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On Jul 16, 4:03 pm, "Bob La Londe" wrote:
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Any comments on the this would be appreciated.

The painted parts all look good. That's the hardest part usually to
replace
or fabricate. Original paint really adds value if it can be polished up
to
look good all over. Before the economic crash you could have sunk
several
hundred to a couple grand into it depending on if you did all the work
yourself or not, and then turned around and resold it as a cherry
restoration for a very tidy profit. Now, it would make an awesome
personal
project, but it might be hard to find the right buyer. Somebody like Jay
Leno might give you top dollar if he wanted it, but there aren't as many
middle class buyers with the cash laying around for toys these days.

Back in the day when I was really into motorcycles I'ld have bought it as
is
for the right price any day of the week.

Just as a general knowledge question, are there folks that repair/
replace those motorcycle vinyl and foam seats out there? Or is that a
get out the sewing machine and use the remnants for a pattern
project? I know VWs have had replacement seat covers and foam parts,
but there were a whole lot more of them made.

Stan


I imagine you can find somebody to repair the seat anywhere. Getting an OEM
look costs a bit more sometimes. Also, JC Whitney used to have replacement
skins for a lot of seat models. Then you just have to get somebody to recut
the foam or do it yourself.

Here is Yuma there is a guy who will do just about any single pad motorcycle
seat for under $100 if you just want a decent looking seat, and another shop
that will do as near OEM of a look as you can get for a couple times more.

Just look for upholstery shops and then ask around for people who have used
them.