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saddlemen replacement seat cover?

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Check out Pitreplica on ebay. The cover I got for my bike looks totally OEM. There is a thread on here about a comparison.
 
Would be most helpful if they had click onn links themselves. Unless i have a visual I dont buy from anyone.
 
There is a guy on Ebay that sells his home made covers for about $26 each.
They don't look stock but, they are extremely well made and do look better that the Saddleman covers.
I bought one just to see. Well worth the gamble.
It even has a little extra padding under the vinyl and the sticking is forst class!
I can get pic's and an address if you wish as it is still in the box waiting for a seat to go on. ;)
BTW, I also have a couple of seats with the Pit replica and Saddleman covers on them.

Eric
 
1980GS1000E said:
Check out Pitreplica on ebay. The cover I got for my bike looks totally OEM. There is a thread on here about a comparison.
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thanks. pitreplica doesn't seem to have 850 covers for 79 unfortunately.http://stores.ebay.com/Pit-Replica/...&submit=Search&_fsub=223192013&_sid=813313693


edit* lots of really enthusiastic support for pit replica in other threads here. have emailed them through ebay to ask if they can make a 79 850 seat cover. will see what they come back with
 
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I went with the Saddlemen seat cover on my GS1100E and am very happy with it. The vinyl is very heavyweight and the stitching is well done. There is a drawstring around the base that helps take some of the strain off the vinyl where it's stapled.

Three things are critical to getting a good installation:
1) Patience
2) A good (great) staple gun. Get an air powered one and you will wonder how you lived without it.
3) A high-powered heat gun to heat and stretch the vinyl. Be careful not to burn the vinyl, but the heat gun is essential to soften the vinyl and stretch it without tearing the seams.
 
if they don't have your model, and you supply them with yours so they can make one, you get your new cover for free.....

the schwartz said:
thanks. pitreplica doesn't seem to have 850 covers for 79 unfortunately.http://stores.ebay.com/Pit-Replica/...&submit=Search&_fsub=223192013&_sid=813313693


edit* lots of really enthusiastic support for pit replica in other threads here. have emailed them through ebay to ask if they can make a 79 850 seat cover. will see what they come back with
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GateKeeper said:
if they don't have your model, and you supply them with yours so they can make one, you get your new cover for free.....
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interesting. they did that for you/someone you know?
i guess i could ride standing up for awhile if it meant i got a free seat cover :P

well i'll see what they say if they write me back
 
I asked, as I was told the same, but they did have one already for my bike, he sent me the link to it, so no free cover for me....

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Hi,

I put a Saddleman cover on mine a few years ago. There are pictures in the seat cover replacement guide on my little website.

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Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
The seat cover that I got for my "L" banana seat didn't fit well, and they put the reinforced hole for the seat lock in the wrong spot. I was and still am not impressed with Saddlemen. I replaced the banana seat with a king/queen from them, it was 2" short for the 1980 GS850L, I'm sure it would fit the '82 fine, as the seat is shorter by that same amount.
Now, I've got the seat from my '81 850G parts bike on my "L" and it's the best one so far.
 
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