Category Archives: Custom Tailored Motorcycle Seats
A Truely ‘Custom’ Seat Shape
Here is another example of ‘shape’ versus ‘gel’. This seat is from a Yamaha FZ1 that the customer purchased in addition to the stock seat from Yamaha. Yamaha’s version of a ‘touring’ seat with gel added. After a 1000 mile … Continue reading
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To Gel or Not to Gel??
Gel has a quality that will keep things ‘moving’ slightly that can help in some extreme cases. However, Gel also has a drawback of heat retention, and tends to be ultra firm in cold temperatures. You know what it is like to get on your seat with that black material soaking up the sun’s rays on a hot day, but within 60 seconds you have forgotten about it. Continue reading
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Leather Versus Synthetic?
There is no absolute way to stop this, though you can slow it down a bit with the proper conditioners etc. The ‘outdoors’ unfortunately speeds up this process with moisture and sunlight. The constricting or shrinking is a very tangible attribute of leather. Continue reading
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