What to use to recover a seat?

TomC · Trackday Trickster Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

Any suggestions on what to use to recover my Sendas seat, and also where to get it from.

Needs to be black, relatively cheap, oh and waterproof Razz

palmer · Fiddled Kiddy Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Karma :

duck tape

TomC · Trackday Trickster Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

Thanks, nice idea, however I want it to look less of a bodge than it is already if possible Confused

Going to be resprayed, seat covered, new headlight etc..

palmer · Fiddled Kiddy Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Karma :

make it look like a proper offroader should! duck tape and cable ties, and some random race stickers Thumbs Up

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Old leather jacket from a charity shop, stretch it over and pop-rivett it under the seat base. Looks good Thumbs Up

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palmer · Fiddled Kiddy Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Karma :

stinkwheel - king of bodging Laughing

TomC · Trackday Trickster Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

Thanks for the suggestions, but can no one think of a suitable place to get some material that would do?

Leather jackets a good idea, however might struggle to find one big enough, and it would still look a bodge Razz

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

TomC · Trackday Trickster Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

Cheers mate, how much am I looking out for the vinyl covered cloth?
Also, would a staple gun do do you think for attaching it to the seat, I have no idea what the seat is made of to be honest.

distortion · Nearly there... Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Karma :

my suggestion would be the same material aprilia use on there rs 125 riders seat. when i had mine it was comfy and with my leathers on kept me in my COMFY postion.

JP

binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Karma :

Get a new seat Laughing

By the sounds of the cost it is to recover a seat. Surely it would be cheaper to get a good condition one off Ebay?

No?

<|Ben|>

TomC · Trackday Trickster Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

Well, possibly.

However I want a plain black one, and the ones for this model of the senda have these stupid patterns down the side which match the ones on the side panels. Therefore without the stickers on the panel they look stupid.

Hex · Party Boy Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

You want some vinal, it can be got cheep enough from upholsterers - no more then £20 for a bit to do your seat I would hope.

When you actually attache it to the seat you want some spray adhesive and an electric staple gun (the manual ones generally dont go through the seat - this is assuming the seat base is plastic and not mettle).

I've done a couple of seats and have very good results. Just take your time and work your way round the material, front to back then side to side, each time making sure the material is pulled to stop any creases forming.
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