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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 06:09 AM
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I got my WLA style seat & vtwin piston kit for my slim & am having a few issues with mounting the seat to the T piece, nothing with this vtwin kit seems to line up correctly, attached a couple of pics with the issues I have, not really sure if I need a longer mounting bar or its just a case of drilling new holes ??



When the plates is fixed through the holes it would appear to be to short for fixing at the front.


If I position it where it appears to fit at the front then the 2 mounting holes at the rear are way out ?









 
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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 07:00 AM
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Try flipping the bar over and mount it to the plate from underneath so the hinge tab hooks down not up.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 08:44 AM
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Got there in the end after ditching some of the vtwin hardware, didn't need to re-drill anything.








 
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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 10:07 AM
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Does all that stuff under the seat stay exposed like that?
 
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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 10:23 AM
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Does all that stuff under the seat stay exposed like that?
It will until I sort a cover out as there is nowhere else for it to go. I'm thinking of removing the stock seat cover & foam & using the original seat pan ??
 
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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 10:27 AM
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i'd ask around, leaving that all exposed looks like S.
 
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There are cover pans that hide all that stuff, year specifc.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 11:10 AM
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I'll be hopefully fabricating a cover from the plastic seat pan base, didn't take much to strip it down & glad the moco didn't use much glue.




 
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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 11:12 AM
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Good idea, looking forward to seeing the finished product!
 
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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 07:42 PM
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Interesting, my T-bar had holes at the front and rear....
Maybe they cheaped out & just went with one hole.

Here's an example with three holes from JPCycles



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