Rubber nubs for passenger seat?

249cc · February 1st, 2013, 12:49 PM

I've read around that most people lose these nubs or they fall off. I bought a used passenger seat on ebay and it didn't come with any nubs and it's been a pain in the butt getting the thing on and off. Where can I get the nubs? What do they even look like?!

CZroe · February 1st, 2013, 01:29 PM

I got them from the dealer. They are "dampers." It seems that they weren't installed fully at the factory even when they look fully inserted. When they realized that they were coming off, they started adding glue during the manufacturing process, which did absolutely nothing: I lost mine on the rid home from the dealer. I got them replaced under warranty and inserted them myself and they never came off despite taking mine on and off multiple times per day for four years to use the helmet lock.

The rubber cone on the damper fits into a hole in the seat plastic that seems almost impossibly small. You can't just push it in because the rubber deforms. If you push and twist, it will start to go in. Most people stop when there is no gap between the rubber and the plastic because it seems like it can't go any farther, but it can. Eventually it will pop in and twisting will get easier. That's when it is finally fully installed. There is no way to tell visually, which is why they missed it in the factory.

choneofakind · February 1st, 2013, 02:29 PM

Rubber nubs.

Rub ber nubs.

Rub her nubs.

alex.s · February 1st, 2013, 02:29 PM

wow. misread title... was expecting something COMPLETELY different.

himynameisjoe · February 1st, 2013, 02:33 PM

Please tell, Alex.

and roflmao @choneofakind

249cc · February 1st, 2013, 02:37 PM

No makeshift solutions? "Dealer" = gouging.

himynameisjoe · February 1st, 2013, 02:40 PM

Wouldn't it be Part number 92705 on here, listed as "Damper"

http://www.kawasakipartshouse.com/oe...3e4797618/seat

DaBlue1 · February 1st, 2013, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 249cc

No makeshift solutions? "Dealer" = gouging.

Two Super Sliders and some real good glue. (7 months and holding) If they fall off I got plenty of replacements for $3.00.

CZroe · February 1st, 2013, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 249cc

No makeshift solutions? "Dealer" = gouging.

Seriously? It's under $3 a damper and you'll never have to do it again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by himynameisjoe

Wouldn't it be Part number 92705 on here, listed as "Damper"

http://www.kawasakipartshouse.com/oe...3e4797618/seat

Actually, that's only a diagram pointer and it's the wrong damper (solo seat cowl's damper: 92075-1876). What he wants is 92075-1927 (92075A in the diagram).

Bones85 · February 2nd, 2013, 07:13 AM

My passenger seat is missing one as well.

Are they really necessary to have?

249cc · February 2nd, 2013, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bones85

My passenger seat is missing one as well.

Are they really necessary to have?

Well, not really. I mean, I can get the seat on there whenever I take my toolkit out and my girlfriend never complains when she's on it, but when there's no load it wiggles around a bunch and it takes finesse to slide back on. I didn't even know anything was missing until I traded seats with a buddy and his seat fit perfectly. Soooo yup.

BlueHairSar · February 2nd, 2013, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

Rubber nubs.

Rub ber nubs.

Rub her nubs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

wow. misread title... was expecting something COMPLETELY different.

Aw, you guys beat me to it.

alex.s · February 2nd, 2013, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueHairSar

Aw, you guys beat me to it.

you gotta get up PRETTY early in the morning to out-pervert this guy!

beerhalffull · February 3rd, 2013, 11:06 PM

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detai...2075-1927.html

$5.31 shipped for two

February 1st, 2013, 12:49 PM	#1
249cc QrtLtrDog Name: Chris Location: SoCal Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): '09 250 Posts: 88	Rubber nubs for passenger seat? I've read around that most people lose these nubs or they fall off. I bought a used passenger seat on ebay and it didn't come with any nubs and it's been a pain in the butt getting the thing on and off. Where can I get the nubs? What do they even look like?! __________________________________________________ You are what you eat.

February 1st, 2013, 02:29 PM	#4
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	wow. misread title... was expecting something COMPLETELY different. __________________________________________________

February 1st, 2013, 02:33 PM	#5
himynameisjoe ninjette.org sage Name: Joe Location: Lancaster, PA Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250(Totaled) Posts: 984 Blog Entries: 2	Please tell, Alex. and roflmao @choneofakind __________________________________________________ "I am a creationist, I believe man created god."

February 1st, 2013, 02:37 PM	#6
249cc QrtLtrDog Name: Chris Location: SoCal Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): '09 250 Posts: 88	No makeshift solutions? "Dealer" = gouging. __________________________________________________ You are what you eat.

February 1st, 2013, 02:40 PM	#7
himynameisjoe ninjette.org sage Name: Joe Location: Lancaster, PA Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250(Totaled) Posts: 984 Blog Entries: 2	Wouldn't it be Part number 92705 on here, listed as "Damper" http://www.kawasakipartshouse.com/oe...3e4797618/seat __________________________________________________ "I am a creationist, I believe man created god."

February 1st, 2013, 01:29 PM	#2
CZroe CPT Falcon Name: J.Emmett Turner Location: Newnan, GA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.	I got them from the dealer. They are "dampers." It seems that they weren't installed fully at the factory even when they look fully inserted. When they realized that they were coming off, they started adding glue during the manufacturing process, which did absolutely nothing: I lost mine on the rid home from the dealer. I got them replaced under warranty and inserted them myself and they never came off despite taking mine on and off multiple times per day for four years to use the helmet lock. The rubber cone on the damper fits into a hole in the seat plastic that seems almost impossibly small. You can't just push it in because the rubber deforms. If you push and twist, it will start to go in. Most people stop when there is no gap between the rubber and the plastic because it seems like it can't go any farther, but it can. Eventually it will pop in and twisting will get easier. That's when it is finally fully installed. There is no way to tell visually, which is why they missed it in the factory.

February 1st, 2013, 02:29 PM	#3
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Rubber nubs. Rub ber nubs. Rub her nubs.

February 2nd, 2013, 07:13 AM	#10
Bones85 ninjette.org member Name: Joe Location: Florida Join Date: Jan 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R Posts: 206	My passenger seat is missing one as well. Are they really necessary to have?

February 3rd, 2013, 11:06 PM	#14
beerhalffull ninjette.org member Name: Jason Location: SoCal - Oceanside Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): 09' Ninja 250R Posts: 48	http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detai...2075-1927.html $5.31 shipped for two

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