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PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:30 pm 

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Picked this up recently, And not 100% rather its euro nos or maybe an older repro of sorts? I suspect its h1b euro in nos. But the pan and no document tray has me stumped.. anybody in the know.. :)

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:43 pm 
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I suppose there could be a chance that mama kaw had a few '69/'70 pans hiding? Which they used up on '72 H1b euro bikes?

just a guess..


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:25 pm 
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looks liek the foam is painted black also? id say repo. not sure though.


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:29 pm 
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m in sc wrote:
looks liek the foam is painted black also? id say repo. not sure though.



the original foams had a black eggcarton look "insert" beneath the red outer foam.


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:30 pm 

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Ya beat me by seconds scrambler.. :lol: I thought it looked suspicious also. But not paint..Did come from a dealer with a bunch of other nos. But how he ended up with a euro seat is baffling..


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PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:23 pm 
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Hey John do you want to sell it?
My H1b seat is lookin a bit old....looks like a nice seat either way PM me if you're interested :thumbup:


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:20 am 
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Its both - rebuilt with strap.


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:09 am 
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smokin wrote:
Its both - rebuilt with strap.

I don't think so :eh: It looks too good for a rebuild, I'd love to see it in person to verify but I suspect you are looking at a $1,000 seat :o

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:45 am 

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That seat might be Japanese market thing.
http://aokitakao.blog76.fc2.com/category49-1.html

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:14 am 
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Strap is not finished at ends and the bolting to saddle... pan is not tight as it should be in a brand new item.. says amateur


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