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Royal Enfield Motorcycles => Bullet Iron Barrel => Topic started by: Byway on February 12, 2008, 11:45:00 pm

Title: Mystery Seat
Post by: Byway on February 12, 2008, 11:45:00 pm
My recently purchased Bullet came with, among other spares, a new, not-yet-upholstered old-fashioned style solo-seat.  It has no identifying markings whatsoever and I believe it is likely of Indian origin.  See pics: (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2199/2260958613_51f9313553.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2012/2261765976_9d45a4a2b0.jpg)
Does anyone know where I might get proper springs and mountings for this?
I plan on having it upholstered in leather if I can get the parts I need...

Thanks!

Al

Title: Re: Mystery Seat
Post by: t120rbullet on February 13, 2008, 02:20:26 am
Looks like a lycette copy minus the leather cover and padding.
CJ
Title: Re: Mystery Seat
Post by: Byway on February 13, 2008, 04:08:18 am
Anyone interested in buying a nice Lysette-style seat, minus the padding and cover?  :P *j/k*  (for now).. 

Thanks for the info, CJ.

 Al
Title: Re: Mystery Seat
Post by: DireWolf on February 13, 2008, 02:45:54 pm
Heck, man -

Bolt that sucker on and ride it as-is, dude.

That's cool looking.
Title: Re: Mystery Seat
Post by: LotusSevenMan on February 13, 2008, 07:02:39 pm
Is this any good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LYCETTE-STILE-VINTAGE-SEAT-COVER_W0QQitemZ300197906698QQihZ020QQcategoryZ9946QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LYCETTE-STILE-VINTAGE-SEAT-COVER_W0QQitemZ300197906698QQihZ020QQcategoryZ9946QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Think the seller means "Lycette STYLE" !!!  ::)
Title: Re: Mystery Seat
Post by: Byway on February 13, 2008, 11:55:58 pm
That's a terrific lead, LSM!

I'll have to follow-up on this..  :)

Al
Title: Re: Mystery Seat
Post by: Bullet500Dude on February 14, 2008, 05:07:51 am
  My first soloseat was one of these things.. I believe they patterneed these after some kind of a midieval torture device

D.B.
Title: Re: Mystery Seat
Post by: Spitting Bull on February 14, 2008, 12:14:22 pm
Just for accuracy - the name of the saddle-manufacturer wasn't Lycette or Lysette,  it was Lycett.

Tom

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Title: Re: Mystery Seat
Post by: cyrusb on February 14, 2008, 03:41:42 pm
That frame looks nicer than the one I bought from cmw. However the dimensions are the same and in my opinion way too big for my bullet. I just finished sectioning 3 inches out of the width and 1 inch off the height and welded it back together.The cover, surprisingly doesn't need that much work to still fit.
Title: Re: Mystery Seat
Post by: Byway on February 14, 2008, 05:27:23 pm
Thanks for your input, guys.. 

Tom:  I'm glad you mentioned the correct name of the seat style!  This explains why I wasn't able to dig-up a lot of info. about these seats..   ::)

Cyrus B:  Is the underside of your seat frame the same as mine?  Do you have any pics?  I've never seen what the front mounting bits look like...   ???

Thanks,

Al