considering recover rear seat on 84 vt700c - Honda Shadow Forums : Shadow Motorcycle Forum

RocksBlues · 01-16-2013, 12:53 AM

I have the pan and the foam is in pretty good shape. I have an old but in great shape leather vest that doesn't fit me any more. I'm considering using it to cover the rear seat, any thoughts?

gmck · 01-16-2013, 06:16 AM

unless you have some chaps or a jacket to vcover the front with I think it would look strange.

joe in calif · 01-16-2013, 11:28 AM

Take it to an upholstery shop, it won't cost that much to have them recover it.

John Hopkins · 01-16-2013, 02:06 PM

You are not going to like this but I would suggest using a plastic coated leatherette, leather soaks up the rain, almost as quickly as a sponge..I have ridden thousands of miles in the rain, it has soaked through my reinforced leather jacket, a lumberjack padded shirt, and my underclothes..real leather is not waterproof..

John.

01-16-2013, 12:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
RocksBlues Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 498	considering recover rear seat on 84 vt700c I have the pan and the foam is in pretty good shape. I have an old but in great shape leather vest that doesn't fit me any more. I'm considering using it to cover the rear seat, any thoughts? __________________ RocksBlues, bassist and loving it! '84 Honda Shadow VT700C

01-16-2013, 11:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
joe in calif Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: San Jacinto, Calif Posts: 646	Take it to an upholstery shop, it won't cost that much to have them recover it. __________________ IF YOU ARE BORN ONCE YOU WILL DIE TWICE IF YOU ARE BORN TWICE YOU WILL DIE ONCE

01-16-2013, 02:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
John Hopkins Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tredegar,South Wales, near England, not far from Scotland. Posts: 3,415	You are not going to like this but I would suggest using a plastic coated leatherette, leather soaks up the rain, almost as quickly as a sponge..I have ridden thousands of miles in the rain, it has soaked through my reinforced leather jacket, a lumberjack padded shirt, and my underclothes..real leather is not waterproof.. John. __________________ Beauty is only skin deep but ugly goes right to the bone.

01-16-2013, 06:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
gmck Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,277	unless you have some chaps or a jacket to vcover the front with I think it would look strange.

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