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Hello everyone, thanks in advance for the help!
My 1980 CX500 Deluxe's original seat cover has finally split open so its time to get a new seat. I'm thinking this is a perfect opportunity to get a whole new seat instead of just getting a cover because I think the original fat seat is kinda ugly. Theres a local guy who could custom make me a new seat for upwards of $450 so I'm looking for a more economical option. What I found was a company called motorcycleseatsdirect.com and it looks like they are also on ebay. The ebay seller is here: daytrader-07 | eBay and one of the seats I was looking at on their website is here: 1978 - 1981 Cafe Racer Seat with Passenger Strap for Honda CX500 Deluxe Standard or CX400 Classic with modified seat pan #4152 - Motorcycle Seats Direct
My question is this: Does anyone have experience with these seats? What kind of quality can I expect? Can a friend and I easily chop the cross bar off and weld it back on with his MIG welder and not a ton of welding experience? If not these seats, where did you find yours?
Please no generalized comments about staying local or buying from overseas. I'm looking for first hand experience with these particular seats, and the mod required to use them, OR an alternate source for an economical pre-fab cx500 seat.
Thank you!!!
My 1980 CX500 Deluxe's original seat cover has finally split open so its time to get a new seat. I'm thinking this is a perfect opportunity to get a whole new seat instead of just getting a cover because I think the original fat seat is kinda ugly. Theres a local guy who could custom make me a new seat for upwards of $450 so I'm looking for a more economical option. What I found was a company called motorcycleseatsdirect.com and it looks like they are also on ebay. The ebay seller is here: daytrader-07 | eBay and one of the seats I was looking at on their website is here: 1978 - 1981 Cafe Racer Seat with Passenger Strap for Honda CX500 Deluxe Standard or CX400 Classic with modified seat pan #4152 - Motorcycle Seats Direct
My question is this: Does anyone have experience with these seats? What kind of quality can I expect? Can a friend and I easily chop the cross bar off and weld it back on with his MIG welder and not a ton of welding experience? If not these seats, where did you find yours?
Please no generalized comments about staying local or buying from overseas. I'm looking for first hand experience with these particular seats, and the mod required to use them, OR an alternate source for an economical pre-fab cx500 seat.
Thank you!!!