Click on image for the eBay link Need a replacement seat? Here's a great candidate…but we need to discuss color.
This original 2d-gen seat is offered on eBay for $209.75 including shipping to CONUS. I looked over the photos for the usual wear points but didn't find anything. (The following applies to U.S. model bikes) This appears to be in the Mystic Purple color of the R/W/B 1986 750F models. I've always found that the '86 700F2 (Pearl Crescent White bikes) had a different shade of blue, called Denmark Blue, but the current parts diagram shows Mystic Purple for both the 1986 F and F2. Checking with the Honda Motorcycle Identification Guide the '86 F2 seat color is simply noted as "blue." Note that in '87 the white bikes wore black seats and the blue/silver bikes wore gray, so this seat is not a correct color for either '87 model. To add to the confusion, the seller lists the part number stamped on all '86-87 seats, which is no longer a valid part number in any case.
So, this seat will fit any '86-87 VFR 700/750, but the color will only correctly match the 1986 bikes — and I still hold that the Pearl Crescent White '86 F2 seats were Denmark Blue, but I could be mistaken. Remember, if you have a passenger seat cowl, that padded cover color will also need to match this seat color.
Back to this eBay classified — these seats are getting very hard to come by in serviceable, original condition, much less as nice as this one appears to be. A good cleaning and two applications of a vinyl conditioner should have this looking like new. I use Motul Perfect Seat….
This original 2d-gen seat is offered on eBay for $209.75 including shipping to CONUS. I looked over the photos for the usual wear points but didn't find anything. (The following applies to U.S. model bikes) This appears to be in the Mystic Purple color of the R/W/B 1986 750F models. I've always found that the '86 700F2 (Pearl Crescent White bikes) had a different shade of blue, called Denmark Blue, but the current parts diagram shows Mystic Purple for both the 1986 F and F2. Checking with the Honda Motorcycle Identification Guide the '86 F2 seat color is simply noted as "blue." Note that in '87 the white bikes wore black seats and the blue/silver bikes wore gray, so this seat is not a correct color for either '87 model. To add to the confusion, the seller lists the part number stamped on all '86-87 seats, which is no longer a valid part number in any case.
So, this seat will fit any '86-87 VFR 700/750, but the color will only correctly match the 1986 bikes — and I still hold that the Pearl Crescent White '86 F2 seats were Denmark Blue, but I could be mistaken. Remember, if you have a passenger seat cowl, that padded cover color will also need to match this seat color.
Back to this eBay classified — these seats are getting very hard to come by in serviceable, original condition, much less as nice as this one appears to be. A good cleaning and two applications of a vinyl conditioner should have this looking like new. I use Motul Perfect Seat….
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