To strap or not to strap, that is the question

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  • GateKeeper
    • Feb 2026
    #1

    To strap or not to strap, that is the question

    OK, so I had the seat recovered, now I cannot decide should the strap be on or not.....

    NO Strap




    Strap

    41
    NO to Strap
    41.46%
    17
    YES to Strap
    39.02%
    16
    It's your bike, do as you wish......
    19.51%
    8

    The poll is expired.

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    • 7981GS
      #2
      I have taken all of mine off.
      They just tend to be exactly where I tend to sit.

      eric

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        • tkent02
          Forum LongTimer
          Past Site Supporter
          • Jan 2006
          • 35571
          • Near South Park
          #3
          Hard to picture it with all of the other bodywork.
          I say wait, ride it a bit, then decide.
          http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

          Life is too short to ride an L.

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            • ValorSolo
              #4
              Looks much better strapless.

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                • Guest
                  #5
                  Less is more..

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                    • tkent02
                      Forum LongTimer
                      Past Site Supporter
                      • Jan 2006
                      • 35571
                      • Near South Park
                      #6
                      But it's such a long seat, looks better with something to break it up.
                      http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

                      Life is too short to ride an L.

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                        • DMorris
                          #7
                          Very nice looking saddle. I think I would go without the strap.

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                            • Toasty
                              #8
                              Originally posted by tkent02
                              But it's such a long seat, looks better with something to break it up.
                              I was thinking the same thing.

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                                • chuck hahn
                                  Forum LongTimer
                                  Past Site Supporter
                                  • May 2009
                                  • 25918
                                  • Norman, Oklahoma
                                  #9
                                  Strap on..Strap off..The Strap On.
                                  MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                                  1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                                  NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                                  I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                                    • Guest
                                      #10
                                      For some reason straps always seem to get ripped eventually. I just posted some pics of my new redone seat on the General discussion thread, do you like your corbin. Take a look.
                                      Last edited by Guest; 04-20-2012, 12:00 PM.

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                                        • Guest
                                          #11
                                          For now, I'd just keep the strap off and stowaway the strap somewhere safe should you decide to add it later.

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                                            • Tim Tom
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by chuck hahn
                                              Strap on..Strap off..The Strap On.
                                              That is something completely different and belongs no where NEAR a motorcycle.....

                                              I think the seat looks great either way. Really cant mess it up.

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                                                • MAJikMARCer
                                                  #13
                                                  No strap. It's not bad looking but kinda pointless (IMO). If I were a passenger I wouldn't trust that strap to hold me if you accelerated hard.

                                                  As far as breaking up the long seat look I might have added a seam (with the nice stitching) or some piping to break the seat up. But I doubt you're going to do that now after it's already done (and looks great BTW).

                                                  I think tkent02 has the right idea though, wait until the bike is all done and together and then decide. It'll be a lot easier to add it later than remove it.

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                                                    • GateKeeper
                                                      #14
                                                      Wow,,,,,,,,a 50/50 split at one point, and I was wondering why I was having a hard time deciding...

                                                      but as many have said, I will leave it off for now, wait for the bike to be completed, and then see how it will look....

                                                      Thanks guys

                                                      comments and votes can still be done, it will still help, if not me could be good for others....

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                                                        • maro
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by MAJikMARCer
                                                          No strap. It's not bad looking but kinda pointless (IMO). If I were a passenger I wouldn't trust that strap to hold me if you accelerated hard.

                                                          Is that what it's for? I thought it was to hold my gloves when i stepped away from the bike.

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