Good evening all, is there any difference between the 748 and 916 pillion seat pad? Just purchased a replacement for my bike, but, it has some metal brackets underneath, whereas, my 916 does not Is a simple case of removing the unwanted brackets to fit the 916? Thanks
They appear to be hooks for attaching luggage perhaps? Looks like you can remove them. If you take them off, would the seat then fit?
Looking at the underside of the seat, it is very similar, but, one of the wiring harness clips is in a different place, but, the securing bolts appear to be in the same places
I had these hooks under the biposto seat of my 2004 998. Entirely OEM. Looking at parts catalogs, it seems that the way the biposto seat locks on the rear subframe changed in 1999, with 996 and “second gen” 748. Before that, no hooks.
IIRC later bikes had the extra brackets to help secure the seat. I think because the older, no bracket seat, was more likely to detach if the bike went down. They latch into the subframe somehow, unsure if the subframe is the same? Either way, just remove them if they're in the way.
Quite possibly but the seat pad should be the same and so fit the older seat/subframe, minus the brackets of course.
