Seat Vinyl Replacement

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationHi All,

My seat has been wrapped in gaffa tape as there were a few holes in the vinyl at the side. The tape was worse than the holes, and now my seat is covered in goo as well as being torn. I have no photo at the moment, byt my seat is the same style as this (I have a 1985 KZ250W).



Now the only seat vinyl I can find is this:



Which is wrong, I'm pretty sure. Mine does not have the 'bump' at the very back of the seat, and I imagine the general shape will be different too. So my question is if you can't get if off the shelf where should I start looking? Has anybody else had theirs made by a upholsterer, and how much did it cost?

I'm considering getting the sewing machine out and just sewing some new vinyl onto the sides...

You may want to call these folks. Ed

www.motorcycleseatcovers.com/order-model...r=1985&Make=KAWASAKI

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationIf you want a seat cover to look really close tp stock try these guys .Check out they're offer to send you a free cover if they don't have one for yours.

Just had my 85 GS750 EF's seat redone by a local upholsterer,it was $90.Price will depend on how fancy you want it.

Upholsterers get about $80-90 and well worth it. This is in New England area.

I looked at various KZ Ltds listed at CycleChaos & your bike is the only model i saw w that specific shape. Most of the Ltd seats are upswept at the rear. The closest matches seem to be the 650-CSR & 1000-K1 Ltd, but I have no idea how good of a fit a non-stock seat cover would be. I didn't look at every one, so I may have overlooked something better.

Here's the 650-CSR seat from my 81 model.

Thanks for all your replies.

I've contacted that ebay seller that GKBO suggested, and I'm waiting on a reply. I was unwilling to go down the re-upholsterer route just now - I asked a friend who got his done, and it was several hundred dollars. Australian labour is expensive - I'd rather buy something off the shelf or do it myself

So the ebay seller 'pit-replica' tells me that my seat has been re-upholdstered, and that he can't help me. Maybe trying to get out of sending a free-bee - I don't mind paying, but either way that's a dead end it seems.

I've asked some friends, and had a few recommendations. One said that I should go to this guy, because he re-upholstered his leather steering wheel, and it cost less than $200 o_o

I'll try asking around a few local places - it doesn't need to be fantastic, it just need to work!

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationIf it doesn't need to be perfect, then you could probably go with a non-stock seat cover from one of the models I mentioned above or something else I missed that would be a better match? Some measurements, if you can get them, should be helpful in narrowing down the choices.

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationAlright, I've takes some measurements .

From front to back on the top it's 700mm.

The width of the base at both ends is about 230mm, and 310mm in the middle.

I will probably just buy some new foam and make the seat the right shape - but can anybody confirm that the sizes I posted above are the same as the older models of the KZ250?

I'm thinking of getting this one:



Because I'm in Australia, and even though there's about $25 postage on top of that, it's a pretty good price and looks to be about the right size (apart from the back sticking up).

Irish Yobbo wrote: . . . looks to be about the right size (apart from the back sticking up).

Am wondering if the "back sticking up" might be some foam built into the cover on its underside, as opposed to being cast into the seat foam design without the cover?

Good Fortune!

I'd guess that rear bump is formed into the seat cover... just a guess.
If it's any help, the 81 650-CSR seat is larger. Here are the measurements:

Length = 755 mm (29.75")(top side measurement end-to-end)
Width at widest point where the rider sits = 318 mm (12.5")
Width at front = 260 mm (10.25")
Width at rear = 254 mm (10")
Length of passenger seat = 335 mm (13.25")(top side measurement)

Proxy wrote: Upholsterers get about $80-90 and well worth it. This is in New England area.

I hauled my seat down to the upholstery shop and they did a great job. They can add a little padding or whatever.