Sargent seat - solo cowl
12-30-2004, 12:17 PM
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Sargent seat - solo cowl
Does anyone have a Sargent seat with the solo cowl installed?
The seat rides absolutely wonderful! It fits well but does seem to sit a bit high in the back, maybe 3/4-inch above the plastic at the very rear. Sargent says it "should be right" since they have had few gripes.
When I try to install the solo cowl it sits quite high with a 1-inch gap between the bottom of the cowl and the skirt plastic. I did cut away some of the front tab on the cowl based on the Sargent instuctions.
Any thoughts?
Carl
The seat rides absolutely wonderful! It fits well but does seem to sit a bit high in the back, maybe 3/4-inch above the plastic at the very rear. Sargent says it "should be right" since they have had few gripes.
When I try to install the solo cowl it sits quite high with a 1-inch gap between the bottom of the cowl and the skirt plastic. I did cut away some of the front tab on the cowl based on the Sargent instuctions.
Any thoughts?
Carl
01-06-2005, 03:22 PM
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Re: Sargent seat - solo cowl
I put mine on day before yesterday and it was a bit of a battle. It fits more than snugly and I had to pound on the rear of the seat to get the lock to snap into place. Initially it would click in and lock but wouldn't sit down flush unless I gave it a good rap. Hopefully it will losen up with time as the foam gets compressed against the tank.
Putting the solo rear cowl over the seat was a battle. Getting the cowl's tabs around the "L" hooks was a bitch. Sargent recommends trimming them so you dont have to stretch them out so far.
Bottom line is that both are in place and looking awesome. Its firmer than the stock seat. I'd get a sore *** from the stock one after a couple of hours on it. For $400 cdn I'll be pissed if it still is after this.
Putting the solo rear cowl over the seat was a battle. Getting the cowl's tabs around the "L" hooks was a bitch. Sargent recommends trimming them so you dont have to stretch them out so far.
Bottom line is that both are in place and looking awesome. Its firmer than the stock seat. I'd get a sore *** from the stock one after a couple of hours on it. For $400 cdn I'll be pissed if it still is after this.
01-16-2005, 06:37 PM
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Re: Sargent seat - solo cowl
"SuperChicken III" came from its previous owner/abuser with both a Sargent seat and a seat cowling, and the previous owner/abuser both cracked the seat cowling (top-front-center) and broke off its right and left tabs (apparently to make things easier for removing and re-installing the cowling).
I plan to replace the cracked cowling when I put the finishing touches on SuperChicken III , so I would like to know if the left and right tabs of the OEM cowling must be trimmed slightly to prevent them from interfering with the seat-locking mechanism on the Sargent. Do you think that the previous owner/abuser trimmed the tabs originally and the tabs broke, through time, because he trimmed them a little too closely to the center holes? Or, was he off-base altogether in even attempting to trim the tabs (will they work without being trimmed)?
Thanks for your help,
--HotStreetVTR
I plan to replace the cracked cowling when I put the finishing touches on SuperChicken III , so I would like to know if the left and right tabs of the OEM cowling must be trimmed slightly to prevent them from interfering with the seat-locking mechanism on the Sargent. Do you think that the previous owner/abuser trimmed the tabs originally and the tabs broke, through time, because he trimmed them a little too closely to the center holes? Or, was he off-base altogether in even attempting to trim the tabs (will they work without being trimmed)?
Thanks for your help,
--HotStreetVTR
01-17-2005, 10:25 AM
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Re: Sargent seat - solo cowl
I suggest the centre of the cowl cracked trying to get the tabs around the "L" brackets; then he trimmed the tabs Its a big stretch for the cowl to get around them. Even with the tabs trimmed, imo, its pretty hard on the cowl taking it on and off, much harder compared to the stock seat. No doubt the cowl tabs broke through use.
Definitely trim the tabs or you risk breaking the cowl.
Definitely trim the tabs or you risk breaking the cowl.
01-17-2005, 05:38 PM
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Re: Sargent seat - solo cowl
I'll bet that you're right about the crack at top-front-center originating during removal of the cowling and about him having later broken-off the tabs.
After I replace the cowling with a new one, I will be sure to both trim the tabs slightly and enlarge the eyelet holes to prevent over-stressing of the new cowling. Also, the rear pad on my Sargent seat is bright red and would look goofy--clownish--in contrast to the bike's Kandy Blue, so I will be removing the cowling only if I need to accomodate a passenger (a rare occasion).
Thanks for the insightful observation.
cheers,
--HotStreetVTR
After I replace the cowling with a new one, I will be sure to both trim the tabs slightly and enlarge the eyelet holes to prevent over-stressing of the new cowling. Also, the rear pad on my Sargent seat is bright red and would look goofy--clownish--in contrast to the bike's Kandy Blue, so I will be removing the cowling only if I need to accomodate a passenger (a rare occasion).
Thanks for the insightful observation.
cheers,
--HotStreetVTR
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