1981 KZ550 Seatpan

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1981 KZ550 Seatpan

10 Apr 2011 14:13
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Does anyone have any good fixes to broken off metal spikes to the seat pan on a 1981 KZ550?

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Re: 1981 KZ550 Seatpan

10 Apr 2011 15:08
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Re: 1981 KZ550 Seatpan

10 Apr 2011 17:42 - 10 Apr 2011 17:42
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One of the bikes I bought came with large flange pop rivets holding the cover on. Seems to work well, but probably wont be any fun to remove.
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Re: 1981 KZ550 Seatpan

10 Apr 2011 20:28
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Re: 1981 KZ550 Seatpan

10 Apr 2011 21:12 - 10 Apr 2011 21:15
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Either big flange pop rivets or just use washers and pop rivets. I also heard to put a carpet tack strip around. Remember to put something around the edge like car door protector before you go stretching seat around it.
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Re: 1981 KZ550 Seatpan

11 Apr 2011 12:53
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I recovered my quad seat with leather and put some small screws in the original staple holes. Granted a triangular hole might require some experimentation, but the screws allowed *ahem* adjustment of the cover.

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