Low profile "race" seat conundrum with rear spare wheel rack

[Donnie]

Ok, I want a new seat but it has to meet 3 specific criteria.

1. Low profile, like the ancillotti "race" seats
2. Has to be a flip up.
3. Has to fit with my spare wheel rack.

So, Im looking at something like these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lambretta-Rac ... SwTuJYpZ7x

But the below picture shows you what I am up against on my scooter

IMG_0960 by Donnie Canning, on Flickr

Anyone else got a similar setup and pictures to give me an idea?

[burnside]

I've got one of the TSR hinged race seats on my Eibar, that could work?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/321622278973?chn=ps&dispItem=1&adgroupid=33676502101&rlsatarget=pla-271646241828&abcId=893836&adtype=pla&merchantid=7275314&poi=&googleloc=1006964&device=c&campaignid=707291931&crdt=0

[bike grim]

My rack is similar Donnie. This was a black one like the one you posted I just got it recovered.

[Phil D]

You could commit sacrilege and take an angle grinder to an original Ancilotti


To end up with this



Former ....to well form the shape.








It will look nice re covered
The oxblood on bike grims looks cool by the way.

[Donnie]

Thanks all, no way im chopping an original seat, not due to originality, im just too lazy

Colour wise, that oxblood one does look good, I hadnt really given any thought to colour and had defaulted to black but do like that.

The TSR one looks like it would do but Im reluctant to buy from them as Ive had bad experience with them and their exhaust before

[Phil D]

Thanks all, no way im chopping an original seat, not due to originality, im just too lazy

Colour wise, that oxblood one does look good, I hadnt really given any thought to colour and had defaulted to black but do like that.

The TSR one looks like it would do but Im reluctant to buy from them as Ive had bad experience with them and their exhaust before

I did offer it for sale before I shortened it but there were no takers

In hind sight the effort involved cutting it up and shortening it probably wasn't worth it when copys are only 70 balloons.

Just a thought Donnie what about a single saddle seat ....reading the reports from the mile munching euro guys they swear by em.

[Donnie]

Aye, getting rid of the single saddles was first thing I did years ago, could not get on with them at all, too sit up and beg for me and used to end up with my thighs cramping

[burnside]

Thanks all, no way im chopping an original seat, not due to originality, im just too lazy

Colour wise, that oxblood one does look good, I hadnt really given any thought to colour and had defaulted to black but do like that.

The TSR one looks like it would do but Im reluctant to buy from them as Ive had bad experience with them and their exhaust before

I've also had poor experience from them in the past, but to be fair the seat is pretty good and comfortable...although I have just invested in an air hawk as well for longer journeys

[Hammer RB230]

Donnie I have a seat base, catch and cover in black, very similar to Bike Grims just needs new foam £20 plus postage. Can find a photo if your interested.

[Donnie]

Thanks all, no way im chopping an original seat, not due to originality, im just too lazy

Colour wise, that oxblood one does look good, I hadnt really given any thought to colour and had defaulted to black but do like that.

The TSR one looks like it would do but Im reluctant to buy from them as Ive had bad experience with them and their exhaust before

I've also had poor experience from them in the past, but to be fair the seat is pretty good and comfortable...although I have just invested in an air hawk as well for longer journeys

Im planning on an airhawk, hence the need to be a flip up

[Donnie]

Donnie I have a seat base, catch and cover in black, very similar to Bike Grims just needs new foam £20 plus postage. Can find a photo if your interested.

Im sure it's good mate, but I cant be arsed getting seats recovered

[bike grim]

Hammer, If Donnie doesn't want that seat I would be interested. Pm me

[Donnie]

OK Im back, I've gone for an ancillotti style seat but as you can see from the photos it's not going to do.
If you compare the seating area you can see on the snetterton it ends behind the shock top

seat by Donnie Canning, on Flickr

but the ancillotti (due to the hump) ends well in front of it

seat 1 by Donnie Canning, on Flickr

So, back on the hunt

[Warkton Tornado No.1]

That looks like a bit of an 'interpretation' of an Ancillotti seat to my (old) eyes & if you were to measure it, I'll measure the original I have in the rafters to compare. From memory, they should be substantially longer.

That's if you want the bother. You must be rightly p*ssed off with some of your purchases of late.....

[Phil D]

I fear you may be into custom seat fabrication territory

Come on in the waters lovely

[Donnie]

That looks like a bit of an 'interpretation' of an Ancillotti seat to my (old) eyes & if you were to measure it, I'll measure the original I have in the rafters to compare. From memory, they should be substantially longer.

That's if you want the bother. You must be rightly p*ssed off with some of your purchases of late.....

It is a 3/4 so maybe I should have plunged into the full length :-/

[Donnie]

I fear you may be into custom seat fabrication territory

Come on in the waters lovely

I tell you my ideal seat would be a full length Snetterton that flips up :-/

[bolzenanker]

Hi Donnie

This is the 3/4 from Scooter Center, still not quite far enough back but not a bad seat at all.

[bolzenanker]

And this is a TSR hinged X-Race, which I still have if you want to borrow and try, but I think the hump is still too far forward.

[Marty ULC]

Square back would fit. Not sure if it would look good on series 2 curves though.