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[Count Johnny]

They're quite popular, in the bob-job building fraternity, and are available in different sizes and spring rates:



http://www.wwag.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ ... e=%2174726

[Exile]

For some reason, the comment above didn't bring this with it... This is what they look like.. I might just get these myself...

[Chris [Stockport]]

I think if I'd had these I would've put them straight on... still might...

But I had a bit of an urge to see what could be done with the stuff I already had. I might just do that too much...
I do think that the lateral way of using the front mounting is better than the rather high single point T -piece. That's if you use a bolt not a nail like in the picture.

[2cvandy]

I dropped my solo seat as much as possible too, and you're quite right about the T piece, never felt secure, so I drilled across the frame bracket. br>


At the rear, I tried springs and tried solid struts, several times, but in the end found the solid struts were just more comfortable. These are (or used to be) Harley rear footrests, but have a look around the garage and see what's on your shelf.

[jefrs]

I've also made brackets up for the seat but found that to stop my 15+stone bending them, they had to be made up of at least 3mm thick steel plate.

[jefrs]

Fastening the nose of the seat can be fun. The big rubber bush on the C5 can be removed but leaves a tall bracket on the frame. Only the rear of this bracket is needed for the bush, the high front corner can be carved off. If the rear of the seat is to be on springs then the nose of the seat must be held to the front frame bracket by a bolt as a pin but if it is mounted on solid brackets then it can be fitted by a tongue like the dual seats are mounted. If that tongue is the right width and thick enough (I fastened a strip of steel plate to the two studs for the rubber bush) then it can fit under the front bracket very tightly and will not move.

Every different seat fitting is going to want a different solution.