Mounting Universal Seat on GS425

[Guest]

Hey guys, I've been restoring a gs425, which didn't come with a seat. I bought this seat here:

http://m.ebay.com/itm/New-Hump-Cafe-Racer-Vintage-Seat-Cushion-For-Suzuki-GS-Yamaha-XJ-XS-Honda-CB-CL-/352078932313?hash=item51f98a2959%3Ag%3Ah54AAOSw42dZNML5&_trkparms=pageci%253A969fb05c-6c84-11e7-a2c1-74dbd180f7cc%257Cparentrq%253A5afed9ba15d0a866dd43526bfffefa2c%257Ciid%253A19

Any clues on how to mount it?

[Blueline]

I'd say that would be a truly custom fit. You would need to know what the material on the underside of the seat is, maybe hit up the seller for some measurements. Stuff like that, in my rather limited experience tends to require a rear hoop to be mounted on the frame, as opposed to the original duck tail.

[JRD350]

You'll need to chop some of your existing frame from the very back and add a hoop for stability. Once that's done, you can have some bolt holes tapped
into the side where the brackets are situated. The seat itself should sit flush on top of the frame.

[phydeauxmutt]

In other words, your project has just turned from "restoration" to "custom".

[hillsy]

A seat that fits a CL70 right through to a CB1000C isn't going to fit either (or probably anything) perfectly.