Pillion seat

[Jase22]

Just noticed recently that the pillion seat on my 2000 SV650S doesn't really fit too well. There's quite a gap which can be a bit of a pain when you're washing your bike, only to find when you've finished that you now have a small pond under the seat where you used to have storage space. :?

Funny how I only recently noticed it , but just wondered whether the fit is this poor on other people's and whether there's anything you can do to fill the gap a bit?

[chazzyb]

Poor fit on mine too.

Draught excluder foam strip?

[Tris]

I had assumed that "they are all like that Sir" :wink:

I don't get a puddle though as there is loads of gaps on mine for the water to run out

[Jase22]

I had assumed that "they are all like that Sir" :wink:


I had an incling that this would stem from one of those "character features" of the SV, otherwise known as a design flaw.

[andy]

Put a small hole (4mm ish) in the lowest point of the underseat storage (probably front left), this will allow any water to run out, but is unlikely to allow water in.

[neuone]

I don't have a curvy, but when I wash my K3 I keep a rolled up towel in the storage space. It catches almost all of the water.

[GSXR Carlos]

water gets into mine from around the tail light not the pillion seat as you lot describe

[Stormspiel]

water gets into mine from around the tail light not the pillion seat as you lot describe

Same here but mines been hacked & tidied.

[Jase22]

water gets into mine from around the tail light not the pillion seat as you lot describe


That's cos we're special. :D :D

[TSM]

Put a small hole (4mm ish) in the lowest point of the underseat storage (probably front left), this will allow any water to run out, but is unlikely to allow water in.

There already is one at the bottom of the battery box, where all the water would run too anyway.

[northwind]

The tail's not supposed to be watertight at all. The side panels don't meet the underside for that matter. Common on many bikes that, making it watertight wouldld call for a very tight fit, which would be difficult to fit and remove.

[adey]

roblem solved :D bit of rubber seal

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/adeylee/sv650/rubberseat.jpg

[Jase22]

Yeah, but will that work with a pillion seat? :? :lol: :lol:

I might well have to invest in one of them there single seat cowls though, just need to think of a way to justify it to the missus........