Author Topic: Seat Shock  (Read 1442 times)

wkreps

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 831
    • View Profile
Seat Shock
« on: March 09, 2016, 04:48:36 PM »
Does your seat stay up when you open it up? Mine wants to keep falling down and it is annoying. I didn't want to invest in a new one if it isn't going to help lift it up and stay there. Also is there a way to get a third party shock say like on amazon for cheaper? If so how would one know you are ordering the right thing?
Wayne



Stig / Major Tom

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 14693
  • Rural Ohio
    • View Profile
Re: Seat Shock
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2016, 10:57:48 PM »
Does your seat stay up when you open it up? Mine wants to keep falling down and it is annoying. I didn't want to invest in a new one if it isn't going to help lift it up and stay there. Also is there a way to get a third party shock say like on amazon for cheaper? If so how would one know you are ordering the right thing?
Wayne,
I explored this subject with the Forza - notorious for a weak gas piston to hold open the seat. Cold days it dropped - warm it would stay up.
There are web sites of these lift rod manufacturers - with all the specs. I called...and they gave me a proper replacement part. Much cheaper than a Honda part. Temps warmed so never bought the new part, then sold the scoot.
Stig
Boston Strong
Rural Ohio

And, I'm feeling a little peculiar.

de dee

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2055
  • 2011 300i downtown 82,265 KM.
    • View Profile
Re: Seat Shock
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2016, 01:20:18 AM »

  did you not see the pictures of the guy putting a rat trap spring in the hinge of the seat, to hold it up

wkreps

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 831
    • View Profile
Re: Seat Shock
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2016, 03:17:02 AM »
  did you not see the pictures of the guy putting a rat trap spring in the hinge of the seat, to hold it up
SERIOUS! If so, got a link? If it works, don't knock it right. Also, wouldn't that put a lot of pressure on the plastic where the hinge is?
Wayne



de dee

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2055
  • 2011 300i downtown 82,265 KM.
    • View Profile
Re: Seat Shock
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2016, 03:33:16 AM »

  not too much preasure it would be a assist,   just enough,to hold it up,

mrbios

  • 2005 Kymco Grandvista 250cc
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 619
  • Just crusing along on my 2005 GV250
    • View Profile
    • My YouTube Channel
Re: Seat Shock
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2016, 06:20:46 PM »
my GV250 does not use a shock - it is a steel coil - the advantage is there is nothing to wear out. At 11 years and 19K miles it is no different than when it was new.  The only thing I did is spray some wd40 on it to lube and reduce rust that was forming.  Shocks if not made right can loose pressure then they fade / fail.
PaulC

sissy mary

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 968
    • View Profile
Re: Seat Shock
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2016, 04:31:37 PM »
Just buy a new shock.  :-*

An Error Has Occurred!

Call to undefined function split()