Motorcycle Seat Upholstery

It has been several years since I have done a Harley-Davidson seat.
This seat belongs to a 2000 Harley Davidson Electra Glide classic.
The previous owner stitched in flames on the sea top which allowed water to get inside the seat so the rider got his buttocks wet when setting down.

Sure took a bit of doing to drill out all of the rivets and to strip the glued on top.
The green spot shown below is one of those "gel seats".

A nice coat of really thin poly wrap should help make for a Nice skin tight fit.

The washer backed rivets Will help hold things in place for years to come.

I chose a naugahyde brand Faux leather vinyl for this one.

I have black leather in-house, but it seems to have more maintenance in the long run then a quality vinyl. Also this vinyl has a nice stretch to it, which sure helps my tailoring stay sharp.

20 years ago if I did not put piping in the seams the seat would have looked cheated. That's not true anymore.
One of the most important things is the design of the patterns of the edge belting and the main cover.

It worked up nice and clean, ready to roll!

Thanks for looking here!