Old classic bike seat broken!

And get a wet arse ever after?

Del

Get it right!! wet and sore arse!

He was saying the foam is all shot and lumpy now too :) might actually help make it more comfy.

Could always throw a nice lil piece of sheepshin over it.

Look you....urm....tupperware bike owner (as in plastic with badly fitting lids), I never said shot and lumpy, I said it has hardened in some places. That is not the same as lumpy or shot. It is still in the right shape and soft enough for good comfort, just not pliable enough to push it in all the way without creating a lot of foam crusty dust from the edges where it has hardened.

I don't think steam will do it any good so with all respect I will give that one a miss too just like the vacuum. Thanks for the suggestion, vinyl would normally become nice and soft with steam.

I don't like Corbin seats full stop (period for the Americans)

This seat is over 30 years old and is a true classic by now. It is not beyond repair and has no rips or tears anywhere, the edge has just come off the metal pan in that one small place. If it were some cheap throw away replaceable thing, such as the seat of your cbr pocket rocket, I would replace it as well.

Only kidding, I should be nice to you for we are all brothers on 2 wheels.

Im was just offering a suggestion with the hope of helping. You said the seat would be redone eventually, hence the suggestion to get a new cover for it made. To me a seat that is torn, with hard lumpy spots... that is shot IMO. Guess it depends on the level of thriftiness

I am pretty sure that many upholsterers use steam when fitting seats/cushions etc to make it plaible and help keep wrinkles out... but an old seat like that might just fall apart in steam

Corban was merely a suggestion, there are many companies out there.

I realize your older, slower (wearing tassles on your gear so you know that you are moving), cheaper, and probably holding on tightly to one of those beers you mentioned earlier so I'll let the trash talk on my bike go

By the way it is not a CBR, wrong colors completely. She is a K7 GSXR 750. Dry weight of 360lbs stock, (I have knocked almost 15lbs off it) putting out 128Hp to the wheel. It isn't for everyone but I'm still young enough to appreciate a finely tuned machine such as her.

I also have dirt bikes (CR250 & XL250R) and a Bandit 650S ABS. I'm looking into a touring bike for long range trips. Probably will wind up with a Goldwing as I have always been a fan of those boats.

Good luck in your restoration.

EDIT: oh as far as my bike being cheap, disposable and throw away... that bike lists $12000 Can and I have also put another $4000 in mods into her. That one kinda stung

Haha, so the old and trusted way of multi angled, multi faceted attack still works, I knew I would get to you on one of those things

Too much of this bollocks going on for real to take it serious though, isn't that right. I like the jokes about tassels and beer and old and duck tape so it does not fall of. Liking Harley's you learn to or you get out if it bothers you, that separates the men from the boys see, you champion our cause even if you don't like it

I used to have Yams, Hons and more Hons. Never had a suz or a Kwak but did fancy one of those SRAD somethings when they were the hot thing to have. Some really nice Jap stuff out there now and I must say that their race bred style is better than their Harley clone rubbish. Those metric cruisers should be dumped IMHO.

Did you use to have a CBR as your name states?

Anyway, for the last time, the damn seat ain't broke OK! No rip in it just loose, pffft some never learn.

It is not a restoration either to be honest. The bike is from 2001 and I just wanted to get rid of that enormous fairing that hung of the front like it was never meant to have anything in common with it. I think you are right to call them boats.

I ripped all that off and rebuilding it in the likeness of those late 60ies FLH. That is why I have got this seat. This whole project was only supposed to be some mild winter maintenance, yeah right.

LOL all in jest I know:)

2 wheeled brothers gotta stick together :P

This is my second GSXR actually. My first was a 98 GSXR 600 SRAD, very quick for her time.

The CBR in my handle stands for Chesapeake Bay Retriever. I've had 2 of them now (my first one was named Groovy) and hope that if my current male passes Hip and Eye exams coming soon that we can breed him or get a good blooded female. Tough, strong, determined, intelligent and loyal dogs. Well suited to our climate here and the colder waters here.

I hear ya on the projects dragging on longer then thought... I have a couple Eagle Talons, and a 73 Harley Davidson 350 (old enduro like bike) sitting in parts in my shop.

I definately want a touring bike over a cruiser though. As it is to be for touring and long trips, I do plenty of day trips on the GSXR but it isn't too comfortable of a riding position to be at it for too long.

