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The4ork
Posted on Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 02:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

my S1 seat has bananna'd ... best way i can describe it... the front of it has arched way up in the air, and theirs like a good 2" gap between the bottom and the tank...

likely from sitting out in the sun over the years...

any way to remedy this? i thought about maybe taking a heat gun to the back of it, and applying pressure to bend it back into place.
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Analbeard
Posted on Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 05:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Loose some weight..
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The4ork
Posted on Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 11:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Haha funny.... im only 170 lol
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Coxster
Posted on Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 08:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have a M2 seat I bought off CL that has some rise in the front. I stored it upside down for a few months and it turned out ok. I would not be against the heat gun method either.
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Captains1
Posted on Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 08:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I too have an S1 with a banannad seat. I currently have the seat upside down a shelf with a weight on the back of it. Its only been there for a week but im hoping it will work
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Analbeard
Posted on Monday, February 24, 2014 - 02:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I took the covering off one seat which had arched slightly and replaced it with thin leather which gave it a softer feel . The old cover was solid .
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Captains1
Posted on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 06:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hey Analbeard. I have been thinking of reupholstering my seat.

How easy did you find it to replace the leather. Was it just a case of removing the staples, re-glueing and re-stapling?
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Analbeard
Posted on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 01:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thin leather is needed as I tried it with stuff i thought would take some wear and it just wouldn`t fit right. Took the staples out and used the same length stainless steel ones to replace it , no glue involved. The stapler was a big one and they take some putting in! I think one of my other seats has pop rivets. Pleased with the result and made the feel softer .
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Captains1
Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 12:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Can i ask what leather you used and do you remeber where you got it
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Analbeard
Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 02:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I got the leather locally from UK and I think it was goat or kid leather. Will have a rummage through Ebay feedback later. There was enough for two seat covers from one skin.
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Analbeard
Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 02:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BARKERS-HIDE-LEATHER-N15 0-BLACK-Soft-kid-goatskin-nappa-Textured-Slightly- waxy-/221343512710?pt=UK_Crafts_Leathercraft_LE&va r=520215897359&hash=item338919f886 This is the stuff, less than 1mm thick to be able to fit around the front of the seat without bunching. Don`t know how long it`ll last being that thin , but not worried.
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Captains1
Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 08:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks for that. I guess ill give it a shot
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The4ork
Posted on Saturday, March 08, 2014 - 03:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What about the foam? Would that be hard to replace? I have a memory foam pillow I dont use, would feel great under my nuts on the bike
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Analbeard
Posted on Saturday, March 08, 2014 - 05:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Your head weighs less than your ass so it may compress too much. I found riding with no seat cover at all quite comfortable, the thick vinyl cover is what`s the problem. You can find gel inserts online for letting into foam, anyone tried that.

(Message edited by analbeard on March 08, 2014)
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