anyone know the knack ?

marty b · Post by **marty b** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:10 pm

hi all is there a knack to getting the seat off i find it so frustating when i cant get it off that i run out of patience on leave it!!!! help please

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:19 pm

put the key in the seat lock and turn it at the same time lift the seat

playerone · Post by **playerone** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:25 pm

sometimes a good thump is required where the seat rises to pillion, or at least it does on mine.......theres a mod of tapping the rings it hooks onto on the subframe one way or the other to make it a bit easier, cant remember which way tho

lumpyv · Post by **lumpyv** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:56 pm

i have to pull mine up and back . sort of 45 degrees

steeveeo · Post by **steeveeo** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:13 pm

Hi
I found mine difficult to get off at first.
TRY THIS
Get hold of the seat next to the tank
pulling the seat from the front ,
towards the rear.
and at the same time lift the rear with ya other hand as the seat moves to the rear ,
it only moves about an inch or less,then it comes of easy.
Seat seems to get a good grip on its fastenings when its in the locked postion.
unlock it first though ,

kind of a slide ,then up past the retaining hooks.

oooh I do like a good tug;

Kev L · Post by **Kev L** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:30 pm

steeveeo wrote:Hi
I found mine difficult to get off at first.
TRY THIS
Get hold of the seat next to the tank
pulling the seat from the front ,
towards the rear.
and at the same time lift the rear with ya other hand as the seat moves to the rear ,
it only moves about an inch or less,then it comes of easy.
Seat seems to get a good grip on its fastenings when its in the locked postion.
unlock it first though ,
kind of a slide ,then up past the retaining hooks.

oooh I do like a good tug;

Yep that works for me too. Unlock and push back on the seat at the rear of the tank.

MacV2 · Post by **MacV2** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:08 pm

Best thing is get it off any way you can & then remove the bloody hooks! End off seat removal problems.

You will lose the seat strap but it's a small price to pay.

Before any one asks I have run mine like this for over four years & have not had any problems, the seat hooks under the tank at the front & is held in by the latch at the back.

Simples.

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:27 am

I pull back on the strap rather than the front of the seat, but I guess it is the same concept.

once you have it off then you can either push the hooks back a bit [with a hammer] or remove them, then it is much easier. I just tapped them back and it works no problem now

marty b · Post by **marty b** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:33 am

cheers people il give them all a try

Furrybiker · Post by **Furrybiker** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:28 pm

I found I had to bash the seat backwards while turning the key, but I found on here the cure. Just bend the loops that the hooks under the seat attach to, forward by about 3mm.

Sorted, well it worked on mine!

Sandyback · Post by **Sandyback** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:05 pm

Furrybiker wrote:I found I had to bash the seat backwards while turning the key, but I found on here the cure. Just bend the loops that the hooks under the seat attach to, forward by about 3mm.

Sorted, well it worked on mine!

Re: anyone know the knack ?
by AMCQ46 Â» Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:27 am

I pull back on the strap rather than the front of the seat, but I guess it is the same concept.

once you have it off then you can either push the hooks back a bit [with a hammer] or remove them, then it is much easier. I just tapped them back and it works no problem now

I have the same problem but now confused........do I knock the hooks back (AMCQ46) or forward (Furrybiker) ?

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:33 pm

Hooks back or the loops forward, same effect, sorry to confuse

Sandyback · Post by **Sandyback** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:42 pm

AMCQ46 wrote:Hooks back or the loops forward, same effect, sorry to confuse

Thanks for the clarification.