Grab rail

[re5man]

My GT550K had no grab-rail as standard when I bought it in Aug 1974,only the standard chrome lifting handle.I have seen RE5's with and without grabrails.I picked up a GT750 grabrail for my rotary and it fitted although the fork-end which bolts onto the shock absorber mount is slighty short.However I;m going to remove it as the bottom edge of the seat has been sitting on the grabrail and it's starting to damage the seat cover.One of my M's has a pattern on the top of the seat while my other M has just a plain cover .Did they send some out with plain covers as it does look old and original?Cheers,Shaun.

[Jess]

A picture would help... ;D

Best,

Jess

[re5man]

Ok Jess,some pictures for you.3 pics of the GT grabrail which doesn't locate onto the suspension mount properly and because of the height is rubbing the underside of my seat-cover so I am going to remove it.Don't know whether the RE5's came with a grabrail as standard or just the leftside chrome lifting handle.Also some pics of the RE5 seats I have.One cover is plain and the other on the red rotary is patterned.There's also an RE5A patterned seat cover.Would the plain cover be a standard fitment as I have seen it on other RE5's or should they all have patterned covers?Cheers,Shaun.

[Jess]

We have aftermarket grab rails for the Re5. They are also a very tight fit...

The heat pressed patterned seat is the correct seat cover. I have seen smooth versions, but I do not believe they are correct.

I know that Sam offered a smooth seat cover at one time. But I believe it was aftermarket and not part of the Suzuki accessory line.

Hope that helps

Best,

Jess