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18-02-08, 10:54 PM

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

rictus01 · 18-02-08, 11:13 PM

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).

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

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 ?

Bit of imagination is all it takes.

Cheers Mark.

18-02-08, 11:15 PM

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

rictus01 · 18-02-08, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ljharmitt

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 · 18-02-08, 11:49 PM

I redid my Virago's seat using a couple of horrible 70s vinyl seat cushions

Very fetching.

19-02-08, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ljharmitt

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?

rictus01 · 19-02-08, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by petevtwin650

The fluffy cover that goes over toilet seat lids?

After compatition for Rudolph Pete ?

19-02-08, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by rictus01

After compatition for Rudolph Pete ?

Thinking of putting it back to bog standard Mark.

rictus01 · 19-02-08, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by petevtwin650

Thinking of putting it back to bog standard Mark.

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

19-02-08, 09:21 AM

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

Tank was frozen too. Not often you see that

18-02-08, 10:54 PM	#1
ljharmitt Guest Posts: n/a	seat cover... 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

18-02-08, 11:13 PM	#2
rictus01 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South London Posts: 9,799	Re: seat cover... 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). and because it's elasticated you can move it to another bike, here's the same one on the Triumph. 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 ? Bit of imagination is all it takes. Cheers Mark. __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!

18-02-08, 11:15 PM	#3
ljharmitt Guest Posts: n/a	Re: seat cover... what things around the house would be suitable, take into account i dont live in b&q lol

18-02-08, 11:49 PM	#5
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Re: seat cover... I redid my Virago's seat using a couple of horrible 70s vinyl seat cushions Very fetching. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

19-02-08, 09:21 AM	#10
plowsie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: seat cover... 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 Tank was frozen too. Not often you see that

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