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After Market Seat Cover

#1 Post by rd84 » Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:21 am

Hi,

Anyone tried this aftermarket seat cover ? ....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331918835707

I wondered how it compared with the original.

Thanks.

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Re: After Market Seat Cover

#2 Post by Ade SYM » Tue Jan 24, 2017 12:13 pm

rd84 wrote:Hi,

Anyone tried this aftermarket seat cover ? ....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331918835707

I wondered how it compared with the original.

Thanks.

Cheers
Paul
Paul

Have a look at these ones - They are leather instead of vinyl

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLACK-STITCH- ... xy0zhTLHUB" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks

Ade

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Re: After Market Seat Cover

#3 Post by rd84 » Tue Jan 24, 2017 1:41 pm

Thanks Ade,

That would be nice for a custom RD500 but I'm after something as near original as possible.

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Re: After Market Seat Cover

#4 Post by silverstrom » Tue Jan 24, 2017 3:06 pm

I've found the best way to get a factory look is to bring it to a professional shop. They have the material and tools and it's well worth the money if final appearance is important.

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Re: After Market Seat Cover

#5 Post by rd84 » Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:12 pm

silverstrom wrote:I've found the best way to get a factory look is to bring it to a professional shop. They have the material and tools and it's well worth the money if final appearance is important.
This is a good point - I'll ask around who might be good in the UK

Thanks.

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Re: After Market Seat Cover

#6 Post by silverstrom » Wed Jan 25, 2017 1:23 am

I'm at that point in life where I've finally realized that paying someone qualified to do the job once is better than me screwing it up twice. I suck at upholstery.

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#7 Post by rd84 » Wed Jan 25, 2017 8:07 am

silverstrom wrote:I'm at that point in life where I've finally realized that paying someone qualified to do the job once is better than me screwing it up twice. I suck at upholstery.
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Re: After Market Seat Cover

#8 Post by Ron57 » Thu Jan 26, 2017 4:46 am

Hi even professionals can stuff things up had a nos seat cover fitted on my build, over 12 months later fitting the seat noticed they used to longer staples ended up going after market.
my complaint.
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Re: After Market Seat Cover

#9 Post by Paulrs » Wed Feb 01, 2017 6:00 pm

Anybody found a good way of recovering the small backrest thingy? Mines in OK condition but the thin vinyl skin skin is breaking up.

I have seen a few attempts with stitched covers, but I was hoping for seam free to keep the original look.

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Re: After Market Seat Cover

#10 Post by Speed Freak » Wed Feb 01, 2017 6:22 pm

Maybe try it with the method which is used for dashboard smart repair.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm7jSI4DZKU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: After Market Seat Cover

#11 Post by Paulrs » Wed Feb 01, 2017 6:43 pm

Neat system and it looks good for a couple of small marks on the bikes seat cover that's in otherwise good condition.

But I think the surface of the back rest is way too far gone to be saved. There would be more filler than original surface :grin:

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Re: After Market Seat Cover

#12 Post by rd84 » Thu Feb 16, 2017 5:00 am

Hi,

I got the seat cover - nice fast service from the supplier.

The pattern of the vinyl isn't 100% accurate when I compare it with my 47X - however I would imagine this pattern might have changed slightly during production so I think the pattern is close enough ? - I'd say it is 90% accurate - it's a better match than the vinyl cover supplied by Wemoto - although the Wemoto cover is still good quality.

Hope the above is of help.

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Re: After Market Seat Cover

#13 Post by MK » Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:46 pm

Luckily I don't suck at upholstery :-)
My VTR1000 was hurting my ass after some 100 km or so and I reshaped the seat surface, put in a gel insert and did a goat-leather finish that is so soft that it can compete against my daughters back side :-)
After that the record for a day tour is now 440 km ;-)

Here's the build thread:
http://www.vtr1000.de/forum/showthread.php?t=78532" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Only thing I'd change next time: The leather I used was really really soft, but the black color was prone to UV radiation which bleaches the surface. Now I need to treat it with shoe polish every few months to get it slick black again.

My 0.02$: Why buy a "OEM" replica, when every craftsman around town can do that for 100-200 Eur completely (incl. new foam AND cover in user specific color/material)
Check out the links in my thread, there's a myriad of suppliers.
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Re: After Market Seat Cover

#14 Post by rd84 » Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:19 pm

Hi,

I've decided I will get a specialist to do it.

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Re: After Market Seat Cover

#15 Post by ixe13 » Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:33 pm

For the backrest , you can stretch vinyl a lot by heating it with a heat gun .

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