Touring And Custom Seats

[Oldbull]

Ive been searching ebay for some givi panniers and came accross this guy ..see link.. He is a fellow Bird owner and does seats and backrests for the Bird and all other bikes as well.. Ive had a chat with him on the phone and Ive ordered a matching seat and backrest off him .. Even tho I havent seen any of his finished products yet he seems very honest and straightforward guy and very confident in his work.... Aswell as being a enthusiastic Bird owner to boot.. I have emailed him a link to here and to get himself signed up, not just to sell his stuff but for the wealth of information that we all know is available here..

nuff of my waffle .. heres a link and a few pics to his ebay auction at the mo..
check it out and see what you think..

I am sending my seat up on Monday and I will post up when I get my seat and backrest back ...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300037409807&fromMakeTrack=true#ebayphotohosting

 

[Bob Pinder]

Nice find, hopefully the guy can buy a spell checker with his profits!

 

[Gforceuk]

Nice find, hopefully the guy can buy a spell checker with his profits!

maybe two spell checkers...

 

[cakey]

HELLO

HELLO ALL ! IM NEW TO THIS SITE AND IM WELL IMPRESSED WITH IT. JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY! THAT MY PROFITS GO TO PUTTING BREAD AND BUTTER ON THE TABLE FOR MY FAM .AND REGARDS TO THE SPELLING,MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AMY LISTED IT ON EBAY FOR ME,
SO FOR 9 YEAR OLD DONT YOU THINK SHE AS DONE A DAM GOOD JOB!!!!!!
REGARDS DAZ

 

[Gforceuk]

That might explain it.....but .. if your going to run a business.. it might be an idea to get a spell checker on it.. it might be a little more professional and get you more sales...

 

[cakey]

THANX

THANX FOR THAT..... DOING THE SEATS AND BACK RESTS IS NOT A BUSINESS ITS JUST A HOBBY ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN SAT LISTENING TO MY WIFE GOING ON AND ON WANTING THIS AND WANTING THAT IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN....KIND REGARDS DAZc7u8

 

[cakey]

HI DAVE (OLDBULL) THANX FOR THE LINK AND PHONE CALL MATE ITS VERY NICE OF YOU. IM STARTING TO FEEL A LITTLE GUILTY,AS I FEEL LIKE IM STANDING ON PEOPLES TOES WITH THE SEATS AND RESTS AND AS BEEN A NEW FACE ON HERE I DONT WANT TO MAKE ANY ENEMIES, IF YOU GET THAT I MEAN... b0x2

 

[Gforceuk]

Might be an idea to become a site sponser

 

[richard]

Also worth having a look here i just picked one up "Awesome"



http://www.motorbike-seats.co.uk/ :bow:



R

 

[Jim and Anita]

Richard,


We can endorse that, great seat and very helpfull guy.

 

[Oldbull]

Lo Daz.. welcome to the forum mate and I hope you enjoy your Bird as much as the rest of us do on here..

good luck with your new venture with the seats etc :-:

btw.. Ive been running my own buiseness for the last twenty seven years and I cant spell for poonuts fl4g71

 

[Oldbull]

HI DAVE (OLDBULL) THANX FOR THE LINK AND PHONE CALL MATE ITS VERY NICE OF YOU. IM STARTING TO FEEL A LITTLE GUILTY,AS I FEEL LIKE IM STANDING ON PEOPLES TOES WITH THE SEATS AND RESTS AND AS BEEN A NEW FACE ON HERE I DONT WANT TO MAKE ANY ENEMIES, IF YOU GET THAT I MEAN... b0x2

Naaahhh dont feel guilty Daz, it was me who put the link up here not you..
give as good as you get on here mate.thats the norm, besides a little competition is healthy and its allso good to have a choice.. :-:

 

[ianrobbo1]

dunno how long you've been making seats Daz, but I suspect I have one of yours already!! it is identical to one of those on your ebay advert, !! and as your "local" we may well be in the market for another, do you do the "gel" inserts BTW :dunno:
shouldnt let anyone on here bother you "ref the spullink!" or anything else for that matter, hope to see you at Squres sometime soon!! :dunno:

 

[Jono]

On the subject of seats, Tony Archer from Huddersfield does a good job as some will testify. ?60 gets you this. :bow:

 

[Bogieknight]

Welcome Cakey

Don't worry about upsetting anyone on here. The banter is very lively and downright rude at times, as I've found out and I've only been a member for a few months. But it's all part of the fun and there are some proper decent folk on here. So get involved and start flinging the sh1t! %$fan

Custom seats are a subject of recurring interest it would seem, so to have someone that is a member that can do the job well would be a bonus for the forum I think.

I'm planning on replacing my standard seat so I'll be keen to see what the feedback on your seats are. Like Ianrobbo, I'd like to know whether you'll put gel packs in and what sort of foam you use. I need maximum long term long journey comfort!

It might be an idea for you to post your costs on the forum, though thinking about it I'm not sure whether you'd be able to post your costs directly on here: you'd need to talk to Jaws about that.

Anyway, keep us up to speed on what you're doing and good luck!

Ps. Do you like cake?

 

[cakey]

thanx all

will keep you all inform how things go!!! i dont do the gel yet!!!but im going to look into it,and in regards to cakey!!!!! my last name is eccles so (eccles cakes)smilie_koc would be nice to have a ride wi you all sometime............

 

[ianrobbo1]

"Cakey" give me a shout if your heading over to Squires in near future I'll nip over and have a brew with you!!

 

[derek kelly]

"Cakey" give me a shout if your heading over to Squires in near future I'll nip over and have a brew with you!!

You could even buy him a pastie Ian.

 

[cakey]

help plz

i have the 99 carb mod with 5k miles, looks brand new, im second owner, people keep telling me to get some cans fitted, and get it jetted to and it will make a big diff"
is this true,or would you wait till i run some milles on her first,
also if i get dyno jet done will it make it drink more petrol
many thanx g0551p
daz


just 1 more thing i want to fit the rear light off a newer bike, my light looks boring,i like the bigger one what do i need to do
thank you

 

[Mortis]

Well, I like the look of those seats Cakey. After my first foreign tour on the 'Bird this year, I think I will need a decent seat for next year as it wasn't the comfiest I've ever sat on! And it was only a week long this year!!! As I'm a Bratfud (Bradford for all those non Yorkshire folk on here) lad, I could drop it in and collect it to save on post. Who says us Yorkshire folk are tight?



Are you a Tigers fan, by any chance?