Recover seat ?

[bwizz]

Anybody tried to recover a seat themselves , staplers are not that expensive so thinking of having a go on a spare tatty seat that I have bought. I suppose the covers are specially shaped so I would need to get a specific Fazer cover? I would like as single racing type seat made ideally. Something to brace my backside against
Any usefull imput appreciated

[karlo]

I did a CBR 1000F seat a few years ago and found it best to warm the vinyl with a hair dryer as I went.

[bwizz]

Thanks all tips appreciated

[jeffco]

Hi  bwizz,  I recently had my seat proffesionaly done by Tony Archer in Huddersfield,stripped refoamed and re covered for £60 .I couldnt believe the quality of the job for that price,with all due respect most DIY seat jobs ive seen look just that.

[bwizz]

Thats a good price . I've just been quoted £75 from a firm on e bay
any chance if a picture and details .please PM me if poss.
Thanks

[jeffco]

click on the Media site,open home open "our bikes" go to page 19. 4 pics,
I hope thats wright ,im crap at this.  For Tony Archer just google him,
Jeff

[bwizz]

Thanks I'll have a geek. In the interim I've found a local dealer , who'se offered to convert the seat for £60 , I'd like to see his work first though

[bwizz]

Ta the seat is a very nice bit of work

[dickturpin]

Jeffco,  is that done with some sort of memory foam? is it more comfortable, as well as looking good?

[jeffco]

Hi Dick.(sounds like the first line in a porn film)
Its not memory foam.I was thinking of getting gel padding but Tony sugjested that he strip the seat right down and re build and shape it using a good quality foam.
I asked for it to be more like a Corbin type design and he put the coloured piping on to suit the bikes colour. It is very noticably more comfortable than the standard seat

[dickturpin]

Hmmm. I think I see a rideout to Huddersfield coming up!

[bwizz]

I got the spare seat modified" as intended" to single race seat style.
This was done by local business in Penzance .£75
I am well pleased with new look, also when riding ,besides having something to rest my backside against ,I feel as i am sat more in the bike than on it. An unexpected bonus !  although it was not intended to be a double seat , my partner likes the new higher position unintentianally created for the passenger