Lifan gy-5 seat

Lifan4life · 08-23-2017, 03:16 PM

Looking for a place to buy a quality replacement seat for my 2008 Lifan gy-5. The stock seat pan has broken into small pieces and the plastic is very easily broken now.

Lifan4life · 08-23-2017, 08:09 PM

Or possibly there is a different seat that someone knows is similar?

Mudflap · 08-23-2017, 08:28 PM

Mine fell apart years ago but I found a piece of fiberglass in my junk pile that just happened to have the right bend and made a seat pan out of it. It'll never break again.

Lifan4life · 08-23-2017, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mudflap

Mine fell apart years ago but I found a piece of fiberglass in my junk pile that just happened to have the right bend and made a seat pan out of it. It'll never break again.

I thought about making one out of fiberglass but I guess I'm just not that confident in my fabrication skills.

JeremyC · 08-23-2017, 09:23 PM

Maybe a piece cut from a 55 gallon plastic barrel and a heat gun?

humanbeing · 08-24-2017, 01:45 AM

Any pic? Sometimes those plastic thingy (Most chinese seat pan are PP

) can be welded back to life (Search how to repair bumper will give u the idea)...

Lifan4life · 08-24-2017, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by humanbeing

Any pic? Sometimes those plastic thingy (Most chinese seat pan are PP

) can be welded back to life (Search how to repair bumper will give u the idea)...

I thought about doing that but the rest of the plastic is sooo brittle that it wouldn't last. I'll post a pic of the seat though... just for fun.

Lifan4life · 08-25-2017, 09:39 PM

Here are the pics as promised.

Lifan4life · 08-31-2017, 10:23 AM

It looks like possibly a wr250x/r seat may be a similar fit. Can anyone verify this?

Weldangrind · 09-02-2017, 01:58 PM

Could be, but you could make just about any dirt bike tank and seat combo work if you have a welder. Your frame is loosely based on the original XR200 (not the R version), so you'd probably have the best luck with a later-model XR200 seat and tank.

timcosby · 09-02-2017, 11:28 PM

duct tape the bottom and take the covering off and fiberglass the top of it and then maybe the bottom too going around the rubber bumpers. no fab skills needed that way.

Lifan4life · 09-03-2017, 08:38 PM

Thanks guys I will probably try the duct tape and fiberglass idea and if it doesn't work out I'll get a new tank and seat.

08-23-2017, 03:16 PM	#1
Lifan4life Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Update NY Posts: 8	Lifan gy-5 seat Looking for a place to buy a quality replacement seat for my 2008 Lifan gy-5. The stock seat pan has broken into small pieces and the plastic is very easily broken now.
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08-24-2017, 01:45 AM	#6
humanbeing Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,436	Any pic? Sometimes those plastic thingy (Most chinese seat pan are PP) can be welded back to life (Search how to repair bumper will give u the idea)... __________________
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09-02-2017, 01:58 PM	#10
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Could be, but you could make just about any dirt bike tank and seat combo work if you have a welder. Your frame is loosely based on the original XR200 (not the R version), so you'd probably have the best luck with a later-model XR200 seat and tank. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-02-2017, 11:28 PM	#11
timcosby Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: robertsdale alabama usa Posts: 1,007	duct tape the bottom and take the covering off and fiberglass the top of it and then maybe the bottom too going around the rubber bumpers. no fab skills needed that way. __________________ 1991 harley heritage softail classic 2016 hawk kaw h1 400 tripple 13' long chopper in progress 2009 johnny pag bar hog 2004 hd electra glide ultra classic shriner edition 1997 harley davidson 1200 sportster 1972 harley davidson amf sx250
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08-23-2017, 08:09 PM	#2
Lifan4life Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Update NY Posts: 8	Or possibly there is a different seat that someone knows is similar?
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08-23-2017, 08:28 PM	#3
Mudflap Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,929	Mine fell apart years ago but I found a piece of fiberglass in my junk pile that just happened to have the right bend and made a seat pan out of it. It'll never break again.
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08-23-2017, 09:23 PM	#5
JeremyC Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Southern IL Posts: 132	Maybe a piece cut from a 55 gallon plastic barrel and a heat gun?
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08-31-2017, 10:23 AM	#9
Lifan4life Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Update NY Posts: 8	It looks like possibly a wr250x/r seat may be a similar fit. Can anyone verify this?
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09-03-2017, 08:38 PM	#12
Lifan4life Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Update NY Posts: 8	Thanks guys I will probably try the duct tape and fiberglass idea and if it doesn't work out I'll get a new tank and seat.
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