Yes, you have to drill out the the holes. it isn't much, mostly just the existing threads, but you aren't going to reverse it without a tap&die and custom bolts of some kind. I have no intention of going back to factory, I only use the front portion of the Sargent seat so that the cowl creates a nice little storage space for rain layers / spare visor / etc.
👍Thanks for that, bit of a new site and couldnt locate it. Thats ace, cheers.
Holy flaps Batman, you have VF1000R's..................it was that bike that got me into bikes in the forst place back when I was a kid, good man, utterly gorgeous