| Author | Message | ||
     Brotherbuell |
I can't get my low seat to engage the latch mechanism at the rear of the seat. I have progressively shimmed it with no luck. I now have two washers under the latch mechanism and I can just catch a thread or two on the bolts. Any ideas? | ||
| Jim_sb |
Hello BB, My Buell Low Seat required some "persuasion" to get it to latch. Almost as if the seat pan need to form to the shape. I had to work to ensure the various tabs were properly seated. I haven't had it off since. I'm hoping by the time I do it will have molded itself somewhat to the proper shape. Regards, Jim in Santa Barbara | ||
| Stevem123 |
I installed mine on Saturday and mine was hard to latch at first. I had to push down pretty hard after making sure it was pushed all the way forward. After my wife and I rode together on Sunday it now latches just fine. Try using a little force and see if you can get it to latch. I didn't need any shims and you shouldn't either. Make sure the seat is into all the proper alignment first. BC Steve | ||
| Titus |
Brotherbuell, my low seat wouldn't latch either. I thought it was defective! I then made a fist and whacked it pretty hard a couple times. It needed some persuasion. After having it off and on a few times it now latches fine. I put the original seat on Saturday and they go on the same now. | ||
| Fastfxrs |
Ditto. I have to give my low seat a good beating to get it to latch also. | ||
| Brotherbuell |
Thanks all. I'm thinking that it may have had something to do with the fact that is was about 22 degrees when I tried to install it. First day of Spring my a$$! | ||
| Brotherbuell |
Well, I tried beating it into submission but it didn't help. I finally had to loosen the latch bracket and leave it attached by one or two threads. I was able to gently guide the seat hook into the latch and then pull it down with the torx head screws. I hope that leaving it on for a while will form the seat into position as suggested in the threads above. I have had the plastic tabs break on two seats and now this. I wouldn't hold this design up as an example of Buell quality. | ||
| Fool4buell |
Mine wouldn't latch -- wouldn't come close. The standard seat goes on and off very easily. I took the seat back to the dealer and he tried it on another Uly and it wouldn't fit so he took it back and ordered me a new one. The new seat has a new part number so he was thinking there was change in design. I won't be able to able to pick up the new seat until this weekend. I'll let you know if it is any better. | ||
| Fool4buell |
I picked up my new Low Seat last night and it fits fine. It takes a normal firm push to latch. I could jump up and down on the old one and it didn't come close to latching. There must have been a problem with some of the early low seats. If yours doesn't fit, take it back to the dealer and have them try it on another bike. Check the part numbers: the new seats have a new part number. | ||
| Brotherbuell |
Thanks Jim. Unfortunately my seat has the new part number so this Gremlin is still lurking. |
