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Subject: Re: Re-upholstering and new seat

Author: Greg Barratt

Date: May 23, 2005, 9:32 AM

Post ID: 1718910159


i haven't tried mark etheridge's seat, so can't comment.
harper's solo seat is not so good - very thin, weak pan.
bill mayer saddles are very nice, expensive, but works great.



AJ Huff wrote:

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Thanks for the info Greg.

I have heard bad things about the Harper's pan. I was comparing Mark's
and MG Cycle's. I don't know if a springer seat will be the ticket. MG
Cycle warns of an about 200 pound limit. I'm 100 pounds over that and
then some. Yeah wide is good. Maybe I should just think of another
(spare) bench seat.

-AJ

At 06:47 AM 5/23/2005, you wrote:

 From: Greg Bender <gr-@thisoldtractor.com>
Subject: RE: Re-upholstering and new seat



Hi AJ,

I found my dual seat very uncomfortable. It had been recovered ??? years
ago by a previous owner. I think the foam may be original - but after
thirty years, that doesn't matter much. The foam would simply collapse
after a while and I would end up with essentially no padding.

I ordered a solo police seat from Mark and have it installed now. On the
few short rides that I've taken (less than 50 miles each time) it has
felt MUCH better. The true test will be the trip up to the National
rally (1,050 miles one-way from Tampa; not including my straying habbits
:>). If I don't post my thoughts after I get back, be sure to remind me.

I've heard the seat pan on the Harper solo seat cracks easily - even
when tightening the nuts to the frame. I don't have first hand
experience here, but this info comes from a reliable source.

I'm sure someone on the list has tried the MG Cycle seats and can
comment about them.

What I really want to do sometime is get an old steel farm implement
seat. The kind with the giant seat pan. I think it would look cool and
be very comfortable (WIDE - COMFORT)! :>




AJ Huff
'71 Ambassador
Three Rivers, MI
MGNOC# 19917
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