Yesterday, 12:04 PM
I got brave. Superbird came with a Shad seat when I bought her. Comfy, but a bit too theatrical for this kind of bike with different types of vinyl, silver trim and white top stitching. This is a purposeful bike, not a showboat.
I found a cheap stock seat from a local guy parting out a bike with a dead DCT. The stock seat is plain black pattered vinyl with no frills. Not the comfiest thing but styled to the bike’s purpose.
Since I’ve been doing amateur recovers on the BMW work bikes, I decided to tackle the Shad driver seat. A-1 Foam and Fabric has a bewildering array of vinyls, and I found one that’s a close match for the stock seat, important as I might not want to redo the rear seat.
Not as stretchy as I’d like and there are two slight ripples I couldn’t massage out doing a one-piece cover with a simple stapler, but I think I can live with the result.
I found a cheap stock seat from a local guy parting out a bike with a dead DCT. The stock seat is plain black pattered vinyl with no frills. Not the comfiest thing but styled to the bike’s purpose.
Since I’ve been doing amateur recovers on the BMW work bikes, I decided to tackle the Shad driver seat. A-1 Foam and Fabric has a bewildering array of vinyls, and I found one that’s a close match for the stock seat, important as I might not want to redo the rear seat.
Not as stretchy as I’d like and there are two slight ripples I couldn’t massage out doing a one-piece cover with a simple stapler, but I think I can live with the result.
You know what? I actually would like a pickle.