Nightster Solo Saddle Conversion
little gem?
i think i may have stumbled on to a sweet little gem for us nightster owners that want to do this. let me know what you guys think. looks like that seat pan will fit an ecm and a pcIII under it! in the picture at the top second one in from the left (#h2309 04-up xl). that seat looks like it has just the kick i'm looking for but that doesn't come with it.
Last edited by bmxatv; Feb 24, 2009 at 10:28 PM.
Road Warrior
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From: Crisfield, MD
I see you found the Jammer catalog. Thats the kit I had only with a Larosa seat which had more curve to the pan. The ECM cover barely covers an 04-06 ECM and will not even come close to fitting if you relocate an 07up ECM under the seat which is twice the size. I could never use the ECM cover since my seat bolts for the nose mount barely cleared the ECM much less a cover over it. That kit actually caused the seat to lean fwd. some unless your rear is lowered and front forks raised. If your bike sits level then the mounting angle of the bracket will make you slide fwd. and I even had the nose of my seat shimmed up about 1/2". You can get all that stuff by the way from www.discountcycleparts.com I think the mount kit at the time cost me $130 then another $100 for the Larosa seat but that was a couple years ago.
thanks cap! i actually emailed west eagle and got this response:
Dear Mike,
Thank you for your e-mail.
We've received same questions.
But currently the conversion kit for 07up XL models in not available.
Due to black box (module).
We are working on the kit but we don't know when we 'll be finished.
Thanks!
Eddie
Thank you for your business with West-Eagle M/C Products.
Well, so much for finding a gem, more like a cubic zirconia. i'm not giving up though. maybe i can just drill two holes in the frame to mount the rear of the seat with either springs or rigid (still leaning toward rigid) and mount the nose to the bracket already on the frame. that was my other question, how does the nose mount?
Dear Mike,
Thank you for your e-mail.
We've received same questions.
But currently the conversion kit for 07up XL models in not available.
Due to black box (module).
We are working on the kit but we don't know when we 'll be finished.
Thanks!
Eddie
Thank you for your business with West-Eagle M/C Products.
Well, so much for finding a gem, more like a cubic zirconia. i'm not giving up though. maybe i can just drill two holes in the frame to mount the rear of the seat with either springs or rigid (still leaning toward rigid) and mount the nose to the bracket already on the frame. that was my other question, how does the nose mount?
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,688
Likes: 4
From: Crisfield, MD
maybe i can just drill two holes in the frame to mount the rear of the seat with either springs or rigid (still leaning toward rigid) and mount the nose to the bracket already on the frame. that was my other question, how does the nose mount?[/quote]
Actually you can make a spring mount bracket from flat bar stock like Licks uses and fasten it to the orig. seatbolt in the fender. The front uses a t-bracket mount similar to most solo seats except on the sportster where it mounts to the rear tank bolt bracket its wider so the std. brackets wont work. You can modify most universal hardware and make up your own stuff with aluminum or flat stock steel, just takes some creativity or you can just get the Licks kit. I like this rigid seat option by Licks personally for the slimmest low profile look:
http://www.lickscycles.com/catalog/p...ec220ae31012da
Believe me I fabircated a variety of stuff for a solo and nothing really worked the way I liked it rather it being too tall, not angled enough or just plain rough to ride so I gave up and just went with Lepera. This was also easier for me to switch back and forth from solo to 2-up with only removing a screw vs. unbolting stuff.
Actually you can make a spring mount bracket from flat bar stock like Licks uses and fasten it to the orig. seatbolt in the fender. The front uses a t-bracket mount similar to most solo seats except on the sportster where it mounts to the rear tank bolt bracket its wider so the std. brackets wont work. You can modify most universal hardware and make up your own stuff with aluminum or flat stock steel, just takes some creativity or you can just get the Licks kit. I like this rigid seat option by Licks personally for the slimmest low profile look:
http://www.lickscycles.com/catalog/p...ec220ae31012da
Believe me I fabircated a variety of stuff for a solo and nothing really worked the way I liked it rather it being too tall, not angled enough or just plain rough to ride so I gave up and just went with Lepera. This was also easier for me to switch back and forth from solo to 2-up with only removing a screw vs. unbolting stuff.
dude that thing looks perfect. you rock cap! i think i can even cover that with some padding/leather for a final touch. think i'm gonna go for it. i'm gonna email them for more details and tell them what my plans are and see if they can add anything. thanks again dude, great find.
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