Covering your seat

[chemanuel]

Recovering your seat 101 - el cheapo way!

First remove the seat!

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Remove the old clips

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We are going to remove the whole foam and vinyl cover to keep it

in case you want to go back!

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In the case of the older Rebels 85 -87 the seat pan has a huge dip

which I hate, the newer ones don't have it get a good quality high O mean high density foam.

If you buy el cheapo foam from Walmart, you are going to seat on top of the pan! It got to be a hard high density!

Mark it with a magic marker.

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Cut it with a sharp knife

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I want to reduce the huge dip on the seat pan, spray some 3m spray glue.

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Spray some more glue and place the foam template.

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Place the vinyl upside down on top of the seat, and in the front

pick up the slack and mark.

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Do the same for the 2 rear corners

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this slack is to avoid having to twist the vinyl.. However if you don't have the talent to

use a sewing machine, then just place the vinyl on top and twist at the end and at the front

However for a better look....continue. Now tell your wife to go to the mall, grab her machine, of course buy some haevy duty thread, or ask her to do this 3 seams. The 2 back and the one in the front

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Now lets use some 1/4 inch foam for roundness

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Place the vinyl on top

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Grab your stapling gun and star shooting some clips streching the vinyl around.

VIOLA A NEW SEAT!

NOTE NOW THE DIFFERENCE IN THE DIP OF THE SEAT

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Now let replace the broken rubber parts under the to avoid vibration

grab a piece of 5/8 heater hose, glue with epoxy glue and

drill and insert 2 small screws one on each end

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Install on the bike! note that this one is lower than the back seat, I did this on purpose

since I have a gel pad also.


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Now go ride, and buy me some Puertorican Rum!

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[uneasyrider]

8) Good job, looks comfortable.

Howard

[GearJammer]

Way to go & thanx for sharing that Tech Tip, chemanuel!

It also helps others to see that there's a lot of mods that can be done without having to pay someone else to do it. You just saved at LEAST $50 right there. Plus you've gained the self-gratification of knowing that you did it yourself.

I used to get old vintage chopper seats reupholstered at auto upholstery shops. Also had the 250 Rebel seats lowered & reupholtstered professionally. Cheapest I ever found that kind of work done for was $40 years ago.....then they bumped it up to $50 per item (still relatively inexpensive). Then they made the mistake of mis-quoting the prices on me, which kinda ticked me off as I'd brought in a multiple order gig for 'em (2 solo seats, 1 p-pad) & was expecting a discount, not a mis-quote, LOL! Never went back & have since been doing my own, so in essence they actually did me a favor! LMAO!

Again, GREAT job!

Ride Safe......