Hey guys,

A question for Conehead/Burnie/Jules and Deb/other raptor owners

How the bloody hell does the seat come off on the Raptor ? (without
damaging it, and while still being able to refit it before the smarties
jump in)

There's nothing in the manual and I'm stuffed if I can find a lock or
lever or what have you.

Thanks

JL

"John Littler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hey guys,
>
> A question for Conehead/Burnie/Jules and Deb/other raptor owners
>
> How the bloody hell does the seat come off on the Raptor ? (without
> damaging it, and while still being able to refit it before the smarties
> jump in)
>
> There's nothing in the manual and I'm stuffed if I can find a lock or
> lever or what have you.
>
> Thanks
>
> JL

You'll have to split the cases.

Postman Pat

Vague answer;
something like a key unlock at the rear (or something)...



On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 16:25:14 +1000, John Littler
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hey guys,
>
>A question for Conehead/Burnie/Jules and Deb/other raptor owners
>
>How the bloody hell does the seat come off on the Raptor ? (without
>damaging it, and while still being able to refit it before the smarties
>jump in)
>
>There's nothing in the manual and I'm stuffed if I can find a lock or
>lever or what have you.
>
>Thanks
>
>JL

Burnie M wrote:
> Vague answer;
> something like a key unlock at the rear (or something)...

bugger. looked for one of those and failed to spot it

"John Littler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Burnie M wrote:
>> Vague answer;
>> something like a key unlock at the rear (or something)...
>
> bugger. looked for one of those and failed to spot it

It's there, but well hidden. Have a look under (as in right under) the
ducktail, LHS, around about where the rear-seat starts.

Cheers
JnD

Julie and Deb wrote:
> "John Littler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Burnie M wrote:
>>
>>>Vague answer;
>>>something like a key unlock at the rear (or something)...
>>
>>bugger. looked for one of those and failed to spot it
>
>
> It's there, but well hidden. Have a look under (as in right under) the
> ducktail, LHS, around about where the rear-seat starts.

Found it - right where you said - well hidden though ! Seat is a bit of
a bugger to get back on. If the toolkit isn't flat enough the tab won't
go in the slot.

Ahh well. Know how to do it now - manual was useless (charming Ital-ish,
but useless)

Did you guys get a C spanner for doing the rear preload ? I don't seem
to have one. I also have a couple of very odd bits of metal in the
toolkit - 2 pieces of round rod about 10cm long with 2 90 degree bends
(ie the two long ends are parallel)

Also have a piece of metal with like a socket on each end but not hex -
round.

Any suggestions ?

JL

"John Littler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:426cc1e8$>
> Found it - right where you said - well hidden though ! Seat is a bit of a
> bugger to get back on. If the toolkit isn't flat enough the tab won't go
> in the slot.
>

Yeah, it's a bugger alright.

> Ahh well. Know how to do it now - manual was useless (charming Ital-ish,
> but useless)
>
> Did you guys get a C spanner for doing the rear preload ? I don't seem to
> have one. I also have a couple of very odd bits of metal in the toolkit -
> 2 pieces of round rod about 10cm long with 2 90 degree bends (ie the two
> long ends are parallel)
>
> Also have a piece of metal with like a socket on each end but not hex -
> round.
>
> Any suggestions ?

Not sure, they look like winders or dummy-bars or similar. Maybe they go
into a socket as a lever system.

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:12:58 +1000, John Littler
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>Did you guys get a C spanner for doing the rear preload ? I don't seem
>to have one. I also have a couple of very odd bits of metal in the
>toolkit - 2 pieces of round rod about 10cm long with 2 90 degree bends
>(ie the two long ends are parallel)
>
>Also have a piece of metal with like a socket on each end but not hex -
>round.
>
>Any suggestions ?
>
>JL


Is this the toolkit that sits on top of the battery ?
I did not have a spanner to tighten the mirrors so I added (one only)
14?mm and the seat would not fit. A few other tools seemed to be
missing to me as well. In short, the toolkit has the same QC as the
rest of the bike

"Julie and Deb" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Not sure, they look like winders or dummy-bars or similar. Maybe they
> go into a socket as a lever system.

Winders are what you look out of when it's raining outside (and wish
it weren't)

GB

Burnie M wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:12:58 +1000, John Littler
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>Did you guys get a C spanner for doing the rear preload ? I don't seem
>>to have one. I also have a couple of very odd bits of metal in the
>>toolkit - 2 pieces of round rod about 10cm long with 2 90 degree bends
>>(ie the two long ends are parallel)
>>
>>Also have a piece of metal with like a socket on each end but not hex -
>>round.
>>
>>Any suggestions ?
>>
>>JL
>
>
>
> Is this the toolkit that sits on top of the battery ?

Yup, well next to it, but same difference.

> I did not have a spanner to tighten the mirrors so I added (one only)
> 14?mm and the seat would not fit.

That's OK, the X raptor has different mirrors to the V and standard
Raptor, the X's mirrors are so stylishly Italian that you can't see a
damn thing in them anyway, so I can't say I'm like to bother adjusting
them <grin>

Whatsa behinda you duzzn't madda ! Why you wanna look for there anyway ?

>A few other tools seemed to be
> missing to me as well. In short, the toolkit has the same QC as the
> rest of the bike

Well at this point the QC hasn't shown up any dramas (touch wood) but
hey, give it time. I have a sneaking suspicion your standards are going
to be higher than mine, I'm expecting (and accepting of) Italian
quirkiness, just like I am English quirkiness (and the two are
distinctly different). If I wanted another Japanese bike (which has been
most of the fleet) I'd have bought one and enjoyed the utter reliability
that goes with it.

Besides, it's a Eurasian, it's got a Japanese engine, so that should be
reliable

Hmm, anyone know any Italian/Japanese Eurasian girls* ?

JL
*Well if I'm going to match the helmet, go the whole hog and match the
pillion as well, hey ?
04 X raptor #202/999
04 Gilera DNA 180
89 KR1 (also renowned for unreliability while being huge fun, there
could be a pattern here)