Original seat cover replicas

[koolaid_kid]

We NEEED pics!!! I sent mine in a week or 2 ago and Im SO eager to see how they do!

That is the plan. The pics they show in their ad is the unmounted cover. I plan on taking pics during and after the installation.

[850 Combat]

Has anybody tried one on a Skunk? They say they make one for 1979 on 1000 "E", "S", and "ET". The "E" and "S" are not the same. I don't care that much if it isn't perfect in each detail, but the "E" has a pretty prounenced hump that the "S" isn't suposed to have I think.

I have installed numerous Saddlemen covers on early 850 and 1000G's. What I really don't lioke about those is the thin foam layer under the vinyl. It makes the seat look way more rounded and puffy. It also keeps you from easily fitting the plastic rails back on. They are pointless, but I want them.

[koolaid_kid]

First Pics

Got time to take some pics; got the seat out and test fitted the cover. Looks pretty good.



This is the front, showing the lines.



This is the rear, again showing the lines.



Side view.



Underside. It is reinforced with a second piece of vinyl.



The original seat, so you can compare the lines.

Initial report: The quality of the vinyl appears to be good. I found no flaws in the stitching. The fit is very snug and appears to be correct.

I am awaiting some super dense seat foam to insert before installing the cover, then more pics will follow.

[Adler]

Im excited to see how tight the front looks, seems to be the most difficult part to get right.

I was kinda worried initially that I would lose the beautiful heat pressed Suzuki emblem on the back of my 550L but I noticed that the 750 and 1000 L's both have the same emblem! And he does them PERFECT!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUZUKI-GS1000-79-80-GS750-80-81-SEAT-COVER-STRR-/170507320069?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27b3073b05

[cowboyup3371]

Well Koolaid I will admit I was wrong about this company. I was afraid of this being a scam especially since it was an overseas one and not stateside. I'll go back and read your original post about them and see if they can do my 550T since I'm having some problems finding a new cover for it (have an email to one place but not sure yet).

[koolaid_kid]

Well Koolaid I will admit I was wrong about this company. I was afraid of this being a scam especially since it was an overseas one and not stateside. I'll go back and read your original post about them and see if they can do my 550T since I'm having some problems finding a new cover for it (have an email to one place but not sure yet).

I was concerned, since it was a risk. But they have an excellent eBay rating (99.7% with 1302 responses), so I took the chance.
Best of luck, and remember we'll be setting up a group buy when I get this thing installed and it has members' approval.

[chuck hahn]

Can you PM me their contact info? I was thinking I could see if they wanted to deal on this original 78 1000 seat cover i got from Rustybroncobefore i contacted myn regular seat girl..may be a good group buy on those as well if they can duplicate it as nice as that one is.

[koolaid_kid]

Can you PM me their contact info? I was thinking I could see if they wanted to deal on this original 78 1000 seat cover i got from Rustybroncobefore i contacted myn regular seat girl..may be a good group buy on those as well if they can duplicate it as nice as that one is.

Just go to the ebay site http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUZUK...item27b3073b05 and their info is there. You can also search their ebay store and see if they already offer the 78 1000 cover.
Bear in mind that English is at least their second and perhaps third or more language. So you have to read their ads real well and interpret their emails just a bit. Best of luck.

[Mysuzyq]

I was afraid of this being a scam especially since it was an overseas one and not stateside. I'll go back and read your original post about them and see if they can do my 550T since I'm having some problems finding a new cover for it (have an email to one place but not sure yet).

IIRC, I made the original recommendation..... I knew they weren't scammers, because they reproduced a few covers from scratch, for some members on another board (who were quite happy with the product & prices). Had there not been any history, I wouldn't have mentioned them here.

[koolaid_kid]

Yes you did, and it is appreciated. I'm just waiting to hear from twr1776 who had a piece of the super foam sitting around. If he doesn't work out, I'll just contact Sargent's directly so I can get this thing going. I WANT MY STOCK SEAT BACK ON THE BIKE!
(ANYBODY INTERESTED IN A LOW MILEAGE BLACK ON BLACK CORBIN IN PERFECT SHAPE?)

[fatnfast]

Not sure if this is of any use, its the complete seat made by ebay seller tight-fit-seats.

[chuck hahn]

checked out Pit replicas site but was only able to find a 79 1000 and NOT a 78...unless i missed it..Anyone know of any others that may have the 78 covers??

[koolaid_kid]

I would suggest contacting them and see if you can work a deal. Just a thought, since there are so many Skunks here.

[850 Combat]

Is a Skunk seat different from a 1979 seat?

[koolaid_kid]

Is a Skunk seat different from a 1979 seat?

Good question. The parts fiche at BB show the same part number for both years. While pit-replica's quality is good, the accuracy of their ebay ads AFA model displacement and model years is a bit umm, haphazard. For example, the cover they made for me shows that it fits 1000 machines and that it fits 81 1100 machines, both of which are incorrect.