Hi, The one extra item I purchased for my new Thruxton was a low comfort seat. I ordered it off the internet and it arrived today. It looks lovely, have no idea if it is actually more comfortable yet, and seems fractionally lower. My only gripe is that it leaves about a 1/4 inch gap between the tip of the seat and the rear of the tank. The curve of the seat to the tank looks perfect, just this gap. The original seat butts up against the tank. Is this gap normal? If I didn't directly compare to the standard seat I probably wouldn't notice. Cheers
Hard to tell, looks similar, could push my fingertip into the gap. Just that the stock seat butted up right against the tank. Water would clearly run down the gap. I'm probably being a little precious about about it really!
Mine seems to have a gap too, I just thought it was because the tank strap takes a little space, so couldn’t tell what the gap was caused by. Or if it was there beforehand
Stop wingeing the gap will prevent the tank from being rubbed, the paint won't get worn/damaged ! It takes time but it will happen, my 09 America has paint worn right through by the std seat rubbing it away !!!
Thanks Glyn, Have you got your one back together yet? I've done my back in and can't even lift mine off the side stand, at least the weather is crap, I'd not be too happy if it was dry.
No not yet, I finish work tomorrow for two weeks and I’ll refit the suspension and fit the nose fairing over the break
Not winging at all, pointing out what will happen ! It happened to my Triumph Bonneville America and to a lesser degree to a 2000 Sprint, before I spotted the problems and taped the area up , but on the America the tape wore through as well ! I don't winge about wear and tear on my bikes. But when I see you guys on here getting pedantic about appearance on your pride and joy. Which some of the forum members really go over the top ! I will mention some of the pit falls that aren't obvious, wings about a gap and there is a reason for it, paint rubbing away would be one ? When seat's are now made with thick plastics and nylon bases they flex , especially with the weight of the rider moving about "as you ride" the flex causes wear !!
Well, I'll comment any way I like on what is to me a massive investment. As it happens it wasn't a whinge, it was a question. I didn't complain just asked if it was normal as the seat it came with butted right up against tank. I got some very helpful replies, including yours minus the whinge comment, and I'm quite happy.
I noticed that the pictures show a none standard strap could the strap be the cause of the gap opposed to the seat?
Do you meant the tank strap? That is the standard Triumph part as far as I m aware. Anyway, it's probably got a bigger gap now as the bike was a cat N write off last month.
The standard strap doesn’t have holes in the metal strap. The part on your bike is probably A9798010. It replaces both the metal strap and backing strap. The only part I cannot tell u is if there is any difference between the original and the replacement, just a consideration
Ah, ok, understand. I think I sent the 1st seat back anyway because it had a dent in the seat hump and I think the replacement was a better fit.
Looking further at the images the backing strap on yours is actually leather the standard one is not made from leather. Here is a pic of mine. I will see if i have any further with the seat meeting tank.
