A Pain In The butt

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phild
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A Pain In The butt

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Has anyone had their seat recovered or had a custom one made,preferably by a supplier in the North West area.
I was thinking of looking into a new seat with a bit more comfort.
As I get older it seems the ability to ignore butt ache is diminishing alot sooner.

Any ideas anyone . Cheers Phil
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Kev L
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I had the seat of my Yamaha FZR750RT Genesis recovered by R.K. Leighton, http://www.rk-leighton.co.uk/
They did a really top job for £70 including postage (18 months ago). They added an additional layer of foam which made a big difference.
Hope this helps,
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Couldnt entertain a softer saddle, its the only thing that stops my piles falling out and making friends with my knees.......... 8O :Toilet1:
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Had my FZS600 seat covered by this guy a few years back-did a great job. Cost £35 at the time.

http://www.tonyarcher.co.uk/
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haven't had my Storm one done, but have had seats on my other bikes done by Tony Archer http://www.tonyarcher.co.uk/ always done a cracking job and none too expensive either, also uses quality Gelpads (if you require them fitted) rather than some of the lesse quality pads fitted by others
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:wink: too late barmy :thumbup: :)
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Jbrebel wrote::wink: too late barmy :thumbup: :)
Hey better late than never, wasn't until I posted up I saw I had been pipped to the post...curses....still 2 better recommendations better than one!!! :lol: :lol:

Only worry is I heard on grapevine that Tony is none too well at present, and therefore there may be some delay if one requires a Tony Archer seat.
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its 3 votes for Tony Archer now. I had him do my storm seat with higher foam and gel pads front & rear, then a new cover to suit. Not cheap at £200, but I wanted someting that didnt change the lines of the bike.

Looks like this
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I still have to move about to stop numb elbow by 100 miles, but it is beter than before. May well be that I dont have enough padding on my butt :lol:

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phild
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Re: A Pain In The butt

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Many thanks for the info everyone,

I have found a guy in Aspull near Wigan, Michael at - http://www.premierautotrim.com he is looking into a few ideas. Will let you know how I get on.

Cheers Phil
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