Seat Question

britman · Post by **britman** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:13 am

Does anyone know of a company offering an early style repo seat for the CL77? I have tried ebay and all of the vendors I know of with no luck. The good condition original seats that can be recovered are going sky high ebay when they do come up.

cribbs74 · Post by **cribbs74** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:01 am

No one that I know of is offering reproduction CL seats. Most repo seats I have seen for other models (CB/CA) are not very good quality in my opinion. Your best bet would be to check out swap meets craigs list etc. For example I found an OK CL seat at a swap for $20.00 with trim. They are out there....... welcome to CL ownership!

cbxmountainman · Post by **cbxmountainman** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:49 am

There is some outfit in Tampa, Fl I believe that does the seat thing. Not cheap, but depends on your requirements. Can't remember the name, perhaps this rings a bell with someone?

jwbert · Post by **jwbert** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:43 pm

The Florida experience, you would probably get more satisfaction out of beating your head against a wall.

britman · Post by **britman** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:08 pm

Finally got a decent seat off of ebay. $198.00 but has a great pan, excellent chrome trim, and just a little tear in the rear. I don't understand, I can find parts all day long for a 1955 Matchless but locating CL77 parts is turning what little hair I have left grayer by the minute.

cribbs74 · Post by **cribbs74** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:55 pm

Glad you found one! 198.00 sounds about right for a decent seat off ebay. Not a bad seat if it's the same one I saw.

Do yourself a favor and read the many threads in this forum about cool retro bikes before you think about getting it repaired or recovered.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:04 pm

britman wrote:Finally got a decent seat off of ebay. $198.00 but has a great pan, excellent chrome trim, and just a little tear in the rear. I don't understand, I can find parts all day long for a 1955 Matchless but locating CL77 parts is turning what little hair I have left grayer by the minute.

Don't tear that $198 seat down yet. The rubber inside is worth keeping intact for now, especially the "duck tail", which you will want to re-use if you have the seat recovered. I made the mistake of not telling my upholsterer to reuse it. Result: A nice looking seat that is not correct.

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