'78 GS750 Seat Recovered

[Kcwiro]

That looks awesome... thanx you just added yet another improvement I will be doing on my bike this winter Thanks :-D

Question:

I have found the pic you were suggested for and was interested to know if you went for any foam replacement on yours. If so what might you have picked since I'm sure your 78E seat is very simular if not the same to my 80E figured see what you went for.

[Pearson]

Question:

I have found the pic you were suggested for and was interested to know if you went for any foam replacement on yours.

Hey, I don't mind spending other peoples money. It's easy!:-D

Nope, no foam replacement. This bike is not my long distance cruiser (that's my Roadie) so I didn't want to try modifying the seat. It's simple lines appeal to me anyway. From the Sargent website you can see they do some foam covering to smooth everything over and with the new seat cover it's very soft now. Last I saw they had a pretty good coupon on their website for November.

[J_C]

Sargent has a sale for this month. I wanted additional info re: ready fit covers but they didn't have my size so he told me about the following:

"If you send the seat to us, we can reupholster it for you. The price for a new upholstery installed on a metal seat pan, with Griptex in the seating area is $129.95 plus S&H. However, we have a 25% out of season discount coupon for the month of November. If you send your seat to us this month, the cost would only be $97.46 plus $19.95 S&H.
If I am wrong and the seat pan is plastic, not metal, the cost would be $99.95, discounted to $74.96 (plus S&H).
Complete the Order form, found on our web site, attach the discount coupon and send it and the seat to us at 44 E 1st St, Jacksonville, FL 32206 and we will do the work for you. Currently, it takes about 2 weeks or so to finish seats that we receive."

I ended up going with B&H but maybe someone else might benefit from the info

[Kcwiro]

How was your seat pan? ... I have a metal one sure your did as well, I have a bit of rust here and there. How was yours when you sent it in?

I tried to call them today about 15 min from closing today 8-12 on friday hours grr...and got a recording so I will have to try them on monday...since i want to get that special deal they are running this month.

Given I won't be needing it while I am taking the bike apart this winter long turn around doesn't bother me too much.

[Pearson]

How was your seat pan? ... I have a metal one sure your did as well, I have a bit of rust here and there. How was yours when you sent it in?

I tried to call them today about 15 min from closing today 8-12 on friday hours grr...and got a recording so I will have to try them on monday...since i want to get that special deal they are running this month.

Given I won't be needing it while I am taking the bike apart this winter long turn around doesn't bother me too much.

Mine was in very good condition luckily. Some surface rust, etc. but fortunately the metal edges were very good. Like everything on the bike, the seat was mostly dry rotted and the vinyl cracked. Some of the numbers they were talking to repair the pans started to frighten me..but judging from JC's comments, there's some wiggle room there. I can also attest to the 2 week turn around time.

[Kcwiro]

So did they do anything about the surface rust on your seat?

I am specifically curious about that. My seat hasn't got split seams that I have noticed but the seat pan does have a bit of rust here and there. The material definately crunches down some and I definately get a bit of a ruffer ride that expected sometimes.

I'll make another good run through checking it out today and see how it works figure I probably want to take some digital pics to email to the guys there what I am talking about and see what they say on it. The rn aroudn doesn't bother me too much since I have the bike in pieces at the moment cleaning up things here for install of the new gaskets.... once I get them.

Partsnmore has not emailed me back saying they sent them out and I ordered them on the 7th of this month...and they do not provide a number for me to call and get an answer from them. They did however take my money without hesitation which I always frown upon when I don't have any feedback from them what so ever...they are saving me a sixty bucks but I would have expected some type of feedback by now... I'll just sit on my hands and wait

[Pearson]

So did they do anything about the surface rust on your seat?

I am specifically curious about that. My seat hasn't got split seams that I have noticed but the seat pan does have a bit of rust here and there. The material definately crunches down some and I definately get a bit of a ruffer ride that expected sometimes.

Sargents told me to pretty well take care of the pan and anything else before sending it in. They can get work done for you, but you'll pay for it. My pan has a little surface rust. Sanding and painting would solve it so it's really only cosmetic. I've sat on the seat once since I got it back and it seems to have plenty of cushion. If you can get the price down low enough, you'll save enough to have them put in more foam so you don't bottom out. Call 'em, see what they say.

[Kcwiro]

Talked with Rudi today, very pleasent fellow. Guided me through the ins and outs and looked over the digital pics I took of my pan and current cover condition. I have some small wear showing on my existing cover (not the stock one since this guy has some draw strings or something near the rear to tighten it down) and the material is not very tight to my seat pan.

I am going with foam replacement figure hey I'm fixing this bike up I have to do this guy...the rust removal and repaint they are offering me more than satifies me since i personally have enough things to keep me busy this winter on this project.

As I got it this is how I stacked up.

1pc metal pan base price $109.95
CarbonFX Insert (yours looks too good to pass up) :-D +$20
Super Cell Foam F/R ( better make the Lady on back comfortable as well 8-[ +$100
Paint/Brush Seat Pan (this gets rid of my rust and paint problem) +$60
Shipping: $20

Grand Total: $309.95
W/Discount: $232.46

Not too shabby! If i do say so myself