Tank Fun

[2017EX_imp]

Thanks tommymck. I had asked Mr. T quite a while back if the K10 seat would fit a 2017EX. In his reply he said it would, and sent me a picture of the K10 seat mounted. In that picture I noted a distinct downhill slant of the seat toward the tank, as opposed to being more level, and thought it might result in the rider sliding toward the tank all the time. A small issue no doubt, but just not my preference considering what the seat cost is. Some of that look is hidden by the bags in the picture you have posted. As an alternative, a riding buddy of mine sent his stock seat to a well known seat specialist ( the specialists name escapes me at the moment ) and had it modified to fit his needs. The results were spectacular, looked factory made, and cost was significantly less than a new seat. My 1974 CB750 had a very slight "scrunch" as you put it, and over time vibration rubbing of the seat nose against the tank abraded the tank clear coat finish. Not being critical of of your results as your bike is gorgeous, just offering some small considerations. If interested in exploring the seat MOD specialist who might be able to shorten the nose of your stock seat to eliminate the scrunch, I will get his info from my buddy for you.

Cormanus, Thank you for your suggestion as well. I had considered trying to run the alarm LED indicator wire above the engine heat shield as you describe, and may do that, but also wanted to know how to remove the tank ( release the fuel line connector ) as well if I discovered that was necessary during the install. As pointed out in the OEM alarm system thread Honda probably sub contracted it out to Protec. This Protec set of install pictures, bottom picture shows where I want to mount the LED indicator on top of the frame between the tank and the triple tree: http://www.protec-products.co.jp/product...manual.pdf For anyone interested here is a link to the alarm system thread: http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....arm+system

Lastly, Mr. T can probably get the OEM alarm system parts, but they are stock items available at
https://japan.webike.net/ which is where I got mine. The part numbers are listed in the Original Alarm System thread. At Webike if you set up a free account, each purchase gets you points to use against the next purchase. My alarm module and siren, along with extension cable was on sale, so including shipping was about $68. When I decided to add the LED indicator, using points from the previous purchase, it only cost me about $10 shipped. While I prefer to deal with Mr. T, as he has proven to be extremely reliable, and a fine gentleman, once and a while Webike can be a reasonable supplement. Although related to this thread, my observations also veer off topic as well. I did want to share the info, but did not want to loose original context by jumping between threads to post it. Apologies for the veer, but hope the info is useful.

Hi 2017EX,

Interesting. There were actually two different seats that Samurider offered. One was for the 2014, and when mounted on a 2017, it had an odd relationship with the rear wrap around bar. The one for the 2017 was more straight and level. For what it's worth, see below for a close up of the seat. I don't have any pics without the bags, but in real life, it doesn't slope forward. On the other hand, if I had a line on a local source that could have mod'd my original seat, I'm sure that'd have been a more cost effective option. I really dig this seat the way it is though, but I have several bikes, so you never know when I might want something mod'd. Feel free to forward the seat guy's info along.

Hi 2017EX,

Interesting. There were actually two different seats that Samurider offered. One was for the 2014, and when mounted on a 2017, it had an odd relationship with the rear wrap around bar. The one for the 2017 was more straight and level. For what it's worth, see below for a close up of the seat. I don't have any pics without the bags, but in real life, it doesn't slope forward. On the other hand, if I had a line on a local source that could have mod'd my original seat, I'm sure that'd have been a more cost effective option. I really dig this seat the way it is though, but I have several bikes, so you never know when I might want something mod'd. Feel free to forward the seat guy's info along.


tommymck, AHH, that explains it. Back when I inquired about the K10 seat Mr. T sent me a picture of the 2014 seat on a 2017, which did show the downhill slope, and the odd relationship to the rear wrap around bar you observed. I havent been on Samurider in a while and did not know they had come out with a K10 seat specific for the 2017...my bad. Glad it is as it should be and it looks great with the tank and side covers! I will reach out to my buddy and get the info on the seat specialist for you. Will PM his info to you when I get it. Great looking bike!