Kawasaki Triples Club

Does anyone remember the aftermarket seats that were available in the late 70s and early 90s made by a company called 2:4? Their logo was a set of dice showing the numbers two and four and their typical style was a bit lower than standard but with a raised up rear section that formed a sort of one and a half seat space with a bum stop. They looked especially good on the Z1 bikes and other big four strokes of the time but a few of my mates had them fitted to their KH triples.

Do these seats ever come up for sale on ebay or elsewhere, (or even are they still manufactured)?

I'd really like to try and get one for my H2c but obviously I need to find one that is the right length for this model.

Any thoughts?

Here's the only pic I can find of a 2:4 seat

Re-covered but looks like a 2:4 seat http://www.kawasakitriplesclub.net/foru ... +up#p89926

There are still a few around. I had one in the 80's, they look good but removing a lot of foam means low seat height (cramped knees) and a sore bum! Soon went back to standard.

I think 2:4 seats were only available for the KH250/400 models. The one I had on my 400 looked good but, Jesus, with only about 3mm of foam it was not at all comfortable for any distance.

I don't recall them being made for any of the 750's. They were on the market a bit late for these bikes probably. Loads of them got fitted on slightly later bikes like Z650's and Z900/1000's.

There was a another make, or maybe they came from the same factory with a different name? - Giuliari

This one of Adrian's looks to have been repadded as mine is much flatter and thinner than this.



This is my 2:4 that I lent to Fred Smith for his fast 400 back in 2011. Suits his short legs with so little padding.

This is a two four seat on my Z900 back in the eighties - very little padding

Look what I found tonight whilst browsing

https://www.z-power.co.uk/merchantmanag ... ts_id=2300

they may make them for other models.

Chucked this seat and paintset after a little get off


Gary T

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I was blonde for many years, I had got bored of it and was growing it out & I was unsure what to do with it
This is from 86

http://s986.photobucket.com/user/gary62 ... 3.jpg.html

Or design your own

I've dug out a really old picture of one of my favourite bikes from my teenage years. It wasn't mine but a good mates and I got to design and respray it like this. This is the 2:4 seat that I remember so well. The bike was a KH400 I think it was originally a metallic olive green.

Bic_Bicknell wrote:I got to design and respray it like this

We're you on the funny fags?

Bic_Bicknell wrote:I got to design and respray it like this

Were you on the funny fags?

I even have an old photo of my bedroom where I did it all. Sham 69 poster on the wall.

I'm pretty sure this is a 2 - 4 seat on my Z900 back in about 1988.

A few period mods there androu the purists would have a fit!!

Bic_Bicknell wrote:I even have an old photo of my bedroom where I did it all.

That explains it, you were high on fumes

2-4 were bought out by Giuliari around 1978. There are loads of Giuliari's still about, they come up regularly on Ebay Germany and Ebay France in particular. I have 3 of 'em for my Z650. There are plenty of copies about too, but IMHO they are not a patch on proper Giuliari/2-4 seats. PK seats are making copies if you are not fussy.

Charlie wrote:2-4 were bought out by Giuliari around 1978. There are loads of Giuliari's still about, they come up regularly on Ebay Germany and Ebay France in particular. I have 3 of 'em for my Z650. There are plenty of copies about too, but IMHO they are not a patch on proper Giuliari/2-4 seats. PK seats are making copies if you are not fussy.

Along with six exhausts, two sets of wheels etc etc....