After installing my 4 point harnesses a couple months ago I started noticing the back of the seat leaning further and further back till it bottomed out on my harness mounting bar just behind my shoulders. I pulled the seat out and sure enough the frame was bent right at the first bend from the seat to the back. They used light weight square tubing and did not mandrel bend the the tubing. this created a weak point at the most stressed point of the frame. Piss poor manufacturing practice!!! Mine bent right behind the round cross tube that the back of the seat bottom hooks under. I had to heat the frame, bend it back, and I cut some 1/8" flat bar and welded it to both sides of each tube. Its back to its normal position and thankfully I have the ability to fix this but I am disappointed in the corners Kawi cut in some places.
I didn't take any pics but this weak point is obvious if you know anything about metal fabrication.
I didn't take any pics but this weak point is obvious if you know anything about metal fabrication.