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What have you done to your CBR 1000f today?

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Old 05-02-2012, 02:00 PM
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^No, the text with the word "shipped" was at the bottom, after the upper text and pictures, well hidden. A good choice you have made, Sprock.
 
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Old 05-02-2012, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Sprock
Recovered / Upholstered 2 Seats for an 87 & 96 1000F - now my mitts are all swelled up !
This would not be one of my preferred jobs to be doing to bikes - a real pain in the neck
Well come on then. Where's the bloody pictures?
Yes, your bloated, over worked brass bands. I'm not interested in your work.

No, only joking. I think you need to expand on this little piece of potentially genius handiwork. My **** needs some new upholstery to perch on. I need some inspiration.
C'mon man... when your finger has shrunk enough to be able to press the shutter, stick up a few less bloody pics for us all to wonder at.
 
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Old 05-03-2012, 04:08 PM
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Today was a good day. New front and rear sprockets (stock size), new chain, and new rear tire (180/55/17). Can't wait to put some miles on!
 
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Old 05-03-2012, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Cokeman7
Today was a good day. New front and rear sprockets (stock size), new chain, and new rear tire (180/55/17). Can't wait to put some miles on!
Yeah, that's a good day right there!
 
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Old 05-04-2012, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by HenryM
Well come on then. Where's the bloody pictures?
Yes, your bloated, over worked brass bands. I'm not interested in your work.

No, only joking. I think you need to expand on this little piece of potentially genius handiwork. My **** needs some new upholstery to perch on. I need some inspiration.
C'mon man... when your finger has shrunk enough to be able to press the shutter, stick up a few less bloody pics for us all to wonder at.

Per your request Henry

Total cost - $17.99 for the vinyl & $6 n chg for a 4 pack of Landshark

This is UV protected - bike orientated vinyl - a little stretchier than most - but good tough stuff - imo
Specified as being black but to be honest transpired to being more of a dark gray - better looking too imo


 
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Old 05-05-2012, 05:38 AM
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Did you glue the material down or just staple the edge?
Did you strip off the original vinyl or just cover right over it?
My black seat is needing a facelift.
 
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Old 05-05-2012, 05:45 AM
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I've come a conclusion: who needs parts for a 3rd gen bike?
 
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Old 05-05-2012, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by ranchome
Did you glue the material down or just staple the edge?
Did you strip off the original vinyl or just cover right over it?
My black seat is needing a facelift.

old covers always come off

no glue - just staples - I like the vinyl to be able to slide as you stretch it

You end up stretching here then undoing some staples and redoing the tension there
- then again and again over and over around and around until
all corner folds and creases are in under the lip and stapled down.

Never staple to close to the lip edge starting out - always in as far as you
can and don't trim off until the seat looks 100% from the top side -
it's take a bit of finagling - but comes out good if you are patient with it .
 
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Old 05-05-2012, 05:36 PM
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I'll have to give it a try. Did you find the material local or Internet?
 
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Old 05-05-2012, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ranchome
I'll have to give it a try. Did you find the material local or Internet?

Ebay ..........LINK


FYI - I have a pneumatic 22guage long nose upholstery stapler - which helped heaps too
as you can use the nose of the stapler to grip and stretch the vinyl under the lip and then
shoot the staples.....
 

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