07-01-2021, 11:15 AM
Hi everyone!
I’ve been searching and lurking for awhile. Love this place. I seem to have hit a wall and can’t figure this out and maybe I can get some help.
I have a 2014 CB1100 and I can’t get the seat off, yes I am pulling the correct lever.
So I get the bike, pop the seat off and put the registration in, I forgot to drop in the insurance card, so I go to pop the seat off again and it’s not coming off.
I’ve tried the following: punching/slapping the rear of the seat in all directions while pulling the release tab. I’ve had someone sit in it. I’ve tried pure force to hopfully bend the seat enough to get it out from under the tank, so I can access the hook and lock part in the rear. Nothing I’ve tried works.
I have no idea what to do next beside drill into the rear of the seat to manually move the lever. Sprayed oil in there to help free anything stuck. No luck at all.
When I pull the tab, I hear it make the normal click like sounds, the lever has slight tension on it like it did normally, and it moves down about 1cm. Just seems not enough for the seat to unhook.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I’ve been searching and lurking for awhile. Love this place. I seem to have hit a wall and can’t figure this out and maybe I can get some help.
I have a 2014 CB1100 and I can’t get the seat off, yes I am pulling the correct lever.
So I get the bike, pop the seat off and put the registration in, I forgot to drop in the insurance card, so I go to pop the seat off again and it’s not coming off.
I’ve tried the following: punching/slapping the rear of the seat in all directions while pulling the release tab. I’ve had someone sit in it. I’ve tried pure force to hopfully bend the seat enough to get it out from under the tank, so I can access the hook and lock part in the rear. Nothing I’ve tried works.
I have no idea what to do next beside drill into the rear of the seat to manually move the lever. Sprayed oil in there to help free anything stuck. No luck at all.
When I pull the tab, I hear it make the normal click like sounds, the lever has slight tension on it like it did normally, and it moves down about 1cm. Just seems not enough for the seat to unhook.
Any help is greatly appreciated.