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77 GS B seat cover replacement - poprivets?

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I have a question about my 77 GS750 B. I got a replacement seat cover from (pit-replicas, eBay.) I am getting ready to replace my seat cover and noticed the cover was held in by pop rivets to the seat pan.

Is that stock from the factory? (if so, does anyone know the rivet size?)

Ill post pics when I get home from work.

Thanks
 
I'm not familiar with all of the GS models so take this with a grain of salt... but no, I do not believe pop rivets were a factory feature. From what I can tell, most seat covers were secured with sharp metal prongs that pierced the edge of the cover and were then bent down.

Google for "upholstery tacking strip". Something like that. If the prongs are no longer on your seat pan, you can possibly buy these strips (they're quite cheap) and then rivet them on.
 
Not stock. there were V shaped tabs tab the seat cover was punctured by and then folded down to secure the covers. Theres a place that sells tack strips that you rivet on and then use like the OEM setup but I cant remeber the company name.
 
That is what I thought, but wasn't sure. I can tell that the bottom pan had been rattle canned, and the sharp edges of the pan were covered in electrical tape under the cover.

Thanks for the help guys
 
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