recovering seat using leather - pros and cons

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Got a little bit of wodge and might blow it on recovering a seat - this kind of size, style and shape:

https://www.luimoto.com/images/08-10speedtriple-orangep.jpg

I'm wondering if leather might be good? I always love it on the odd occasion when I get in a car w/ hide upholstery. A mate's early mid '90s Range Rover has that vibe of luxury snobbishness every time I drive it. Could it work for bike seats too?

I appreciate it doesn't weather as well as vinyl type coverings - but in mitigation I won't be subjecting it to rain much. Just fair-weather commutes/errands and pleasure stuff.

Should I go with leather if I can afford it?
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[kerr]

Why not, your arse wont sweat as much as long as your aware water will seep in if you get caught in the rain.
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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Yeah - I reckon I can keep it fairly dry.
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[Sako]

[Vincent]

'Not sure that leather would be any good on a normal double type seat as over time, it would stretch where you sit on it. There's a bloke that covers seats in London that used to list on eBay - he's supposed to be good............. cheap too. If you do it yourself, for best results, use a "proper" replacement cover.
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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[27cows]

I had a GSX250 with a leather covered seat. It was so uncomfortable I can't begin to describe it. A car seat is like an armchair and a completely different ball game.
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[rac3r]

There is another material which is like suede but is waterproof which looks pretty cool. I forgot what it's called though
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[radicalrabit]

Leather.. ? like in soggy wet leathers after a ride in the rain ? dries out. cracks wet/dry/wet/dry Unless you have leather specially treated like horse saddles, treat it regularly with coachaline/ or other preserver and take it off the bike after every ride/ clean it/ treat it and store it.. Your leather saddle is going to look like a dead cow in a field within weeks .

In climates where the weather remains fairly dry all year south africa, australia some parts of America it would work but in and out of/damp/cold/frosty/soaking wet/ warm and sunny (joke) weather it would, probably,in my opinion, be a disaster.

Ferraris have just used for their upholstery in cars with no roof, the same material they use for geriatric underbedding that have to repel urine sweat spilled drinks and poo.
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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[weasley]

Well there's Alcantara, a synthetic suede-type material, but this is not supposed to be waterproof. Apparently Ducati use a similar substance on their optional seats somewhere that is waterproof. I think something similar is used in the BAC Mono car (and potentially cars like the KTM X-Bow, Ariel Atom etc?).
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[Walloper]

[radicalrabit]

Thats why a good English Leather Horse saddle costs upwards of £800..... there's a lot or work goes into them buggers ,,,,
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[Vincent]

[Walloper]

[Kradmelder]