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the vinyl on my seat was dying so I took to my local shop and asked for it to be recovered.  They used HTMoto and I think it looks absolutely amazing.

http://hydroturf.com/products.php?cat=Seat%20Covers%20-%20Sport%20Bike&man=Ducati (http://hydroturf.com/products.php?cat=Seat%20Covers%20-%20Sport%20Bike&man=Ducati)
The picture on the website is actually my seat, it was the first one they'd done, but here are some close ups.

(http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8118/laurenbday049.th.jpg) (http://img213.imageshack.us/i/laurenbday049.jpg/)(http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9972/laurenbday046.th.jpg) (http://img22.imageshack.us/i/laurenbday046.jpg/)(http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/2911/laurenbday045.th.jpg) (http://img22.imageshack.us/i/laurenbday045.jpg/)(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4923/laurenbday048.th.jpg) (http://img6.imageshack.us/i/laurenbday048.jpg/)

Hmm, couple of them are a little IZ_.  Sorry, I was using a tripod and macro lense so I could zoom in close.  Must've bumped the tripod or something.

I picked the CF vinyl and non-slip vinyl, both black, altho the non-slip has a little more of a matte finish to it.  i wanted it to look 'kind of' stock, with a dash of zazz.  If you go to the website, you can pick the color and material for each panel, from a pretty extensive list.

Well I think I just found who's gonna recover my seat for me.  ;D

Thanks

that looks absolutely fantastic.

I LOVE that!

wonder if they'll do a 696/1100 version?

-G

nice!

Don't forget about Luimoto.com TOB got them started on monsters, i got mine almost 3 years ago and my bike doesn't know what a garage is and has not faded or cracked yet. They also do some custom stuff as well.

yeah similar reason I went with these guys.  Well, my first reason was they're local to me and I try to support local businesses.  But they didn't have a monster cover and figured if I bit the bullet and was the first one, then everyone could benefit.  The luimoto ones are nice, but I was so impressed with some of my buddy's who got theirs done by HT, I had to get mine done there too.

I like the pattern options that HT gives also.  Altho I went pretty plain on mine, man you could go frigging nuts with the HT pattern.  With the different colors and textures of vinyl (http://hydroturf.com/upcolors.php), every cover would truly be unique.

Thanks for the nice comments, now I just need to get my bike back together.

Regards
Andy

I am planning to customize the seat on my monster...posted a photo of what I wanted.  Then a fellow boarder linked me to this post and I think HTM is the way I'm going.  The hard part will be the color choice...black red, white, and green would be cool!!

THANKS!!!

Looks great. [thumbsup] I like the red stitching - it's not overly flashy and very tastefully done.

You can even get camo! I might go with the woodland variety.

Privateer,
have you experienced any issues with the stitching on the top seated area, does it bother you/dig in?

I haven't noticed it so I would say 'no.'  That patch on the butt part of the seat seems to be positioned so the seams don't rub on my legs, but I don't move around much on the seat, so someone else who does might notice it more han me.

The no-slip section is pretty grippy tho, I can say that.

Thanks [thumbsup] This cover is so damn good looking AND affordable - I love the chance for some grip and color variation - I'm thinking about adding a gel pad and this cover. http://www.kemmlerproducts.com/products1.html (http://www.kemmlerproducts.com/products1.html)

My cover will probably be:
Red non-slip on areas D and E (passenger seat and sides)
Black carbon on areas A and C (riders seat and lower sides)
Black or white non-slip on area B (thigh grip area)

Good timing.  I just noticed how old my stock seat looks.  The non-slip vinyl may help my passenger stay in place.

i realized I didn't have any pictures of the seat on the bike.

Here it is without the cowl.  I usually run with the cowl, so you might see a faint indentation from the cowl's leading edge.

(shot at an angle to maximize photo dimensions, not for myspaceyness)

(http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/4247/seat001.th.jpg) (http://img54.imageshack.us/i/seat001.jpg/)(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/2513/seat002b.th.jpg) (http://img97.imageshack.us/i/seat002b.jpg/)

think they could make one for a corbin? shape is a little different.

did your shop send the seat to them so they could custom cut the pattern?

Yeah, they had to send it because they'd never done one before. 

i emailed them to see if they would do a corbin, and how much it would cost
etc. so ill post up once they reply  [thumbsup]

I'll be honest, I've not had good luck with email.  YMMV  If you don't get a reply in a couple days, I'd suggest a call.

yeah no reply yet :(

ill call on monday when im bored at work