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  • #1

    Seat recovering

    So over the last 30 some years the seat from our 79 XS11 Special has seen better days. I have recovered seats in the past but this one kinda scared me, but finally bit the bullet and tore into it.

    Before: Taped up with vinyl tape to cover the holes.


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    After: Added an additional 2 inches of NeuFoam quilted onto the cover.


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    It is not as tight fitting as the original, but not to bad for trying to fashion a pattern from old hard vinyl and sewing on a machine that is older than I am. But just to show you don't HAVE to suffer with old ripped seats!
    1979 XS1100 Special - since 2008
    1977 XS750 Special - since 1985
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  • #2
    Nice work

    Very good job.

    John
    John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

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    '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
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    • #3
      Not too shabby! Did you think to make a pattern so you can make more of them?
      1980 XS850SG - Sold
      1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
      Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
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      -H. Ford

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      • #4
        Nope didn't think of that, but would not be too late as I still have all the original pieces that I could create a pattern from. Just had never seen another Lizard-Tailed seat so didn't think there would be much of a demand for them.

        Anyone else out there with one of these seats that needs a cover?

        My thumbnails for the last two pictures don't seem to be linking over to the larger versions of the pictures. Not sure what is going on.

        Here they are again:



        Last edited by zookey; 05-16-2012, 11:28 AM.
        1979 XS1100 Special - since 2008
        1977 XS750 Special - since 1985

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