Mark III Seat attachment photos needed

Hi all-

I recently purchased a ‘75 Mark III that was missing all stock bodywork, including seat, latch, hinge, lock, etc. Although I have a summary of parts needed per the AN website, I would appreciate some pics that detail the attachment points, as I don’t understand how these parts attach to the frame or his the latch is intended to work.

Thanks for any pics you can provide either here or a PM.

Tom

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Thank you so much, L.A.B.!! Now I understand how it goes together. I’m missing a few additional parts.

Thanks again!!

Tom

L.A.B. said:

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A hairspring in the tool tray,,,why didn't I think of that!? Would have saved me a three hour tow last fall. Thanks L A B
Ride On
Dave

The Buckeye Rider said:

A hairspring in the tool tray,,,why didn't I think of that!? Would have saved me a three hour tow last fall. Thanks L A B
Ride On
Dave

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I saw that too. Very clever. Might have saved me a tow, too.

Sorry for my ignorance, but what is a hairspring?

jaydee75 said:

Sorry for my ignorance, but what is a hairspring?

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https://andover-norton.co.uk/en/shop-details/15049/gearchange-rachet-spring

The Buckeye Rider said:

A hairspring in the tool tray,,,why didn't I think of that!? Would have saved me a three hour tow last fall. Thanks L A B
Ride On
Dave

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I could get my girlfriend to keep one in her hair, along with the mousetrap she keeps in her beehive, but then is it fashionable?

L.A.B.
I,m intrigued by the shockabsorbers fitted to the bike in the photos. Who makes them are how do they perform?
Regarding the seat, or more correctly the pattern seats under the Wassel label. You regularly find that they don't fit, hinge bracket too thin, wrong shape and in the wrong place, lock bracket ditto and the supporting loop at the back (that has a couple of rubber buttons to rest against the mudguard) does nothing as it is inches away from the mudguard. Also too few holes for the rubber buttons (quite important this, as it prevents the seat base flexing when your sat on the bike, especially two up) A poorly supported seat is one of the reasons why so many seat bases are fractured.
I have re-engineered two of these pattern seats so far, making new brackets etc. I hope the AN supplied seats are better in this respect.
regards
Peter

dobba99 said:

I,m intrigued by the shockabsorbers fitted to the bike in the photos. Who makes them

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They're a pair of fairly ancient Hagons.

dobba99 said:

how do they perform?

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Not too bad considering their age. Good enough for how I ride these days.

jaydee75 said:

Sorry for my ignorance, but what is a hairspring?

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It's just inside the outer cover of the transmission. When it breaks, and it will, you are stuck in whatever gear was selected when it broke.
It's a fairly easy roadside fix if you have done it before AND you have a spare with you.
Ride On
Dave

The Buckeye Rider said:

It's a fairly easy roadside fix if you have done it before AND you have a spare with you.

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And your outer gearbox cover gasket isn't cemented on.