Fibreglass base Interstate seat

trident sam · May 5, 2017

Did Norton ever make a seat with a fibreglass base for an Interstate ? I got a used one here and the base looks far too good to be an aftermarket job. It has a basketweave type cover with a cross strap, and two fixing lugs in steel bolted to it.
sam

850cmndo · May 5, 2017

Yes they did. I have two just as you described.

trident sam · May 5, 2017

Thanks, I've never come across one before, good to know it's the genuine article.
sam

kommando · May 5, 2017

I have a single seat for an Interpol and that has a Fibreglass base.

baldy · May 5, 2017

The fiberglass seat was not a great idea as they are prone to cracking. I had to re-inforce mine.

Nortoniggy · May 6, 2017

Mine had the fibreglass base seat originally. If you take a pillion passenger and they hang on to the seat it lifts quite a bit when you brake, which is pretty disconcerting and causes it to split in the middle. I switched to a steel base seat pretty early in my bikes life.

Ian

ntst8 · May 6, 2017

Mine also had a fibreglass base, which cracked while I was riding it a year or two back.
A friend had a spare metal base so i took all down to the upholsterers, then decided firmer foam would be the go, and then the old cover ripped when being refitted.
So my original seat now has a new base, foam and cover. :roll:

Fibreglass base Interstate seat

trident sam

850cmndo

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baldy

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