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<blockquote data-quote="Peter Holmes" data-source="post: 171465" data-attributes="member: 302"><p>I fitted a longer seat a while ago now, probably just before the 2015 Italian Rally, mainly for the mutual comfort of the rider and pillion passenger, with the added bonus, it seemed to irradicate helmet clashing once and for all. The bike is fully sprung with a Cyril Maylem pannier rack and AVO shock with Petteford springs, sidecar I seem to remember, fitted aeons ago, I had the squab height reduced as it was too high for me, didn't look right either, also cut and reduced the fixing height of the front bracket to pull the seat down and forward a knats just enough for the rear of the seat to clear the carrier, just. As a precaution I did turn the lifting handle through 180 degrees and repositioned the chain guard bracket, which just seemed easier at the time than stripping off the spring boxes to check the clearance, and since fitting a centre stand the rear lifting handle doesn't get much use anyway, I am just waiting now for someone to tell me I have it fitted incorrectly!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter Holmes, post: 171465, member: 302"] I fitted a longer seat a while ago now, probably just before the 2015 Italian Rally, mainly for the mutual comfort of the rider and pillion passenger, with the added bonus, it seemed to irradicate helmet clashing once and for all. The bike is fully sprung with a Cyril Maylem pannier rack and AVO shock with Petteford springs, sidecar I seem to remember, fitted aeons ago, I had the squab height reduced as it was too high for me, didn't look right either, also cut and reduced the fixing height of the front bracket to pull the seat down and forward a knats just enough for the rear of the seat to clear the carrier, just. As a precaution I did turn the lifting handle through 180 degrees and repositioned the chain guard bracket, which just seemed easier at the time than stripping off the spring boxes to check the clearance, and since fitting a centre stand the rear lifting handle doesn't get much use anyway, I am just waiting now for someone to tell me I have it fitted incorrectly! [/QUOTE]
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