'82 11e seat: leather?

[Rob S.]

I'm guessing no.

A little cabin fever, so I'm looking at my tub of "Harley Davidson leather protectant", which came with my Harley replacement seat. Of course one of the previous steps is to clean your seat with official "Harley Davidson leather cleaner", which was not supplied with the new seat. Skipped that step.

Apply generously, seams and all, buff dry the next day. Easy, logical. Now I'm looking at my big EZ. PO told me it had been recovered, and it looked brand new. (When the grab strap broke, two separate members each sent me one absolutely free, they even paid for shipping. That's what this brotherhood is all about.) But I digress.

Pleather, vinyl, whatever you want to call it, my "Harley Protectorant" could do one of three things:

1.Help
2.Hurt
3.Nothing

I'm guessing it might moisturize a little, though the seat shows no signs of needing any. Opinions?

[Griffin]

Best (and probably cheapest) way to clean and condition these old seats I've found is with Kiwi brand Saddle Soap and Mink Oil. You can find them in the shoe polish section of any department store. Follow the directions on the cans, and in fifteen minutes you will have a clean, lustrous seat.

Best of all, it doesn't make the seat slippery like Armor-All does.