2015 pillion seat.

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  1. Nigel H

    Nigel H Active Member

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    My bike came with a plastic dummy replacement and I rather like it. However, for various reasons, I'd like to add a seat to my spares box so I looked on Ebay and, since I wasn't in a hurry, I bought a dirt cheap Chinese copy supposedly for the model and year but I got it wrong.

    Now, looking at pictures in detail, my rear cowling seems to be different from some. Many of the pictures have a large 'hook' in the centre which I do not have an opening for. My 'seat' only has two hooks on either side. The bike is equipped with pillion footrests so it probably had a proper seat once but I'm not finding one to match.

    Any advice? CBR1000RA 2015

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  2. F1CT1C10U5

    F1CT1C10U5 Well-Known Member

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    Edit: Disregard
    That's weird.
    I was under the impression that those "seat covers" would fit any 08-16 1000RR...

    You're saying you don't have an opening in the "bike" for the tabs of the seat cover?
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  3. vic_ster51

    vic_ster51 Active Member

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    The rear seat comes with the large middle hook your referring too. They fit all years 08-16. Your solo cover just has the mounts in different place
    Your seat will hook in the middle of them two bits of metal. As it a chinese made seat not might fit perfect or bit harder to fit ie bit tight, press down and slide back as you put the seat on.
     
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    Disregard my previous post.
    Misunderstood your text.

    That middle tab in the seat enters bellow the inner edges of the subframe:
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  5. Nigel H

    Nigel H Active Member

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    Right. Thanks guys.
    I think I'll put it down to just horrible moulding on the cheapo seat.
    There's a genuine Honda part on Ebay so I did a buy it now.
     
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    Hi Nigel, assuming you’re talking about the pillion seat, I’ve got a genuine Honda one I’m not using that you can have free of charge. Drop me a pm and we can arrange getting it to you. Cheers
     
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  7. Nigel H

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    Woo. Extremely generous but I've just tried to buy one.
    If that comes OK it would be a waste to have two but I really appreciate the offer.
     
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    Darn, looks like we posted in the exact same minute.... if you can cancel your eBay purchase with the seller (they may be kind to you) then you can still have mine. If not no worries. Cheers Nigel.
     
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    My Chinese copy was a bastard to fit, I had press down really hard at the back to get it in, genuine one fits so much better even with a tribogrip cover on.
     
  10. Nigel H

    Nigel H Active Member

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    The new (second hand) one arrived.
    Fits.
    Thanks all.
     
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