How do a stop a tiny seat tear getting worse?

[Oakie]

Hi
Courtesy of a lace hook on a boot I now have a tiny tear in my seat. It's only a minor thing about 3mm long and I'd like to keep it that way. Anyone know of a clever and unobtrusive way to prevent it getting bigger? I've thought of applying a wee drop of super-glue but thought that it might make the surrounding area crack with the loss of flexibility. I've also thought of just covering it with something like an adhesive patch that you use to fix a puncture in a push bike.
Any ideas?

[Waylander]

Duct tape mate:niceone:

[Quasievil]

Stop sitting on it ??

just a thought:msn-wink:

[jrandom]

Duct tape.

[Edit: Oops, AD beat me to it.]

[Waylander]

Duct tape.

[Edit: Oops, AD beat me to it.]
Hehe Quikdraw Mcgraw rides again!!!

KA-BONG!!!!!!!

[Oakie]

Duct tape! Ahh the irony ... I have half a roll stashed UNDER my seat for roadside emergencies. Shame it's silver ... I guess could go and buy a roll of black to patch (and match) the seat and then I'd also be able to colour coordinate my roadside emergencies as the rest of the bike is black.
Cheers

[Waylander]

Duct tape! Ahh the irony ... I have half a roll stashed UNDER my seat for roadside emergencies. Shame it's silver ... I guess could go and buy a roll of black to patch (and match) the seat and then I'd also be able to colour coordinate my roadside emergencies as the rest of the bike is black.
Cheers
Apparently they make clear duct tape now-a-days.

[sAsLEX]

duct tape wont last, espc if you have it in the weather a bit! it aint that much to get the seat recovered as well.

my duct tape holding the fairings on only lasted about a month!

[Oakie]

Apparently they make clear duct tape now-a-days.

The find boggles. (Sorry ... I'm picturing people improvising condoms in 'emergencies' ... At least it wouldn't fall off) :banana:

[Waylander]

The find boggles. (Sorry ... I'm picturing people improvising condoms in 'emergencies' ... At least it wouldn't fall off) :banana:
Damn now why didn't I think of that one.

[Ixion]

Hi
Courtesy of a lace hook on a boot I now have a tiny tear in my seat. It's only a minor thing about 3mm long and I'd like to keep it that way. Anyone know of a clever and unobtrusive way to prevent it getting bigger? I've thought of applying a wee drop of super-glue but thought that it might make the surrounding area crack with the loss of flexibility. I've also thought of just covering it with something like an adhesive patch that you use to fix a puncture in a push bike.
Any ideas?

Best thing I've ever found is the hot melt glue you apply with a glue gun. It's more flexible that superglue and it's thick enough (when hot) to actually extrude so it fills the hole (or the gaps between the edges of the tear). Seems to last for quite a few years.

[Zapf]

get some needles and thread :)

treat it like a gash

[FROSTY]

gosh you lot are full of crap.Use vynle (sp) repair services.Take it to them and itll cost ya like 10 bucks -theyle repair it so it looks like new-and in effect it is.

[sAsLEX]

gosh you lot are full of crap.Use vynle (sp) repair services.Take it to them and itll cost ya like 10 bucks -theyle repair it so it looks like new-and in effect it is.

and are they in chch or deep west auckland???

[Waylander]

gosh you lot are full of crap.Use vynle (sp) repair services.Take it to them and itll cost ya like 10 bucks -theyle repair it so it looks like new-and in effect it is.
10 BUCKS!!!! Gods man do ya think we're made of money?:msn-wink: Besides duct tape gives it that rough riden look. Hardcore mate.

[FROSTY]

and are they in chch or deep west auckland???
I'd haul into a local car yard and ask em who they use.--seriously

[sAsLEX]

Besides duct tape gives it that rough riden look. Hardcore mate.

also reduces its appeal to the theiving type natured people, thats why i dont clean my bike cosmetically, just the things that need doing like the chain etc, also why it doesn't have fairings either!

[inlinefour]

Hi
Courtesy of a lace hook on a boot I now have a tiny tear in my seat. It's only a minor thing about 3mm long and I'd like to keep it that way. Anyone know of a clever and unobtrusive way to prevent it getting bigger? I've thought of applying a wee drop of super-glue but thought that it might make the surrounding area crack with the loss of flexibility. I've also thought of just covering it with something like an adhesive patch that you use to fix a puncture in a push bike.
Any ideas?

Works every time, I have a roll in my bike for that and broken farings on other bikes :niceone:

[RiderInBlack]

These 2 will do the trick:
ADOS PVC-VINYL REPAIR
or
BOSTIK UNIGRIP 999:2thumbsup

These contact adhesives will lamiate a patch to any vinyl. The bond is so strong that they use these glues to repair Zodiac dingys. I've used Unigrip 999 to make a 1 ton lift bag for a commerial diver. He still thinks this bag is the best one he has had and he has been using it for over 10years now. I have used these to repair vinyl bike seats.

[ManDownUnder]

gosh you lot are full of crap.Use vynle (sp) repair services.Take it to them and itll cost ya like 10 bucks -theyle repair it so it looks like new-and in effect it is.

Agreed - do it once and do it right.

and keep it out of the rain in between times - that padding in the seat soaks it up, keeps it there then ROTS.

Not good at all...
MDU

[Lou Girardin]

Hi
Courtesy of a lace hook on a boot I now have a tiny tear in my seat. It's only a minor thing about 3mm long and I'd like to keep it that way. Anyone know of a clever and unobtrusive way to prevent it getting bigger? I've thought of applying a wee drop of super-glue but thought that it might make the surrounding area crack with the loss of flexibility. I've also thought of just covering it with something like an adhesive patch that you use to fix a puncture in a push bike.
Any ideas?

You really had a close call and bit a donut out of the seat, didn't you?

[scumdog]

10 BUCKS!!!! Gods man do ya think we're made of money?:msn-wink: Besides duct tape gives it that rough riden look. Hardcore mate.

I think you forgot to add "cheap" between ridden and look! :lol:

[vifferman]

You really had a close call and bit a donut out of the seat, didn't you?
My farm bike (when I wor a farm boi) had a chunk missing like that. One of the dawgs musta thort it wor a donut.
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NZ Vinyl Repair and Trim Shop 377-1757

77 Hawdon St Sydenham Christchurch

[Waylander]

I think you forgot to add "cheap" between ridden and look! :lol:

Hehe nothin cheap 'bout my bike (found out today bloody $2,000 just to fix the dash units:angry2: ) so I make do where I can.

[wildcat_lgf]

I suggest...(having just done this on my bike - both front and rear seat) that you go down to your local friendly marine upholstererererers and ask them for some marine grade vinyl or similar...I was going to do it in leather but for $10 cash I got about 1.5m x 1.5m of black vinyl. Could have been free (the off-cuts) had I known exactly how much I needed. Then all you need is a good little staple gun (I used cheap electric gun and Rapid 140/6mm staples). Need a decent gun to get enough pressure to make it hold otherwise its pointless.

That way next time your wearing your knee-high lace-up leather boots (complete with fish-nets and mini skirt) :msn-wink: and put another tear in it, you'll still have tons of material left to fix it again (of course you may decide there are better uses for the spare vinyl :lol:

Good luck