[REDHAWK480]

I changed the vinyl on my seat.I took the original covers apart and made patterns.The colors are not my first choice but I had it laying around and wanted to see how good my patterns worked out.Am going to go red/grey/black soon.

 

[JSouth]

Nice job, looks good!

 

[Jme250RA]

not a fan of the color against the black but i love the two tone. looks like a top notch job!

 

[REDHAWK480]

I used the tan because I have a roll of it hanging around.I wanted to check my patterns before getting more material.Going to go tri-color,put some red and grey stripes down the sides,see how that looks.

 

[TX_Dj]

Nice work. Do you do upholstery for a living or something? Or just good with the sewing machine? Great look, nice even seams, love the 2-tone even if the colors are a bit off.

Can't wait to see the final product.

 

[REDHAWK480]

Thanks for the comments!I did boat upholstery for awhile,kinda a side job now.I'll be playing around with different color combo's and designs.I'll post pics as I change my seat.

 

[DickyDck]

awesome job, you offering services to us?

 

[rice247]

^ +1.

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[REDHAWK480]

once I get some different color/patterns set up,I could make covers for forum members.I'll be playing around with some vinyl this week,I got the week off.

 

[jiggerman78]

Looks good! I want to redo my whole seat. This thing is totally uncomfortable after a couple hours of riding.

Where in Florida are you?

 

[DickyDck]

same thing my GF said, the seat is rather uncomfortable after 2+ hours of riding. Was looking at Corbin seats, but I'd rather pay someone for a custom job for that price

 

[REDHAWK480]

I'm in Port Charlotte Fl.On the west coast.I am going to try some different foam
to see if I can make the seat a bit more comfy on longer rides.I'll let you all know how it works out.I'll gladly redo my seat on a weekly basis if needed!

 

[REDHAWK480]

black/grey

Ok,got different color and pattern on this morning.I want to add a thin red stripe between the black and grey.

 

[TX_Dj]

Y'know what would really compliment that color combo? To swap in the silver trim from the red bikes... the black/silver combo looks really sharp, imho.

 

[stephen.switzer84]

Ok,got different color and pattern on this morning.I want to add a thin red stripe between the black and grey.

This is awesome, I've been wanting to do something like this myself, but I didn't want to remove the stock cover to make a pattern and risk messing it up in the process as I've not garnered a lot of experience recovering seats. But this definitely makes me want to take a swing at it. Is the black/grey vinyl or leather? Also where do you get your material from and roughly how much did it cost you to cover this seat? I may swing for a replacement seat to mess around with if I can find one for cheap and try this out

 

[REDHAWK480]

Silver would look good.Used to be able to get vinyl in carbon fiber pattern.Came in several diff colors,have to see if I can get some of that in silver.
I'm just using cheap vinyl for now.the black/grey I picked up @ Joann fabrics,1/2 yd each less than $20.If you dont have a heavy sewing machine,probly wont be able to feed the fabric,or handle the heavy upholstery thread.There is some nice vinyl that stretches in 4 directions,reg vinyl stretches in only one.You use that and apply some heat,the rear seat can be covered with no stitching,the front will still need to be stitche around the "horns"at the gas tank."Allsport"is the brand name.
I'm looking for another seat so I can work on one without tying up my ride.

 

[Jme250RA]

that looks awesome! I've got the 2012 black and silver bike and that seat colour combo would look great on it. I've been looking into getting the colour match paint to change mine to black but if you want to trade i would be up to it.

 

[REDHAWK480]

I'm going to make another black/grey cover.got some tweaking to do on the patterns.gonna try to make the stitching nicer,do a french seam at all stitching would really finish it off nice.

 

[REDHAWK480]

Jme250RA,pm sent

 

[Codyclarke]

I have a friend from port charlotte, and I just recently bought a 2012 Red 250 and i've been wanting to recover the back seat to match the red. Would you be willing to offer your services, or do you think I would be able to do it with absolutely no experience with this sort of DIY?
- Thanks, Cody