Joshkan Posted July 21, 2010 Posted July 21, 2010 I inherited my dads 79 xs 400 its in great shape hasnt ran in 20+ years only has 5000 original miles my buddy and i are in the process of going through it we rebuilt carbs cleaned gas tank fixed this and that lilttle things but i am in need of a good seat for sure! other than that new tires and im ready to roll this is my first bike so not real sure how easy it will be to find original seat, i just want to keep everything original. any help would be greatly appreciated! thanks josh
johnsnownw Posted July 21, 2010 Posted July 21, 2010 I inherited my dads 79 xs 400 its in great shape hasnt ran in 20+ years only has 5000 original miles my buddy and i are in the process of going through it we rebuilt carbs cleaned gas tank fixed this and that lilttle things but i am in need of a good seat for sure! other than that new tires and im ready to roll this is my first bike so not real sure how easy it will be to find original seat, i just want to keep everything original. any help would be greatly appreciated! thanks josh Well, instead of trying to find a new seat, why not just have the seat re-upholstered. Or is re-upholstering too far removed from original?
Moderator drewpy Posted July 21, 2010 Moderator Posted July 21, 2010 I am assuming the base has rotted? you may find a new seat at speedsport (USA) cmsnl (Dutch) Govnors Bridge (UK) other than that try german ebay as their stuff seems to last (i got mine from germany)
HoughMade Posted July 21, 2010 Posted July 21, 2010 If you just need a seat cover, I will post a link to where a cover can be had. If you need more than that- eBay.
Joshkan Posted July 23, 2010 Author Posted July 23, 2010 re upholstering is not to far from original its just gonna cost in the neighborhood of $150 my foam is really chewed up i just figured i could find a decent used seat for cheaper thanks for the info. im just kinda new with motorcycles as this is my first bike.
johnsnownw Posted July 23, 2010 Posted July 23, 2010 re upholstering is not to far from original its just gonna cost in the neighborhood of $150 my foam is really chewed up i just figured i could find a decent used seat for cheaper thanks for the info. im just kinda new with motorcycles as this is my first bike. To get a nice looking seat you're going to have to shell out more than it costs to re-upholster. You can check out ebay to compare pricing. Good looking seats just aren't that cheap.
Joshkan Posted July 24, 2010 Author Posted July 24, 2010 If you just need a seat cover, I will post a link to where a cover can be had. If you need more than that- eBay. a link would b great i guess im gonna try to repair the foam myself
Moderator drewpy Posted July 24, 2010 Moderator Posted July 24, 2010 a link would b great i guess im gonna try to repair the foam myself if the foam has gone , you can get new foam and cut it yourself and then get it upholstered. RK leighton in UK does upholstery and I bet any general upholsterer worth their salt would be able to foam and recover!!
HoughMade Posted July 28, 2010 Posted July 28, 2010 a link would b great i guess im gonna try to repair the foam myself Here you go: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YAMAHA-XS400-E-F-78-79-SEAT-COVER-YPAL-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem27ab10bdc7QQitemZ170373725639QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_5855wt_952 It's on ebay, but it seems that's what this company uses as a sales website, so they always seem to be available.
exess4 Posted July 29, 2010 Posted July 29, 2010 Here you go: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YAMAHA-XS400-E-F-78-79-SEAT-COVER-YPAL-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem27ab10bdc7QQitemZ170373725639QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_5855wt_952 It's on ebay, but it seems that's what this company uses as a sales website, so they always seem to be available. Like the looks of that alot, and price is nice! Not my post to be asking, pardwn, but they didn't appear to have for '78 2E which would really be '77. To buy the seat alone, foam and cover, be nice for 77/782E. Couldn't find the speedsport unless it's speedandsportinc
HoughMade Posted August 12, 2010 Posted August 12, 2010 I just got my cover from the above eBay vendor today. It looks really pretty good. I will be installing soon and I will post pics, probably in a separate topic about the install.
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