I picked up a 2-up seat from a 2013 Can Am off of Craigslist, I was hoping that there would be a way to make it work on my 570, but with the rack being so much higher than the seat there was no way I could attach it without making it so high it would screw with the the CG and make it really unsafe to ride. In fact the guy I bought it from bought it with the same idea in mind. I really couldn't pass the seat up for the price, $60, I figured for that price I could try to retro-fit it to my Honda and if that didn't work I would just re-list it and get my money back out of it. My Honda Rancher has a rear rack that is actually lower that the main seat so I let myself mull the idea over for a while before actually diving in and spending the money on the steel. But it didn't take long for me to come up with an idea that would make the seat function just as if it was snapping onto a 2-up Can Am.
I made a bar that slips over the front of the Honda rack and locks into place with hitch pins so that I can remove it if there is only going to be one rider using the machine. Then on the back side of the rack I welded some 3/4" pipe that not only supports the seat but centers it in the middle of the rack. On the front of the 3/4" pipe I welded a solid 3/8" rod to receive the rear locking mechanism of the seat, it hooks into the bar on the front of the rack and snaps onto the 3/8" rod in less than 10 seconds and is removed in less than two seconds, and is as solid as if were attached to a Can Am, it is also one of the most comfortable ATV seats I've ever sat or ridden on. Wish we could've found a 2-up Can Am in our price range that didn't have a ton of miles on it but did find the 570 that was virtually new, I'll keep thinking and will probably come up with something for it as well. It has a nice long seat on it, in fact it is almost 6" longer than our Rancher seat so I've got the thinking cap on for this one too. But the Honda will be a great machine to have when we take friends out that don't own their own machine.
