R65 Seat/Cowl

Hi All-

As I began the process of bringing my recently purchased ‘81 R65 back to life, I was in need of a number of body pieces, including a seat and rear cowl. The seat that came with the bike was the stock unit with a smooth surface and cowl, both in poor condition. I purchased these parts from another MOA member, and they arrived as advertised. Apparently, however, the parts came off a 1980 R65. Thus the seat is ribbed, not smooth, and the pan seems different. The cowl is also different shape, being taller, etc.

I was under the impression that these pieces were interchangeable for the years ‘80-‘81, but not so..? Will these pieces still the bike and subframe?

Thanks for your comments!

Tom

tlangman4 said:

Hi All-

As I began the process of bringing my recently purchased ‘81 R65 back to life, I was in need of a number of body pieces, including a seat and rear cowl. The seat that came with the bike was the stock unit with a smooth surface and cowl, both in poor condition. I purchased these parts from another MOA member, and they arrived as advertised. Apparently, however, the parts came off a 1980 R65. Thus the seat is ribbed, not smooth, and the pan seems different. The cowl is also different shape, being taller, etc.

I was under the impression that these pieces were interchangeable for the years ‘80-‘81, but not so..?

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I’m no R65 expert, but it sounds like the seat and cowl that you got with your bike may be R65LS bits, and the ones you’ve bought are those for a non-LS bike. Pictures would help. The bike frames and fuel tanks were the same for all twin-shock R65s, so the seats and seat cowls may well be interchangeable.