Quick release seat pins

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Dusty · #76 Post by **Dusty** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:56 pm

Mine arrived this morning also. Lovely job, Wayne. Many thanks.

Viking · #77 Post by **Viking** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:20 pm

Sweet! Many thanks, wayno. Just have to wait for the carrier pigeon to arrive now.

Olig7475 · #78 Post by **Olig7475** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:02 pm

Thanks Wayne, got mine this morn...they look great, just need some 'me' time now to get um fitted.

Falconihlist · #79 Post by **Falconihlist** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:29 pm

er, a bit late, but are there more available? 1 short 1 normal pin please:)

rick · #80 Post by **rick** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:30 pm

I'm going to fit mine tonight... pending fixing the light in the garage lol

rick · #81 Post by **rick** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:52 pm

Well fuck me been trying to do seat ones for ages... I swear it'll be easier to
Just carry a 8mm spanner!!!

Aladinsaneuk · #82 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:16 pm

erm rick....

take the seat cowl/surround off - the fit the pins - took me 15 mins after the cowl was off??

rick · #83 Post by **rick** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:45 pm

is that how you do it?

i found the following problems

1. because the pin stands proud by around 15-20mm when you put the seat on I find it catches/rubs on the edge of the fairing
2. also due to 1 above, when i fit the seat it needs to go on at an angle and the it pops onto the pins
2. its a pain in the friggin ass to put the hitch pins in, whatever position you put it in - its a tight space, difficult to push it in and it kept on popping out and getting stuck behind the fairing

so i took everything off, removed pins and used the old 8mm spanner method... it took me 20s to put the seat back on.

so i have two pins going... who want them lol

the tank ones work a dream and i'm well happy with those

Aladinsaneuk · #84 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:46 am

my solution that may help

having taken the cowl off i offered the seat up and kept adjusting the bolts until the clearance was right - this was a lot lower than i expected it to be! Also, I have a sergeant saddle and that has quite pronounced lugs - probably easier than a standard falco seat

As I did not want to lose the cotter pins, I used some electrical cable with some crimped on eyes - I was going to use picture wire but then realised that that was too floppy and the pin would hang around anywhere - the electrical cable is rigid enough to stay where it is put so it lines up easily

I worked out my fingers are too fat to work closely there - so I put the pin in with a set of snipe nosed pliers...

I found that worked well.....

rick · #85 Post by **rick** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:54 am

My point exactly... in my eyes the whole point of this mod is to allow quick access and removal of seat... having to carry some pliers negate that... might as well just carry an 8mm spanner!

Thanks wayno for doing this, but I'm 100% unconvinced with it's usefulness with the seat.

As I said before, it's made removing the tank (and not loosing the damn washers!) a breeze and I highly recommend the mod for that.

Falcopops · #86 Post by **Falcopops** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:59 am

When I made mine I found it a pain to put the clips in place. I used R clips, which I think you have too. My solution was to bend the top of the R up, just used two pairs of pliers to get the bend just where I wanted it. Makes removal and replacing a doddle, worth a try.

I found the same problem of fouling the plastic when locating the seat, but removing the flanged spacer makes it easier, shaping the plastic would remove the problem completely and would be invisible, but I know some can get a bit squeamish about that type of surgery.

HTH

wayno · #87 Post by **wayno** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:14 am

Sorry about the trouble Rick, I took my fairing off to fit them (to test them really) and haven't got round to putting it back on yet. The original AF1 site says nothing about removing the fairing (which I think would make it impossible to fit).

The best solution I can think of at this minute to solve the fiddly r clip problem, is to run a slightly bigger drill down the hole and use a bigger r clip (but these wouldn't be the standard size for a 6mm pin). I've not tried this, so it's only an idea at the minute.

As I siad I still have my fairing off so I'm not sure what the problem with stuff catching on the fairing is, but I shall definitely be going home after work and putting it back on to have a look.

furygan man · #88 Post by **furygan man** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:32 am

rick wrote:My point exactly... in my eyes the whole point of this mod is to allow quick access and removal of seat... having to carry some pliers negate that... might as well just carry an 8mm spanner!

Thanks wayno for doing this, but I'm 100% unconvinced with it's usefulness with the seat.

Interesting, since i had the saddle re-upholstered it's a lot firmer and so more difficult to do up so i was in doubt as to bother doing the quick release myself now, i don't need the saddle off that often so i'll stick with the bolt

...So if anyone wants a box of assorted 'hitch pins' for £5 + p+p let me know as i don't think i'll find a use for them, have only used two large ones to keep the paddock stand hooks in place

Nooj · #89 Post by **Nooj** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:38 pm

...So if anyone wants a box of assorted 'hitch pins' for £5 + p+p let me know as i don't think i'll find a use for them, have only used two large ones to keep the paddock stand hooks in place

Are they stainless?

furygan man · #90 Post by **furygan man** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:47 pm

Nooj wrote:
...So if anyone wants a box of assorted 'hitch pins' for £5 + p+p let me know as i don't think i'll find a use for them, have only used two large ones to keep the paddock stand hooks in place
Are they stainless?

No Titanium

...

...only kiddin! I'll check on Friday as they're at Leics, don't think it says so on the box?