seat cover...

[ljharmitt]

Ok just sat on bike to ride home from mrs and seat was frozen, sat on it and it ripped.

So now need to recover seat, what seems to be best and cheapest stuff to use? How much it cost and where can i get it from?

Cheers :D

[rictus01]

well the cheapest will be a bit of vinyl and a staple gun, however buglux do a range of either single or multi coloured covers.

Here's a buglux one fitted to the SV ( although originally intended for A gxsr).

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2060/rictus2cd6.jpg

and because it's elasticated you can move it to another bike, here's the same one on the Triumph.

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1377/dsc08225up9.jpg

Another way is to get a seat cover for something else and cut & staple it to fit.

Here's a lambretta one fitted to the Triumph seat, cost £3 off ebay, how cheap do you want it ?

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4643/heados4.jpg


Bit of imagination is all it takes.

Cheers Mark.

[ljharmitt]

what things around the house would be suitable, take into account i dont live in b&q lol

[rictus01]

what things around the house would be suitable, take into account i dont live in b&q lol

if you have one of those soft holdall things that might do ?, or of course you could use an old leather jacket ( but be warned they hold water so "wet seat syndrome"), has to be fairly heavy duty, and you'll need to borrow a heavy duty staple gun.

Cheers Mark.

[northwind]

I redid my Virago's seat using a couple of horrible 70s vinyl seat cushions :cool: Very fetching.

[petevtwin650]

what things around the house would be suitable, take into account i dont live in b&q lol


The fluffy cover that goes over toilet seat lids? :thumleft:

[rictus01]

The fluffy cover that goes over toilet seat lids? :thumleft:

After compatition for Rudolph Pete ?

[petevtwin650]

After compatition for Rudolph Pete ?

:D:D

Thinking of putting it back to bog standard Mark. :smt009

[rictus01]

:D:D

Thinking of putting it back to bog standard Mark. :smt009


standard........... someone remind me what that is :D

[plowsie]

I'm gettin my Dad to make me a good new cover for my seat :) He's an upholsterer at Aston Martin so ain't short of bits...

LJ why you been a poof for? I rode home at 1 on Sunday 2 yesterday. Be hardcore. Last night though, I formed Ice patches on my knees and jacket :oops:

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w46/plowsie/18022008250.jpg

Tank was frozen too. Not often you see that :shock:

[Lozzo]

I'm gettin my Dad to make me a good new cover for my seat :) He's an upholsterer at Aston Martin so ain't short of bits...



Calling a car-trimmer at Aston Martin an 'upholsterer' is a bit of an insult. Upholsterers are rag-tackers who recover flea-ridden sofas. A car-trimmer is an artist - a person capable of creating wonderful things.





(Guess who's a car-trimmer by trade)

[ljharmitt]

I'm gettin my Dad to make me a good new cover for my seat :) He's an upholsterer at Aston Martin so ain't short of bits...

LJ why you been a poof for? I rode home at 1 on Sunday 2 yesterday. Be hardcore. Last night though, I formed Ice patches on my knees and jacket :oops:

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w46/plowsie/18022008250.jpg

Tank was frozen too. Not often you see that :shock:

A poof moi? lol you'll die for that remark :reaper: get your dad to send one over this way lol :D

[plowsie]

Get him a spare seat and he will see what he can do for a price!

[ljharmitt]

I suppose i'll pay postage.... .....

[ASM-Forever]

Have a look in the f/s section.

Someone is selling 2, so you can probably get it cheap.

[chakraist]

It's been ridiculously sunny in kent, no frost on anything. Crazy.

[ljharmitt]

right here is my solution so far, took seat off got an old school bag, put seat inside, tooked away extra bits from bag, cut holes in for fasteners and such lol.

Here is end result, doesn't look as bad as i thought.

Please excuse my messy garage lol

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/7730/seativ2.jpg

[ljharmitt]

It's been ridiculously sunny in kent, no frost on anything. Crazy.

Luck cnut lol, its still -2 here NOW!!!

[Lozzo]

right here is my solution so far, took seat off got an old school bag, put seat inside, tooked away extra bits from bag, cut holes in for fasteners and such lol.

Here is end result, doesn't look as bad as i thought.

Please excuse my messy garage lol

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/7730/seativ2.jpg


Oh, it's a curvy. Leave it ripped, you'll never make one of those look good :D

[flymo]

right here is my solution so far, took seat off got an old school bag, put seat inside, tooked away extra bits from bag, cut holes in for fasteners and such lol.

Here is end result, doesn't look as bad as i thought.

Please excuse my messy garage lol

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/7730/seativ2.jpg

that line down the middle, is that a pattern of your arce crack? :rolleyes:

[ljharmitt]

that line down the middle, is that a pattern of your arce crack? :rolleyes:

Doesnt look long enough lol, no where the cover underneath has moved lol

[NadineDieBiene]

Oh, it's a curvy. Leave it ripped, you'll never make one of those look good :D


:smt021