murph wrote:There are a couple on ebay at the moment, problem is I've had several OEM seats in the past and the foam in almost all of them is shot and crumbling and you'll pay dearly for a really nice one. If you find someone to restore it the only thing they use is the seat pan. On a resto project it will stick out like a sore thumb. I have found them and they look much better on original paint bikes. JMO the after market solo's aren't terrible.
hennesse wrote:A quick look at eBay right now shows some, but they're asking for stupid money, considering the condition. Maybe they're hoping that people will splurge on Christmas presents for themselves. In the past, I've paid $200 or $250 for a tee, and $200 or $250 for a seat. Then $200 or $250 to have it recovered.
hennesse wrote:I had Michael Paquette do one, and Heather's Leathers do the other. Michael seems to have retired from the business. Heather's does a good job, but you want to specify black thread. The thread fades to white over time, but it was black originally. You also want to specify that the nose be correctly rounded. The nose on my Hummer seat (same as the K/XL seat, but different mounting) is kinda squared (and white thread!), but I bought that 20+ years ago, and I'm not sure who did them back then. But my K and 62 XLCH seats are nicely rounded.
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starcain wrote:What I have found is that the thread is neither black or white. It's actually a braided thread that is more of a burlap color.
starcain wrote:I tried to give some thought to black thread fading to white but my head started to hurt
starcain wrote:I tried to give some thought to black thread fading to white but my head started to hurt
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