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Apr 22, 2006 | 10:13 PM

mcurry5

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Seat Question

Anyone know where I can get an old fashion looking tan rustic leather seat for my 06 SG ?? Or would that be a total custom from scratch seat??

Apr 22, 2006 | 11:13 PM

DGlide04

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RE: Seat Question

Try LePera or Bar Enterprises, (harleyseats.com). Depending on what style, comfort range and budget you have, either of them can fix you up with a tan leather seat made to order. Can't remember seeing a stock tan seat in my travels.

Apr 23, 2006 | 02:38 AM

stc13

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RE: Seat Question

go back to a post from 4/9 and look at "basics" bike
he had a custom seat like I think yer lookin for -that bike is awesome
also check ebay there is always some chopper style seats
like "bates" for under 100 bucks

Apr 23, 2006 | 12:26 PM

mcurry5

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RE: Seat Question

yep thats the color and rustic look that I am after. I am thinking to get the best route maybe to bring my stock seat in to a leather dealer or western store that repairs leather and pick out that kind of skin and just have the then reskin the stock seat in that old style rustic look. That should work. Just have to find a leather store and good leather repair guy around here.

Apr 23, 2006 | 02:17 PM

DGlide04

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RE: Seat Question

Thanks STC, I missed the post with Basic's bike seat. Love the look, I'd hate to sit on that for more than a short time though, it looks like it could be painful. Beautiful with the rest of the bike mods, but painful.

Apr 23, 2006 | 08:03 PM

mcurry5

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RE: Seat Question

thats what I was thinking, I am gonna just reskin the stock seat and adda little extra padding on there.

Apr 24, 2006 | 04:25 PM

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RE: Seat Question

Oh come on, you guys must all be candy a$$es!! Ha, ha, only kidding. It is a very bare bones seat that's for sure but had to have it since it went with the look I'm going for. I sat on it for a bit over the weekend while we were getting the bike put back together and it really isn't too bad with the tension springs. Between those and the rear shocks I'm sure it will soak up all the bumps. However, it definately won't be like sitting on a lazy boy...more like one of those plastic chairs from elementary school! I'm used to riding a motorcross bike with a seat that's hard as hell so that probably helps. I did design the brackets so that all I have to do is remove two bolts and throw the stock seat on if I'm going for a really long ride.

Most any of the hand tooled seat guys you will find will cover any seat. They will even shave the foam down on the stock seat to get better lines if you want and can cut out and add a gel insert in the middle. You can contact Martin who did my seat and see what he could do. Quite reasonable and exceptional work. www.dreamevildesigns.net