250R seat latch question

[Doc86R]

What am I missing - I've been looking at the rear latch on and off for a while and can't see what I'm missing but the latch seems to have way to much slop in it. I've straightened out the rear plate but it still seems to have almost a 1/4" of play in it. Are there supposed to rubber washers on the underside of the plate around the posts? I don't see any on partsfish. I replaced the lower rubber seat settings a while ago and that didnt make any difference. Doesn't bother me when I'm riding, only when I'm hauling Bruno around in the truck and see the fender flapping in the breeze in my mirrors.

Barring any suggestions, I guess I'm going to try and drill/tap two more holes higher up on the catch to tighten it up. If I eff up, only $8 part.

[deathman53]

mine does the same think, I drilled a hole and put a pin in where the bottom of the latch putruides from the frame(my cheap *** anti-ejecko seat clamp) I lost my seat twice when going over whoops. Do you have the support wire in the fenders, I hear that thelps alot.

[Lots_Of_Nothing]

What i did, was bend the outsides down a bit, and that made it good for awhile, only to find out it doesnt take long to bend them back down when your hangin off the side on a turn in 5th gear. What i did was measure the slop in each side, and then had my neigbor with every tool imaginable cut me spacers to slip over them, that worked GREAT. Worked great untill i rolled it in the snow jumping snow banks and the plastic came off and they were lost in 3 foot of snow, heh, never to be seen again, after that I said screw it. I guess I should of had him tack weld them on... owell. I'm sure washers will do the same trick.

[smokinwrench]

I had to bend the *&%$#& out of mine every so often to keep the fenders attached tightly. Goto bikebandit.com and see the parts schematic that will tell you if your missing something.

[250rAL]

There's a simple fix for this. I drilled down through the bottoms of the posts then put bolts down through the holes long enough to go through the rubbers. Put a little silicone around the bolt heads to keep them from turning. Use a washer and wingnut on the bottom of each bolt. Drill holes in the "wings" on the wingnuts and stretch a spring between them once you get them snugged down. Not only will the play be gone, but there is NO WAY the seat will ever come off. The only drawback is it takes an extra 30 seconds to take the seat off.