Flip up seat?

[Cool Guy07400EX]

How do I get the seat on my 400ex to come up like this? I think it's awesome and was wondering if there was any way to do it on a 400. :confused: :D

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Your gonna have a job on your hands there bro, think about how the ex seat has to slide farward.

[400sEXridr]

if hes making a flip seat he doesnt need it to slide forward. all he needs is some type of latch on the front of the seat and a pivot mount on the rear as shown in the pic. you will also need an additional "subframe" type deal to support the seat like this guy did

[quad9]

that looks like a 250r lonestar frame. i dont know if they still make that or not. have not sceen them for a few years.

[250x_kyle]

That is Justin Reeds walsh or leager yzf 250r geometry hybrid. with a flip top sub frame. if you want your 400ex fenders to do that you have to make soem sort of a pivit on the back near the grab bar. im goign to do this to my 400ex hybrid sub frame.

[Cool Guy07400EX]

Hmmm would anyone want to make me one and I'll pay them? Haha I don't really have the tools or anything to do this but I know I could just don't want to buy anymore tools right now until I make some more room in the garage.

[Benjithx]

That quad is that way so you can kick start it without hitting the fenders I think. It would be a cool mod for an ex though:D

[atvhonda-rider]

Like said above this is a QOTM i saw that is a hybrid, those are 250r plastics i believe, and i think if you could make a moch up pivot in the back and then just move the actual latch to the front would be my idea?? Good luck tho!

[red_rider_069]

looks like a custom job you got on your hands.. but if you want it realy bad get a awelder and weld some latches on =).. and on the back some kind of hinges..

[Cool Guy07400EX]

I think I'm just gonna ask the guy who owns the quad exactly what he did :D

[trx400EXtreme]

i think OMF makes something that helps you do this. not sure.

[red_rider_069]

haha yea sounds better idea.. but you can kinda see it. like how it was done it jsut looks hard to do on a 400

[Cool Guy07400EX]

Originally posted by red_rider_069
haha yea sounds better idea.. but you can kinda see it. like how it was done it jsut looks hard to do on a 400

Yeah i was just thinking about it and it does sound pretty hard but how cool would that be?!? haha.

Well im gonna go pm him.

[red_rider_069]

Originally posted by Cool Guy07400EX
Yeah i was just thinking about it and it does sound pretty hard but how cool would that be?!? haha.

Well im gonna go pm him. well the way i see it it, you got your quad for show or for riding.. it would be awsome for show.. but how stable/safe would it be to have while racing or hard trail riding..? getwhat i mean? you can obvious ride on it like that but how safe is it :confused:

[Cool Guy07400EX]

hmm I didn't even think about that! It might be strong though...who knows?? Except for the dude that has it on his quad :D

[400ex28]

It's an aftermarket frame....

[Cool Guy07400EX]

Yeah you know what nevermind this whole thing...too much work for right now but maybe in the future :)

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by Cool Guy07400EX
hmm I didn't even think about that! It might be strong though...who knows?? Except for the dude that has it on his quad :D

jrspawn's quads are all amazing. im sure the quality of that setup is second to none.

[Cool Guy07400EX]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
jrspawn's quads are all amazing. im sure the quality of that setup is second to none.

Yeah he showed me his photobucket and his quads are sooooooo nice!!

[BuiltBlaster88]

I've built two fliptops.. I used two old heim joints as the pivot point, and made the actual structure out of 3/8" round stock. The stock 400ex rubber seat grommets work well for the latch. The rubber gives enough to get a shaft through, but is still a tight enough fit to hold the seat down. I'll get some pictures up here soon..and if you like what you see I could make one for you as well, but you'd have to mount it up yourself unless you want to ship me your subframe...

[250x_kyle]

builtblaster88 sounds like you have a good idea. id like to see pics of that set up. im building a hybrid and i dont want to have to cut the rears to kick the mofo.

[Cool Guy07400EX]

Originally posted by BuiltBlaster88
I've built two fliptops.. I used two old heim joints as the pivot point, and made the actual structure out of 3/8" round stock. The stock 400ex rubber seat grommets work well for the latch. The rubber gives enough to get a shaft through, but is still a tight enough fit to hold the seat down. I'll get some pictures up here soon..and if you like what you see I could make one for you as well, but you'd have to mount it up yourself unless you want to ship me your subframe...

I would love pics of that and I'm pretty sure i could mount it...unless it's like REALLY hard but the way I picture it in my head it doesn't seem to hard to mount.
How much would you charge to make one?

[Cool Guy07400EX]

Sent you a pm BuiltBlaster88.