GL fixing that broken down, lumpy and shot seat! LOL sorry I shouldnt have I know

Eagle talons have too many wheels to fetch my interest Only good for when you need to transport something.

The 350 is probably one of those Harley purchased brands they used in the Army. Most had rotax engines or Amstrad engines. Just like Polaris, Aermacchi and a few I have forgotten about, they were destined to fail as Harley did not really put the effort in them at the right time (if there was a right time). The Harley sprint is a classic example of how to wrong something good.

That SRAD Gixer you mentioned, was that the one with the hump back seat? If so that was the one I had my eyes on for a while.

With regards to cruising or touring, it is not just down to the bike you know. I did 4,500 miles in 2 weeks on my Sportster 883 back in 2003 when they had the Barcelona parties on for Harley's 100th. My wife vowed to divorce me if I did not buy another bike with a bigger seat.

So we bought the 2001 SE Tour Glide. I did 1600 miles in 2 days on this which included pitching my tent and drinking beer in Germany. I went to the European Bike Week in Austria which took 95000 people over the week it was on. Fabulous but had some seat sores for a few days. I think of the "funny walk" after such mileage as a badge of honour, not many will join you for such journeys especially in the HOG scene. They rather trailer their bike to the village border and push it in. Same in Spain, we saw almost as many trailer trash as we saw real bikers.

I have also been to Sweden and to Norway to 2 different Super rallies. Both journeys taking 2 to 3 days. These rallies are organised by the Federation of Harley Riders and attract between 15,000 to 25,000 people every year. Could not go this year due to lack of money. You will find people there that rode their hard tail Harley all the way from Italy to the rally taking 3, 4 or 5 days. They really walk funny but you better not say something. Nice guys though and a damn lot better to be with than most HOG fuzzies as we call them.

You say you are in Canada, must have a long winter lay up period or are you all right for the riding season?

LOL @ the wife giving ya the gears over the seat:) My wife just started riding last year. She loves to ride, but I'm sure she'd jump at the chance to be a passenger on a plush touring bike.

Below is a pic of my SRAD taken last summer. (bonus shot of the CBR on the left)

The HD I have was made in Italy if I recall. It used to be my uncle's before he went to the work for the Air Farce.

I found it funny that you wouldnt consider a Corban seat and yet you drive a HD. What's up with that?

Sounds like you put on quite a few miles each year. I have 46,000KM on the SRAD now and 18,000Km on the K7 GSXR

We don't get many rallies up here, but my hometown hosts the one and only Canadian Sportbike Rally. It's a hoot to see a few thousand sport bikes all get together at once.

The riding season here in Canada is from May to October or early December if lucky.

Kinda sucks to have all the bikes in the basement workship sitting idle for so long :(

(bonus shot of the CBR on the left)

!!??..

NO NO that thing on the left is a 'D O G' (wash my mouth out).. it is honest defferably..I can tell trust me..It's one of them brow ones too they are terrible barky things eughhh.

Del

DOG is cat friendly!

We have three of the felines here and they all get along remarkably well although the cats tend to get a little short fused when they tire of the dogs affections.

I found this picture... was that you on Halloween? Or is this one of your parisian brothers?

Ok but is the Cat Mouse friendly?

I don't think that mouse has anything to worry about, he looks smarter then the average cat.

HAHAhahaha, I don't think our resident cat is going to like you much. LOL

Grrr Ftsssssszzzz

Ok now you have done it, I want:

1) similar workshop with nice woody look cupboards for my .....errm....BEER

2) That many bikes of any sort (but at least one real one like a Harley)

3) Your wife to teach my wife to RIDE herself.

4) anything else you have I could use, want, need (strike out as needed)

Yes I like to pile on the mileage as the thing was made for it. If it did not like it it should have become a comfy chair.....ok bad comparison

The CBR is a lot leaner than I expected. Over here retrievers are normally old peoples companions and get to retrieve little more than slippers or newspapers and become morbidly obese retrievers. Sorry state some are in make you wanna cry.

You needs to git you some darn duck tape.

No only kidding. The ratcheting tie down straps that are commonly used to retain a cycle when transported by trailer, might be able to compress your seat material sufficiently to allow you to reattach the existing retainer that I thought you said was still usable. With the ratcheting works on the bottom to prevent damage. Possibly more than one to compress where needed.

They gots duck tape in camo now. You cain't hardly see it.

hell ya!

Gotta love the May 24 weekend:)

I'll definately be hitting the twisties and tipping one or two back in the evening in her honor:)