Dommie 99 seat

Hello NO they Did not have any Hinges , there bolted under neath the seat , But having said this there is nothing stopping you from doing your own modifications , you could fit a hing from the back of the tool tray and have a single screw knob fitting at the back of the seat,

yours anna j

Was not made that way ,but why not?. The normal fixing (on a slimline) is a Dzus at the rear onto a mudguard (or Bathtub in the case of a DL) .The 59 DL was a bit of a special case with terry type clips. Whatever its still is a poor tooltray that lets in water.

Was not made that way ,but why not?. The normal fixing (on a slimline) is a Dzus at the rear onto a mudguard (or Bathtub in the case of a DL) .The 59 DL was a bit of a special case with terry type clips. Whatever its still is a poor tooltray that lets in water.

yes and them Dzus fastners are not much good ether my one went in the dust bin, I now have a nice white knob that just screws in and matches the seat too as it has white piping round , there beautyfully made these nice Red seats but you have to give them a wash with warm soapy water and some seat polish, for a nice shine, I clean the bike with the parffin gun first blow the muck off, then a soft cloth to finsh , if the tool tray lets water in then drill some holes to let the water out, and you need a good tool kit for the tool tray, shelly spanner or spearpoint spanners are some of the best, for your tool kit , yours anna j

yes its a funny location for a tool tray you cant get at without the use of a spanner. the only other use i can think of is its a location for a spare inner tube and you keep your tool wrap in the side tool box . just a thought. Baz .

Previously peter_coates wrote:

Baz, when you say the side tool box, are we talking "battery box"?, cos thats full of battery. Pete

yes i was on about the battery case just thought it would be possible to squeeze some small spanners in there. Baz

Previously peter_coates wrote:

Baz, when you say the side tool box, are we talking "battery box"?, cos thats full of battery. Pete

yes i was on about the battery case just thought it would be possible to squeeze some small spanners in there. Baz

tool tray is under the seat thats where the toolroll should live,

anyway thats were my toolroll lives , yours anna J

The wideline seat originally had wing-nuts attached to the two 5/16" bolts/studs which protrude through a flat steel cross-piece on the frame. Not too easy to reach and undo but also not easy for a thief to nick your tools either! I bought an excellent, perfect replica seat from Leightons a few years ago - well, not quite perfect as they used 5/16" UNF bolts! I told them about it but I don't know if they bothered to change them. It not much of a problem but quite annoying when you still have the original and verylovely brass wing-nuts and spares!