Seat questions 1980 CR390

SO who can tell me where to get a "correct" 1980 replacement seat foam?

Phillip has the "correct" black "1980" replacements seat cover.

Vintage husky lists a seat foam for "1980 to 1982" however I know that the 1980 is thinner than the 81/82 so is his seat foam truly correct????

I have a seat off of a 1982? Yellow XC???? That I will use for my 1980 CR390 restoration . Base is good quality .

Would like to replace the seat cover and foam with a "correct" thin 1980 seat foam and cover while retaining the better quality 1982 seat base. The 1980 base was prone to cracking ... however any 30 year old plastic is sure to be brittle...

Anyone?

T

1980 Husky is a 1 year only seat, they changed it in 79 & again 81 & up.
The 1981,82 seat looks the same, except the mounts on the rear won't
line up, it didn't on my bike at least. They'll be about a .25-.375 off (guessing), so you need to make a slotted piece , so you can use it.

took me a year to find a correct seat for my 80 390.

Husky John

PM sent

Pics posted... need help on seat issue

Ok - I went ahead and tried fitting up my seat which I beleive is off of an xc. Yellow with Black Husqvarna logo. Rear of the seat is very thin.

The slot mount fits very well in the front and the rear tabs line up perfectly.

However, to me this seat seem like it is to short at the back by at least an inch... does not fit the bend in the rear sub frame area very well.

Also seems like it should be longer by about an inch in the front.

The tank is from a 1980 390 Auto....

The information posted above says that I need the shorter seat when using the skinny 1980 alloy tank... something does not seem right ????

Pics:
OVerall:


Rear:


Side showing overall at 21.5 inches:


Detail of 21.5" :


Close up of seat gap...? is this normal gap? or does the seat actually press into the rear tank mount????


Rear off of the bike:


Bottom pan front:


Bottom pan overall:


So what does an actual 1980 cr 390 seat actually measure in overall length... ?????

Old Husky Chuck or Ruwfo or Steve or Picklito??? This to me does not seem to dictate a shorter seat. Please advise!!!

Thanks, T

Sorry Steve but this just further confuses me

Also , I've been looking but none of my neighbors here in Southern California have any old Artic Cats laying around gathering dust...LOL !

Steve or anyone.....How thick is the 81/82/83 seat at the back if you measured vertical height from the top of the rear fender to the top of the seat 2 " or thicker...

How about on the 1980... maybe 1 1/2 "?????

I want to solve this insanity once and for all....


T

Moody390's 1980 cr seat

Here is what Moody390's 1980 CR390 seat looks like... one helluva lot longer than 21.5".... goes past the frame stops by a little bit and almost is touching the tank in the front.... the back vertical height looks about the same as the yellow one that I have. Which year of Husky used a yellow seat with black piping and a black husqvarna logo?

Are you guys sure the 1980 seat is shorter...?????

3 pics in this attached link:

http://www.cafehusky.com/forums/showpost.php?p=93248&postcount=26

Tell me I'm crazy here???

T

T,
I'll try & measure my seat tonight, but here's 2 profile pics of mine
with the correct 80 seat mounted.

Husky John

T,
Also here's a older pic of the bike with a 82? seat i made work with
some brackets. Note how the seat sticks past the frame rails, where
the correct seat is almost even.

Husky John

John,

What is your overall seat length on the correct 1980 seat?????. I just received a seat from OldHuskyChuck and it is the same dimensions as my yellow 83 seat .. 21.5 " long .. 1.5 inches tall ( thick ) at the rear fender....

Let me know....with the 21.5 " seat there is a huge gap to pinch your balls in... see Yellow picture above... this can't be right...

Frustrated to say the least....

T

Hi Chuck, ( had previously sent PM to you)

The seat you shipped me is indeed in great looking shape..it just seems to short. Identical to the 83 . What is the length on the WR seat? I do appreciate the offer...

I'm still interested to see what John's seat actually measures.

T

My Frame is a late 1979 MM (made late in the model year) MM05139


However it has the 1980 CR subframe (if you can call it that) as the frame loop does not go over the fender and has the 1980 bend up at 30 Degrees or so......





I imagine this is a frame that they started playing with the new rear section on....

1979 CR frames still had the loop over the fender.

Here is a 1980 CR - the seat is considerably longer, fits close to the tank and to the end of the frame tube stops...:


I really don't understand why everyone thinks the 1980 seat is shorter?

T