1st attempt at seat recovering

When I picked up my '85, the seat was in pretty decent shape. But the vinyl was cracking and getting worse every time I rode. As long as the seat needed recovering, I decided I would add some extra padding because the seat was killing me on 50+ mile rides.

Original seat


I ran to Joanne Fabric after the wife and I finished our 100mile cruise yesterday. Both of our tails were hurting pretty good. I picked up enough black vinyl for two attempts at recovering the seat. I didn't have the courage to try red or white. The fabric and extra foam cost me a few pennies under $30.

I used my fish fillet knife to cut and sculpt the foam. 2" on the saddle and 3/4" for the wife or some random girlfriend if I find one along the road.




Here is the final product. I loose a bit of the dip over the saddle and I think that cuts out on the sporty look. But no one sees that while I'm riding it. :thumbsup: Took a short ride today of about 12miles; wasn't enough to give a good report but it did kind of feel like the boys were sitting on their own cushy pillow.:biggrin: The vinyl is stretching more and I've already been able to pull it a little tighter over the saddle, creating more of the dip you see in a stock seat. I'll get it streched a little more and with another set of hands it'll pull tighter down over the front of the saddle just behind the tank. :thumbsup:

 

A couple good points from a couple guys here. I'm not making any changes until I ride on it a bit and see how it feels but I'll be coming back to these if I decide I'm not happy with it.

 

Yep - the fabric store had 3 types of vinyl that all looked alike. The one I took was for outdoor use, mold resistant, suggested uses: marine seats and outdoor chairs, also resists cracking down to -10F

 

I think my seat rocks and you guys are just haters.

Jealous of my comfy cushy seat on my sporty bike with the full fairing.

It feels like a super comfy pamper time floaty throne