Motobins /5 solo sea?

Dirtnadvil · 05-30-2012, 10:13 PM

I was thinking about getting the solo seat for my /5 and I wanted to see if there was any feedback on the seat as far as comfort, fit and quality. While I am at it, are there any other solo seats for the /5?.........thanks

oldroadie · 05-31-2012, 04:54 AM

I sourced one from bmweuro (Chris) but I have no idea if Motobins was the original source. That said, it is quite comfortable and I could easily see spending many hours on it at a time.

east high · 05-31-2012, 09:22 AM

I got my solo from Hucky. It's pretty comfortable, but there's not much scoochin room for when you want to hug the tank for us tall guys. Makes sense considering they were designed for police use.

bmweuro · 06-05-2012, 01:41 PM

Police seat or sport seat?

Dirtnadvil · 06-05-2012, 11:14 PM

Chris,
What is the difference between the two?

boxerboy81 · 06-06-2012, 02:32 AM

Stephenie Meyer in Germany reputedly sell good seats. The seats sold by Motobins have a plastic seat pan.
Meyer seats are reportedly better quality. They sell on the eBay.com site.

jbf · 10-03-2012, 04:42 PM

Was looking at the Stephanie Meyer seats and the 1971 bench seat (two grab handle style) is not right. The foam is the wrong shape. I suppose no one makes it in the original lower profile shape as the OEM seat instead just copying the shape from the later 72 models?

05-30-2012, 10:13 PM	#1
Dirtnadvil ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Inside the Orange Curtain Oddometer: 718	Motobins /5 solo seat? I was thinking about getting the solo seat for my /5 and I wanted to see if there was any feedback on the seat as far as comfort, fit and quality. While I am at it, are there any other solo seats for the /5?.........thanks Dirtnadvil screwed with this post 05-30-2012 at 10:19 PM

05-31-2012, 09:22 AM	#3
east high Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Oddometer: 747	I got my solo from Hucky. It's pretty comfortable, but there's not much scoochin room for when you want to hug the tank for us tall guys. Makes sense considering they were designed for police use. __________________ '71 r75/5

06-05-2012, 01:41 PM	#4
bmweuro Mad Scientist Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Chico, California Oddometer: 2,937	Police seat or sport seat? __________________ BOXER Metal BMW Biker Scum BMW Mad Scientist! VBMWMO #7770, BMW MOA #48694 & Airhead BMW Club #600

06-06-2012, 02:32 AM	#6
boxerboy81 Stay Horizontal Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Oz, Australia Oddometer: 1,600	Stephenie Meyer in Germany reputedly sell good seats. The seats sold by Motobins have a plastic seat pan. Meyer seats are reportedly better quality. They sell on the eBay.com site. __________________ R100RS Gallery, over 800 pictures... boxerboy81 screwed with this post 06-06-2012 at 02:40 AM

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05-31-2012, 04:54 AM	#2
oldroadie /5 dirt road wannabe Joined: Feb 2010 Location: North Alabama mountains Oddometer: 340	I sourced one from bmweuro (Chris) but I have no idea if Motobins was the original source. That said, it is quite comfortable and I could easily see spending many hours on it at a time.

06-05-2012, 11:14 PM	#5
Dirtnadvil ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Inside the Orange Curtain Oddometer: 718	Chris, What is the difference between the two?

10-03-2012, 04:42 PM	#7
jbf Adventurer Joined: Apr 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Oddometer: 21	Was looking at the Stephanie Meyer seats and the 1971 bench seat (two grab handle style) is not right. The foam is the wrong shape. I suppose no one makes it in the original lower profile shape as the OEM seat instead just copying the shape from the later 72 models?