1975 DT175 seatcover install

[jluck]

Hi,

I am a new member and a new owner of a 1975 DT175. I have the bike all put back together and running great. The only thing is putting on the new seatcover. Can someone give me some advice on how ? Thank You jluck

[nayruf]

Hi

You could try Youtube there are several examples of seat covering tricks, There is even a demonstration on a type of toothed gripper strips that replace the original gripper teeth as they are often rotten, I bit the bullet and brought a new metal based seat from an ebay seller in Tiawan, the seat fits very well and looks almost like an exact replica but I think it is for the smaller eastern behind as the seat is about 2 inches shorter then the original,

[Airhead]

so are the original spikes broken and missing?

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