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Title: recover stock seat?? Post by: uglyducky on May 03, 2010, 10:15:52 AM i'm in LA and wondering if anyone knows of someone who can recover my stock seat? or is it more cost effective to buy new?
Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: duc_poultry on May 03, 2010, 10:21:26 AM Its about 150 to 175 for a basic re upholstery... something like this cost a little more :) (http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad270/milespduc/IMG_0325.jpg)
Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: pennyrobber on May 03, 2010, 10:32:26 AM Here's one option.
http://www.luimoto.com/index.php?cPath=56&osCsid=aee08cfced917db282e90ee779e14693 (http://www.luimoto.com/index.php?cPath=56&osCsid=aee08cfced917db282e90ee779e14693) There is another company that some here have seat covers from but can't remember the name. Most upholstery spots can put these on or, you could always try DIY. Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: uglyducky on May 03, 2010, 11:54:20 AM right on. thx fellas.
Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: orangelion03 on May 03, 2010, 11:56:47 AM Sargent offers reasonably priced skins for Monsters...less than $100.
http://www.sargentcycle.com/ducss.htm (http://www.sargentcycle.com/ducss.htm) I was going to have a local shop recover my seat using the stock waffle-patterned part and new red material for the rest of the seat, for less that $50. Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: orangelion03 on May 03, 2010, 11:58:19 AM The seat looks great Miles!! Look forward to seeing it in person on the 9th.
Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: uglyducky on May 03, 2010, 12:28:27 PM Sargent offers reasonably priced skins for Monsters...less than $100. a local bike shop or upholstery? http://www.sargentcycle.com/ducss.htm (http://www.sargentcycle.com/ducss.htm) I was going to have a local shop recover my seat using the stock waffle-patterned part and new red material for the rest of the seat, for less that $50. Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: seevtsaab on May 03, 2010, 01:58:09 PM I saw these on flea-bay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270518609008&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270518609008&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT) for my money I'm leaning towards the new OEM touring seat, 05 620. Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: duc_poultry on May 03, 2010, 02:04:37 PM a local bike shop or upholstery? I would say go to an upholstery place... It is kind of easy to make the seat look bad it not glued and stapled properly... I learned that the hard way :( Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: orangelion03 on May 03, 2010, 03:16:28 PM a local bike shop or upholstery? Sorry, I meant an upholstery shop. I'm in Santa Clarita and the shop is around the corner from me on Ruether near Soledad. If that is not inconvenient for you, PM me and I'll give you the info. Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: Privateer on May 03, 2010, 05:56:06 PM HTMoto
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=26129.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=26129.0) 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/)(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/) 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. edit: I forgot to add, I think is' like $120 installed. $80 cover, + $40 installed, IIRC. They're in OC. Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: Bellagio on May 04, 2010, 05:57:03 AM This thread just opened a big can of worms with me... I put about 500 miles on this weekend and my rump is killing me now. I really think seat mods are too far and few between on here. Last night I had some pretty good ideas for a new seat. I'm thinking about taking a stock seat and adding about 1.5" to the height on the back of the seat (think Cafe racer shaped rear), making the hump in the front larger to keep me pushed back in the saddle further, and adding softer faom composites and gel inserts in the saddle. I was thinking of trying my hand on the foam addition and shaping and taking it to a professional for reupholstery. I'm adding more yellow bits to my dark and I want to have yellow stitching and piping with the carbon look synthetic leather. I was also thinking about integrating an LED rear/brake/turn lights directly in to the back of the seat.
Seeing how you guys think the idea sounds. I'd also need to pick up another stock seat (don't care about the condition of the cover because I'd be breaking it down anyways). Let me know of any questions, coments, or helpful hints. *Sorry for the thread-jack* Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: orangelion03 on May 04, 2010, 08:30:34 AM Bellagio...working on a similar idea! I'm working a deal on a stock seat and plan to work with local upholstery shop to create a custom solo seat. Will post here as things progress.
Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: Bellagio on May 04, 2010, 09:21:32 AM Good deal, I'll let you know how my idea pans out. I called a few local reputable shops here in Milwaukee, Wi and I'm getting an estimate of $180-200 just for recovering it. Like I said, I'm planning on doing the foaming myself, I might see what they'd charge for it to be done completely in house.
Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: uglyducky on May 05, 2010, 04:06:06 AM This thread just opened a big can of worms with me... I put about 500 miles on this weekend and my rump is killing me now. I really think seat mods are too far and few between on here. Last night I had some pretty good ideas for a new seat. I'm thinking about taking a stock seat and adding about 1.5" to the height on the back of the seat (think Cafe racer shaped rear), making the hump in the front larger to keep me pushed back in the saddle further, and adding softer faom composites and gel inserts in the saddle. I was thinking of trying my hand on the foam addition and shaping and taking it to a professional for reupholstery. I'm adding more yellow bits to my dark and I want to have yellow stitching and piping with the carbon look synthetic leather. I was also thinking about integrating an LED rear/brake/turn lights directly in to the back of the seat. no worries. sounds interesting. i got the info i was lookin for. post up some pics when/if you get that done!Seeing how you guys think the idea sounds. I'd also need to pick up another stock seat (don't care about the condition of the cover because I'd be breaking it down anyways). Let me know of any questions, coments, or helpful hints. *Sorry for the thread-jack* Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: uglyducky on May 07, 2010, 03:26:15 PM Its about 150 to 175 for a basic re upholstery... something like this cost a little more :) (http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad270/milespduc/IMG_0325.jpg) miles, i saw your bike at valley ducati today. the paint and seat are sick! Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: duc_poultry on May 08, 2010, 07:24:52 AM miles, i saw your bike at valley ducati today. the paint and seat are sick! Thanks man! The rest of the stuff is being painted and nick is working on a bracket to mount the front fender... Should be pretty cool... Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: uglyducky on May 08, 2010, 10:34:18 AM nick is the man
Title: Re: recover stock seat?? Post by: gh0stie on July 27, 2010, 09:30:02 AM So I emailed HT Moto about finding a dealer in my area since I haven't the slightest clue where to go......they replied a few days later saying they couldn't help since "we have so many dealers we can't count them and they're located all over the world"
Is this a normal response? I really don't know any upholsters around here and My Duc dealer is a bit of a drive for me Thats a bit annoying... |