Single Seat

[aka.eric]

Can anybody recommend a supplier for a single seat unit,anybody got one for sale?

[Rob B]

I might have some spare seat pads and ask Nige at Sandbar if he can russel up a carbon one.

Rgds Rob

[andya]

Hi
My strada has a QB carbon single seat as you can see in the pic. Its good quality and fit isnt too bad although the front side panels are not quite level with the tank, buts its not that noticable. They dont supply seat pads however but I bought a seat pad and bum pad from Nattyboy for a very reasonable price. Worth asking if he has any more left.

www.qbcarbon.com

Cheers
Andy

[aka.eric]

Been told that painting carbon is an expensive job compared to fibreglass,no doubt Sandbar produce good gear but at £347 probably be a shame to paint it!.

[andya]

Mine was fitted when I bought the bike, the number panel surround and 1 are not painted and show through as carbon so you can still tell you have a flash piece of carbon on your bike.
I thought it was a bit 'R1 ish' but its quite subtle

[Rob B]

I don't suppose you want a genuine 888 single seat frame?

[andya]

I do, I do

[aka.eric]

Single seat frame,is this the aluminium job?.As always depends how much?.My parts order with Ducati/parts needed list is long and expensive.How does the standard Strada parts work in with it?.

[Rob B]

Eric, This is a genuine, new, SP0 steel seat frame, and yes, horribly expensive :lol::lol:

[Nattyboy]

QB do a fibreglass seat which is what I used...although its cack quality and youll need to spend hours prepping/cutting/sanding !! (fortunatley my painter is an absolute perfectionist and it came out no different to an OE unit !!!) you can mod it to fit the strada subframe..but youd be daft not to take that SP0 one of Rob coz it will save you loadsa hassle !!!

A few pics for reference if it helps..

Nat

[Nattyboy]

With the pads..note..I originally used the strada front seat which you have to cut about to fit proper..but Ive now fitted an SP5 seat (one left ;)) and this is completely flat and can be bolted to the seat unit perfectly).

[Nattyboy]

And the finished article when it came back from the painters !!

[andya]

Nat
Do you have a pic of the area around the back light.

Did you cut the rear bottom edge of the seat unit to fit down over the light?

Andy

[aka.eric]

Spoke to Barry the famous fairing maker today,took a picture of Nattys bike with me,he doesnt have a mould for an 888.I had an idea of using my existing strada seat and moulding in the pillion cover,bad idea as it happens as fibreglass wont bond to the OE plastic panels.Advice was,if i buy a fibreglass seat any weak points can be corrected and the lugs on a strada seat that sit on the subframe prongs can be added.ARD have them advertised for £100,Ducati Aprilia Kamna the German people have one on fleabay at the moment(cant figure out how to pay for that,dont speak German) going cheap.Was hoping that there would be one that fitted easily.Without the pillion seat locking down,what holds the back of a single seat in place?

[Nattyboy]

Yes Andy..that bit had to be tidied up/squared off quite a bit as it was all over the place. I was originally going to use some screen trim to finish it off and prevent vibration, but my painter made such a good job I didnt need to !

[Nattyboy]

Originally posted by aka.eric
Spoke to Barry the famous fairing maker today,took a picture of Nattys bike with me,he doesnt have a mould for an 888.I had an idea of using my existing strada seat and moulding in the pillion cover,bad idea as it happens as fibreglass wont bond to the OE plastic panels.Advice was,if i buy a fibreglass seat any weak points can be corrected and the lugs on a strada seat that sit on the subframe prongs can be added.ARD have them advertised for £100,Ducati Aprilia Kamna the German people have one on fleabay at the moment(cant figure out how to pay for that,dont speak German) going cheap.Was hoping that there would be one

that fitted easily.Without the pillion seat locking down,what holds the back of a single seat in place?

Its pretty secure just being mounted at the front belive it or not, but I fitted some velcro above the tail light to make it fit snug..works a treat.

Nat

[paynep]

Without the pillion seat locking down,what holds the back of a single seat in place?

On my race 888 I cut down the Strada subframe to prevent chafing (of the seat, not me)and also used the original sidepanel wellnut mountings with a spacer.
This worked fine even for track antics.

Cheers, Paul

[antonye]

Ricambi-Weiss do a single seat unit for €80 plus postage (which is usually quite cheap) and their quality is pretty good.

A lot of us DD boys use their fairings and they're one of the few places that do them.

Link here:
http://www.ricambi-weiss.de/shop/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=16

Pic:
http://www.ricambi-weiss.de/shop/catalog/images/067.JPG

[weeveetwin]

On the subject of Strada seats...

Does anyone know why there's a hole in the seat unit on its right-hand side? What purpose does it serve??

[Nattyboy]

Its so they can plug into the ECU to read stored errors etc I think..

Nat

[CL955]

Think the hole is to there to allow adjustment of the "trim" on the ECU - i.e. the closed throttle mixture with a long screwdriver.

Charles

[weeveetwin]

Ahh! And since the seat on the SP is easier to remove, it doesn't need the access hole. Makes sense I suppose!

Talking of 'trimming' the ECU...
When 'fast-riding' my Strada, I discovered it's better to ride with the cold-start device left on its first notch. This means the revs don't drop quite so low when gearing down on approach to roundabouts etc., and this in turn makes it less likely to become unsettled. (The cold-start device is not a 'choke' as such, so the mixture isn't enriched by doing this).

Who needs a slipper clutch?! (Anyone else tried this..?)