Seats

Seats?!  I am a long way off needing seats for this bike.  But I did need to remove them in order to investigate the state of the body/cowl (which surprisingly isn't too bad!)

I don't need to say much about the seats - the pictures say it all.   Everything needs repairing

3 points of interest;
1.  Who was the idiot who thought that 2 copper plumbing brackets would suffice as a repair for the front seat hinge?  And how did the original steel hinge get broken in the first place?
2.  What is that reference plate screwed to the underside of the drivers seat?  Is this a Manurhin reference? I don't think so, but it looks like its been placed there with purpose.
3.  Those foam cushions look to be original..... but have they been in a fire?  they look/feel/smell charred.

 Oh how I wish inanimate objects could talk