Seat cover repair

[degrom]

I've attached photos of the seat - this shows the vinyl I used which was on a roll in the middle of the store at Mt Wellington.

That looks like new!!! My seat will be even easier to cover. Straight forward compared to that one...

[Pixie]

What is better to use..........?

Leather or Vinyl???????

Leather's good if you enjoy having a wet arse after the seat's been in the rain

[Pixie]

Some ratbiker recovered his seat with layered tractor innertube. It looked really awesome, but then a hot day came along and he burned his bum after it had sat in the sun for the afternoon storing up heat.
True story!
or so I heard.

Teach him to leave his bum in the sun

[Pixie]

Reid & Twiname supply the auto upholstery trade

http://www.retwine.co.nz/

[MotoGirl]

You can put leather on your bike seat, but after a white it'll lose it's shape. I'd recommend using Vinyl as it holds its shape, and provided you look after it (i.e. sno-seal any seams), it'll keep your foam dry too.

Also, use stainless steel staples when you put the cover back on - otherwise they'll rust and then they're a bit*h to get out again!

[crashe]

Cheers for all the tips guys and gals....

Now to find me a nice piece of black vinyl......



I will keep the leather to make me some 'chaps'

[gijoe1313]

My poor little ol'Hornet's seat is showing the worse for wear 'cause it's owners a plonker who thrashes it around everywhere and rides it for thousands and thousands of km's without respite!

McJim and Chickadee has done a stonk'n good job on his seat, I was when I found out! Now, just need to let them have it long enough so they can actually do the job...every time I get on my little ol'Hornet, I always seem to end up in a different galaxy!

Wonder if they can run me up some riding leathers in Blood Angels Red?

[degrom]

My poor little ol'Hornet's seat is showing the worse for wear 'cause it's owners a plonker who thrashes it around everywhere and rides it for thousands and thousands of km's without respite!

McJim and Chickadee has done a stonk'n good job on his seat, I was when I found out! Now, just need to let them have it long enough so they can actually do the job...every time I get on my little ol'Hornet, I always seem to end up in a different galaxy!

Wonder if they can run me up some riding leathers in Blood Angels Red?

Yes... I have seen their work and it looks like it was factory fitted.

I will try the seat in the New Year. (All the shops are closed at the moment.)

[McJim]

hXc and gijoe1313 are both now in receipt of refinished saddles - I don't want to blow my own trumpet so I'll leave it to them fellas to pass comment should they feel the need.

Spada is hXc's and the Hornet is gijoe's.

[degrom]

hXc and gijoe1313 are both now in receipt of refinished saddles - I don't want to blow my own trumpet so I'll leave it to them fellas to pass comment should they feel the need.

Spada is hXc's and the Hornet is gijoe's.

I think you should start taking online orders!!!

Great stuff!!! Really like the Hornet's seat... Exactly what I am after!!!

So is that the stuff you bought from Spotlight again?

[yungatart]

hXc is stoked with his new seat, a little bit of extra padding worked wonders for the butt callouses too, or so he tells me...
Looks a very professional job too, especially when one considers that Chickadee did it with a very sore elbow, helped by McJim who had a very swollen hand.
I'd recommend them to anyone!

[McJim]

I think you should start taking online orders!!!

Great stuff!!! Really like the Hornet's seat... Exactly what I am after!!!

So is that the stuff you bought from Spotlight again?

Yep - that's the vinyl from Spotlight. I have to confess the first time I saw it I thought it looked nasty but then I saw how thin and cheap the factory fitted stuff was - this i twice the thickness (and bloody hard to stretch!).

It's got a lather lookalike texture on it but this smooths out with AF (Arse Friction) so all good - the little wrinkles on gijoe's seat had gone by that afternoon.

[degrom]

Yep - that's the vinyl from Spotlight. I have to confess the first time I saw it I thought it looked nasty but then I saw how thin and cheap the factory fitted stuff was - this i twice the thickness (and bloody hard to stretch!).

It's got a lather lookalike texture on it but this smooths out with AF (Arse Friction) so all good - the little wrinkles on gijoe's seat had gone by that afternoon.

I must say my mouth is hanging open about the results!!!

I will definitely give it a try. What did you do with the foam?(My seat is about 18 year old... LOL)

[shanks]

hXc and gijoe1313 are both now in receipt of refinished saddles - I don't want to blow my own trumpet so I'll leave it to them fellas to pass comment should they feel the need.

Spada is hXc's and the Hornet is gijoe's.

Woah! That looks amazing! Did you use a staple gun? My seat cover has ripped off at a few places and needs replacing. So thought I might have a go at it. Any advice?

[gammaguy]

interesting options and prices for the Kawasaki ZX10,prices in USD


53003 53003-0120-MA
LEATHER,FRONT SEAT,BLACK
$76.55


53003B 53003-0121-337
LEATHER,REAR SEAT,L.GREEN
$76.55


53065E 53065-0016-777
COVER SEAT,GREEN
$62.32