Seat recovering with alcantara (fake suede).

dixiethedog · #1 PostAuthor: **dixiethedog** » Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:25 pm

Has anybody ever used fake suede to recover a bike seat before,and if they have,did they get a wet bottom?
Im wanting to recover a seat for myself,and just needing advice/tips to see if it will work,or not to bother?

KWACKERZ1 · #2 PostAuthor: **KWACKERZ1** » Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:45 pm

I had one on a bike I bought and it was emblazoned with a logo and alcantra split easily, never liked it though and got it recovered straight away and sued on a bike seat always strikes me as a bit gay!

dixiethedog · #3 PostAuthor: **dixiethedog** » Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:14 pm

I like suede. It will look nice with my safari suit. I recall a time when me and my chums would have gay jovial nights out. I think gay means something different now.

Pigford · #4 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:33 am

dixiethedog wrote:I like suede. It will look nice with my safari suit. I recall a time when me and my chums would have gay jovial nights out. I think gay means something different now.

It's more what in meant back then :shock:

Have you tried Steve Adams - hes on OSP :wink:

#5 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:45 pm

This was recovered by Steve Adams.

I asked for alcantara, but he suggested we use an alternative better suited to bike seats. Don't know what it's called, but the end result was good.

I believe he also covers amongst other things, Katana seats.

#6 PostAuthor: **Taffus** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:15 pm

that looks familiar....

#7 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:29 pm

Should do Mark........ It's your's now! :wink:

steve bowdler · #8 PostAuthor: **steve bowdler** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:33 pm

Ginger Bear wrote:Should do Mark........ It's your's now!

We will see how good the stitching is then :lol:

#9 PostAuthor: **Taffus** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:37 pm

steve bowdler wrote:
Ginger Bear wrote:Should do Mark........ It's your's now!

We will see how good the stitching is then

Hugh Jarse is my middle name

dixiethedog · #10 PostAuthor: **dixiethedog** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:16 pm

That seat looks nice. I went off to the upholstery place today and came away with some free samples.

kas750 · #11 PostAuthor: **kas750** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:31 am

I had a 2-4 seat on my kh400 recovered with fake alcantara.

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Seat recovering with alcantara (fake suede).

Seat recovering with alcantara (fake suede).

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