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We're on the home stretch. My oil pressure switch leaked like a sieve, so I went on this grand search. Most are a cross reference for a later 60s Beetle, but they're 10 x 1mm, where mine is 12 x 1.5mm. Such is my luck, no one locally carries that switch. About 20 BMW cars since 69 use it too, but with the 10mm and 12mm option. Fortunately, I'm going home for Easter and an AutoZone 7 miles from my mom has the 12mm switch. In the meantime, I threaded a 10mm switch to 8mm and turned down a bolt to be a temporary adapter. I'm just trying to get some miles in to tune it and test it.
Since I cut an inch out of the subframe, some geometry changed for the seat and side covers. I already did the side covers, but the seat didn't get the treatment until today.
GSXR pillion seat clasp with remote pull.
The stock seat is getting narrowed at the tank for a better fit to the frame and to match the tank.
There's a seller out of the UK that sells a reproduction seat cover for around $50US. I figured at that price it's worth a try. It's not as good as factory, and lacks the back emblem, but otherwise it's well worth the price. I got the new cover put on last night, then rode it into work for the first time this morning. It still needs paint, but I plan to put plenty of miles on it in the meantime.
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