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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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Default Solo seat question

I've been watching ebay for a solo seat (Missed a BIN at $50 for a low profile solo seat today!!) I pulled the Sundowner seat off the bike tonight - have to get a small hole patched up on the seat and I plan to try to buff out the scratches / dull spots created by the stock seat over the long weekend. A question suddenly came to mind (actually 2 questions).

1) What do I needto do tomove the rear seat bolt for usewith a solo seat? Is the fastener accessed thru the underside of the fender? I plan to occasionally switch between the Sundowner, stock and solo seats.

2) What is a good polish / scratch remover I can pick up to do the fender buffing?? I have a small electric bufferI'd like to use for this job. Anysuggestions??

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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 07:05 AM
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Default RE: Solo seat question

Get an additional seat bolt for the rear seat, attach it and, leave it for switching. It goes in from the underside of the fender with a fastener from the top side. I think I used a small piece of wire to bring it through from the underside. As far as a polish for the scuff marks, a light rubbing compound and, some wax should do it.
 
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