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Title: Bsa a7 seat
Post by: kbret on 27.05. 2013 21:37

I've been looking on ebay for a dual seat in to fit my 1961 Bsa a7ss, but they all specify 1954 to 1959. Did they changed the fixing after 1959.

Cheers Keith.

Title: Re: Bsa a7 seat
Post by: trevinoz on 27.05. 2013 22:21

Different seat, Keith, and different mountings for 1960-63.

Trev.

Title: Re: Bsa a7 seat
Post by: kbret on 27.05. 2013 22:25

Thanks Trevor. Could be fun getting the correct one then.

Keith

Title: Re: Bsa a7 seat
Post by: chaterlea25 on 27.05. 2013 22:29

Hi Keith,
these guys are the biz  *smile* *smile* *smile*

http://www.rk-leighton.co.uk/

HTH
John

Title: Re: Bsa a7 seat
Post by: trevinoz on 27.05. 2013 22:30

Try Leightons, top quality but not cheap.
Ensure that you have the right mounting set up.
Late seats mounted on 2 right angle brackets bolted onto the side of the rear guard with the same nose bracket as previously.
Also 2 rubber buffers on top of the frame near the battery which sit on the heads of bolts screwed into the threads there.

Trev.

Title: Re: Bsa a7 seat
Post by: Billybream on 28.05. 2013 08:06

Hi Keith.
Go and see Leightons, very close to you in Birmingham central, I would see what they could do with your existing seat, my base was rusty, but they shotblasted and repainted and fitted new foam, great job, for £60.00 (My seat cover was okay, so reused).
As Trev commented you have to ensure your seat base fixings match the frame brackets.

Title: Re: Bsa a7 seat
Post by: kbret on 29.05. 2013 14:30

Thanks for all the advice.

Received a quote from leightons for £143. They don't have them in stock but will make me one.  The seat that was on the bike when I purchased it appears to be off a plunger or b31 model. I did post some photos of it in an earlier post.

Thanks again for your help.

Keith

Title: Re: Bsa a7 seat
Post by: kbret on 08.06. 2013 21:49

Collected my new seat from leightons on Friday and must say he does a nice job.  The bike is now running nicely, only the colour scheme to sort out.

(https://www.a7a10.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi968.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fae165%2Fkbret%2Fth_20130608_zps42dbfa83.jpg&hash=54fd33da1b391c0e2dc0e359382d23ad7210414d) (http://s968.photobucket.com/user/kbret/media/20130608_zps42dbfa83.jpg.html)

Keith.