the LTD’s and alluded to the seats being leather but they weren’t, just molded vinyl like the normal GL’s but those seats were quite comfy for a distance ride vs the standard 75-76 ball busters.
As a side note I really wanted the LTD when I bought my Red 76 but all the dealers were taking bids and doing a lot to keep them on “display” as long as possible and drive the bids up. All of the LTD’s I was following hoping to buy one were up around $5200-$6k when I finally threw in the towel and bought my red 76.
Funny thing is that they had discounted the heck out of the yellow 76’s because they couldn’t give those away and now they’re fairly collectable. The yellow bikes in my area were being listed at $2300 vs a $3299 msrp.
Red 1976 oe owner
1976 LTD restored
1980 CBX , in the que, to fix the ignorant heavy handed owner
1981 CBX
1977 CB750 K7
2014 FJR OE owner, sold
1980 GL1100
1984 GL1200 naked
1969 CL350, in the que
1976 LTD restored
1980 CBX , in the que, to fix the ignorant heavy handed owner
1981 CBX
1977 CB750 K7
2014 FJR OE owner, sold
1980 GL1100
1984 GL1200 naked
1969 CL350, in the que
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