Ripped seat cover in crash.

Yea I really did a number on my girl, and I have a heck of a lot of posts on a lot of different problems.

But hey, a crash is a crash and we tinkerers must fix!

What is the best source for material to recover a seat?

I imagine that the existing seat material can be removed and used as a pattern to cut the new cover. I realize that the cover material will not be a flat piece but contoured. Perhaps stretchable?

How tough is it to replace the foam? From scratch?

What experiences have there been all?

Holy seat cover Batman !!

P.S. I have access to a sewing machine and could figure out the dimensions of the contour.

Post edited by: Qdude, at: 2008/03/04 14:40

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Well, it kinda depends on if you want "authentic" or cheap. I've taken material and just streached it on top of a seat that had cracked material. Didn't look all that great but it worked. I also found a fabric, in Walmart, I think, that's like a real high quality "raincoat" kind of material. Kinda streachy w/a "rough" texture. I used this on a seat I tried to rebuild from scratch foam. I think the material would be good but I didn't do a very good job on the foam carving, so that's a project I'm going back to. I was able to get a good replacement seat so I've set that aside. If you have some "chunks" of foam that have been destroyed you could carve out the bad areas and replace w/foam cut to fit. Just a couple of ideas.

Check THIS out. May be an alternative for you and the price isn't bad. There are some reviews for it too. Also, there is a foam kit at the bottom of the page after you click on the cover kit.

Post edited by: The Milkman, at: 2008/03/04 18:16

Look here for covers all ready to install:

www.motorcycleseatcovers.com/index.htm

www.jcwhitney.com/Motorcycle-Seats-Accessories/600014410.jcw

www.saddlemen.com/index.html

errrrrrr........oops!

Post edited by: Vter Bob, at: 2008/03/04 18:49