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MOTOBRICK MARKETPLACE => FS WTB WTT ~ Bikes ~ Parts ~ Gear => Topic started by: rbm on May 04, 2023, 05:58:30 PM
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I need a new seat latch for my K75 (#8 in the picture below). It has a broken catch so the seat won't latch shut. Anyone have a spare to sell?
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rob,
I should have one will look this weekend. Shoot me a PM for address.
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Thank you very much caveman. I may have a line on one locally. I'll get back to you if that does or does not pan out.
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A good reminder to ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT THE SEAT IS LATCHED DOWN. If you don't then the seat post rides on the top of the hook and weakens the hook.
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I do that Duck. It might be possible that someone tried to jimmy my seat and levered the seat which broke the lock. I recall last year that suddenly one day the seat wouldn't latch properly and I though it was an adjustment problem. This is what actually happened:(https://www.motobrick.com/gallery/4/1601-060523163632.jpeg)
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That's a new one to me. I've seen lots of failed hooks and they've all sheared off where the red line is in this pic. I've also seen many with a groove cutting into the top of the hook caused by the seat post riding on them. Hindsight: BMW should've made that part out of good steel instead of whatever pot metal alloy that they used.
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Thank you very much caveman. I may have a line on one locally. I'll get back to you if that does or does not pan out.
Hi caveman, I met a guy today who gave me a couple of (useless to him) latches. They had defective locks but everything else was intact and working. So I swapped out my broken parts for working parts. Everything is back to normal again.