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Hello.
I'm restoring a R-27
At this time I will buy a solo seat for it. What is corret for it?
And rear solo?
The rear solo seat botton the fender dont' damages the paint? Is best the seat on the rear rack?
Please help me to can buy it.
I'm in contact whit Blue Moon and Bob's, what is best?
Thanks for all.

The Denfeld solo seat with the chrome spring suspension for R-26/27 is correct. Avoid buying the Steiger (Korean) reproduction because the rubber is too thin. The rear solo seat for fender mounting has a rubber gasket to protect the fender - be sure to order it if you get that seat. The seat on the rack is not better - get it if you will need to use the rack sometimes. Either Bobs or Blue Moon is OK, whichever gives you the best price. Also check the price here at Huggett's and consider that the Swiss franc is about 65-cents and shipping by Economy is probably $50.

Hi Allan,
That is incorrect about the Denfeld pillion saddle for the R27. All pillion rubber seats where Pagusa, and that is why we only sell Pagusa. Even when an R50 or R60 was shipped from the factory with a "Denfeld" or "Franke" drivers saddle, only the Pagusa was offered for the pillion.

The only Denfeld products that were fitted and sold by BMW till 1969 were the dual bench seat, the rubber drivers saddle cover mounted only on the boxer earles fork models, the pillion cushion to be fitted on the rear rack, and the foldable briefcase carrier. All other rubber saddles were only the original Pagusa (PAtent GUmmi SAttel). Other makes were pure license agreements.

The whole issue about American customers thinking that Denfeld is original for all models is simply because the US importer Butler & Smith did a great job of importing and selling Denfeld products in the USA.

Best regards,

Mark
Mark Huggett GmbH