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Question for the SS180 owners and/or experts. I ordered a repro seat from Scooters Originali - the seat frame on the left. On the right, is the seat that came on my SS (missing cover and like two springs left on it). You can notice how different the seats are. My question, which is really for the SS? I am wondering if the one I got with the bike was actually a replacement at some point. If you look at the parts books on scooterhelp it lists the same part number for the GS and the SS which is what the new one is supposed to be a repro of. I want to be sure of the correct one so I can decide whether to refurbish the old seat. (After some more searching looks like the one on the right is correct for the SS).
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The one on the right is the correct seat for the SS. You can get new springs and have it recovered - much better to have the original seat frame than a repro IMHO. |
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mrmoi2000 wrote: Thanks, I had a feeling. Going to order a spring kit and restore my original. |
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you may want to have that seat frame blasted and powder coated, to protect it for another 40 years
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JSharpPhoto wrote: you may want to have that seat frame blasted and powder coated, to protect it for another 40 years |
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Mister Sandman wrote: mrmoi2000 wrote: Thanks, I had a feeling. Going to order a spring kit and restore my original. |
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Killo wrote: Mister Sandman wrote: mrmoi2000 wrote: Thanks, I had a feeling. Going to order a spring kit and restore my original. |
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Killo wrote: Mister Sandman wrote: mrmoi2000 wrote: Thanks, I had a feeling. Going to order a spring kit and restore my original. |
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Mister Sandman wrote: Killo wrote: Mister Sandman wrote: mrmoi2000 wrote: Thanks, I had a feeling. Going to order a spring kit and restore my original. I made one out of what is called sinuous spring for furniture. It's not correct, but it does work. It's been in there for about 8 years. They look like this. ![]() They're used as seat springs for furniture. |
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