How much "play" do you have when your seat is locked?

greenhorn · 09-01-2008, 06:05 PM

I purchased a used 2001 gz. When the seat is locked, it can still jiggle around just a bit... more like up & down in the front. Not so much side to side. Is that normal? How can I double check ? If I pull the latch cable, how much of the "clip" should slip under the lever?

Thanks. Don't want to fly off the thing!!!!

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Dupo · 09-01-2008, 08:16 PM

How much play .... 1", 1/2", 1/4" ???

greenhorn · 09-01-2008, 08:51 PM

quarter inch or so. Maybe less.

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Easy Rider · 09-01-2008, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

quarter inch or so. Maybe less.

There should be virtually NO play in the actual latch mechanism but......the rest of the seat mounting points are made to flex a bit. Turn it over and look at the contact points; rubber bumper on each side that hits the lip on the storage well and the front lip which won't come UP but will go DOWN. If you still have it, the big rubber square in the middle is just to keep the tool pouch from rattling !!

Sounds to me like yours is about normal.

P.S. Please put your location in your profile. Thanks.

Magnar Infectus · 09-02-2008, 01:51 PM

Mine has none at all, but it's a 2008 and I've only taken the seat off maybe 5 times.

Water Warrior 2 · 09-02-2008, 03:09 PM

It is possible greenhorn is missing a rubber bumper from the bottom of the seat. Maybe some one could post a pic of their seat with the bumpers in place.

alanmcorcoran · 09-02-2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Magnar Infectus

Mine has none at all, but it's a 2008 and I've only taken the seat off maybe 5 times.

Same deal here.

gooch · 09-05-2008, 12:50 AM

Mine is a 2002, and the seat is a VERY tight fit - no play that I can feel.

Jenny · 09-05-2008, 02:07 PM

Are you sure that the seat is locked in? The first time I took my seat off, I put it back on and thought it was weird because it was moving a bit. I realized that you have to use the key to lock it back into place. It tends to be hard to do on my bike, and if I take the seat off, it takes several tries to get it back on snugly.

Of course, I could be the only one who was silly enough as to not think that it would need the key to get back into place when it needed the key to get out of place!

patrick_777 · 09-05-2008, 02:13 PM

Mine doesn't need the key to lock back down. You might puff some graphite powder on the lock mechanism (where the seat grabs), in fact it's probably a good idea to put it in the lock cylinder and ignition key holes too.

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gooch Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 7	Re: How much "play" do you have when your seat is locked? Mine is a 2002, and the seat is a VERY tight fit - no play that I can feel.
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Jenny Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 55	Re: How much "play" do you have when your seat is locked? Are you sure that the seat is locked in? The first time I took my seat off, I put it back on and thought it was weird because it was moving a bit. I realized that you have to use the key to lock it back into place. It tends to be hard to do on my bike, and if I take the seat off, it takes several tries to get it back on snugly. Of course, I could be the only one who was silly enough as to not think that it would need the key to get back into place when it needed the key to get out of place!
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