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    gs1100g seat attachment?

    I've searched for this and can't find anyone else with this problem. I bought this bike a little over a year ago. I've been just trying to get it back to stock form and running condition. One issue I'm wanting to fix is the way the seat is attached (or rather NOT attached). The seat is held in place by the front little bar that you slide forward into the channels on the frame, and nothing else. I have looked the seat pan over (assuming a piece was broken off or something) but see no evidence of any other latch or hinge or any mechanism. Are these 1100g's made this way, where you can just pick up the seat by the grab bar? Or am I missing something? It feels odd when I excelerate hard and I feel the seat shift back an inch or so...
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    #2
    Originally posted by Jonzilla View Post
    One issue I'm wanting to fix is the way the seat is attached (or rather NOT attached). The seat is held in place by the front little bar that you slide forward into the channels on the frame, and nothing else.

    Or am I missing something?
    Held in place by the bar in the front, AND the latch at rear.
    De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

    http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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      #3
      Yes there shopuld be a keyed latch at the rear of the seat as Dale indicated..I can only assume you have the wrong seat.Post up some pics of the pan at the rear as well as the rear from the outside.. This will help decifer whats goingb on.
      MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
      1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

      NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


      I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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        #4
        Originally posted by rustybronco View Post
        Held in place by the bar in the front, AND the latch at rear.
        Thanks for the reply. I honestly can't see any place where a latch was ever attached. Could anyone post a pic? I've tried to find a pic on ebay without any luck.

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          #5
          Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
          Yes there shopuld be a keyed latch at the rear of the seat as Dale indicated..I can only assume you have the wrong seat.Post up some pics of the pan at the rear as well as the rear from the outside.. This will help decifer whats goingb on.

          Ok. I'll do that when I get home. The seat really fits clean and looks like the stock "G" model seat (comparing to pics of stock G model bikes). Of course all the pics have the seat ON the bike... also the "back" of the seat is hugged by the rear fender so no way to reach a keyed latch there (if it had one). Anyway I'll post up later.

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            #6
            This is the stock seat from my 82 1100 which i sold not long ago..there should be a keyhole in the rear of the seat to release it from the frame. I dont have a rear pic of the seat but this is basically what you should see if thats the stock seat.




            Last edited by chuck hahn; 10-05-2011, 02:17 PM.
            MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
            1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

            NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


            I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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              #7
              This is not actually my bike but is identical in every way. My seat looks like this. The G seats are flatter that the L models for sure. I'll have to take pics of the bottom of my seat when I get home to confirm mine is in fact a stock seat.
              Attached Files

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                #8
                Do you have a "G" or "GL" model?
                my "G" http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...o/PICT2079.jpg

                ***edit*** the key lock and the latch are in the tail piece.
                De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

                http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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                  #9
                  My pics are of the GL seat.
                  MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                  1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                  NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                  I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                    #10
                    Are you missing the tailpiece for your 1100G? The tailpiece has the lock in it. If the tailpiece on yours has been replaced, with one maybe from an 850G, there is no lock in it, as the lock for the 850G is on the frame on the side of the bike.
                    Last edited by Guest; 10-05-2011, 02:36 PM.

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                      #11
                      Is the key hole on the top surface of the tail piece? I have a hole there where Vetter wires were routed through but the hole is empty now that I removed my Vetter cases and Windjammer. About a 1 inch hole in the top surface on the tail piece. I always thought the hole was drilled by the genius who installed the vetter stuff on here. The wiring they did had me pulling my hair out...
                      Last edited by Guest; 10-05-2011, 02:43 PM.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by DanTheMan View Post
                        If the tailpiece on yours has been replaced, with one maybe from an 850G, there is no lock in it, as the lock for the 850G is on the frame on the side of the bike.
                        The GS850G uses the same lock as the 1100

                        Originally posted by Jonzilla View Post
                        Is the key hole on the top surface of the tail piece? I have a hole there where Vetter wires were routed through but the hole is empty now

                        About a 1 inch hole in the top surface on the tail piece.
                        That's where the key cylinder is. I'll take a picture of it when I get home.
                        De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

                        http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by rustybronco View Post
                          The GS850G uses the same lock as the 1100

                          That's where the key cylinder is. I'll take a picture of it when I get home.

                          And to think I have thought about looking for a new tailpiece "without a hole drilled in it." Kind of funny I would've had a hell of a time finding one

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by rustybronco View Post
                            The GS850G uses the same lock as the 1100

                            That's where the key cylinder is. I'll take a picture of it when I get home.
                            On my '81 850G, the lock is on the frame, not in the tailpiece, the seat is hinged to the frame member.

                            I agree, the empty hole is where the lock mechanism goes.

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                              #15
                              On an 81 the lock is on the frame. on an 82 it's in the tail piece. He has an 82 1100G
                              De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

                              http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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