seat strap
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 815
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From: GA
+1 on this as my first "mod". Strap is useless and gets in way of essential adjustable backrest.
Strap can be adapted for use as a device to hang stuff up in the garage
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Of course now I have two since adding the tallboy seat!
Strap can be adapted for use as a device to hang stuff up in the garage
.Of course now I have two since adding the tallboy seat!
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 362
Likes: 1
From: Corpus Christi, Tx
Really simple to do. Two bolts and a philips screw.
1. Remove your saddlebags.
2. Remove the screw holding the left side of the strap.
3. Unbolt the front saddlebag bracket on each side (you might want to mark the locations/angle with a small strip of tape first to help you line them back up).
4. Toss the strap into a box (that you can throw out next Spring).
5. Re-install brackets and saddlebag.
1. Remove your saddlebags.
2. Remove the screw holding the left side of the strap.
3. Unbolt the front saddlebag bracket on each side (you might want to mark the locations/angle with a small strip of tape first to help you line them back up).
4. Toss the strap into a box (that you can throw out next Spring).
5. Re-install brackets and saddlebag.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 225
Likes: 2
From: Bellevue, Nebraska, USA, Earth
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Road Master
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 1,058
Likes: 1
From: New York
I removed my seat strap the first time I had to take the seat off. Left it off. Added a "Detachable Seat Hardware Kit." Makes servicing and tinkering much easier and less likely to scratch fender with a screw driver. 
Added a "Detachable Seat Hardware Kit." Makes servicing and tinkering much easier and less likely to scratch fender with a screw driver.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 914
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From: Republic of Texas
If you don't want it, dump it. You won't miss it.