Made my own Seat Cover.

Today I made myself a seat cover using the original one for a pattern. After a lot of cussin and fightin, I got it done about a half hour ago. I'll post pics later.
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How did you get the staples in? My staple gun is far too weak (Arrow T-50) and I can't seem to find a pneumatic gun that will work with 1/4 or 3/8 inch staples.
Any thoughts?

 

Stanley Sharp Shooter Plus is the stapler I used. Wal-Mart $19.97. Did really good job of shootin them in there.

 

Looking forward to seeing pics Welder, I am very interested in doing this myself.

 

Pics are up

 

As you can see, the old seat was well worn and ripped. I had previous knowlege of sewing so that helped a lot. If you can use a sewing machine or are close with one who can it isn't as hard as it looks.

 

Next time ... try throwing-in a welded seam. Fold a piece of material over a lenght of sash cord and stitch-it-up close to the cord. Then, sew the weld into the seams, using the flaps on eather side of the cord as seams.

The seam gets a nice "Bead" and some give and a little more strength; too.

 

Nice work! I did the same thing for my '86 X700 (same color even), and was pleasantly surprised with the results. That's been several years, and it's still holding up just fine.

 

I didn't want the piping look, all seams are double stitched with heavy duty nylon thread and it has plent of give with the original design. Yamaha did such a nice job, Who am I to change that. Thanks for the tip anyway

 

nice seat Jerry, looks great. I love to buttons on there too its a good look

 

Imagine the bikes we'd all have if we all lived in a nice, warm, sunny community with golf-cart paths to each-others homes and shops!

We'd even be tuning-up the golf carts; I'll betcha!

 

Rick,

It's not a long trip trip down I-95 for you to get here. Xj bikes are few and far between here. Other than one beat up 1982 750 maxim I haven't seen any others. I don't live in a golf community and I'm not rich. Me and my family take care of the bike like it is one of the family. If it's cut it gets stitches.

 

Way to go Jerry!!!
Real nice looking seat, I been looking for a place to but buttons, any suggestions?
My seat has been done fairly recently and I only had 1 button several more would sure look nice.

 

I bought the buttons at Jo Ann fabrics, Thay have a silky covering on them but they look really good against the vinyl. they have a plastic backing with a hole large enough for the parachute cord to pull through. The button spacing was 4" on the centerline.

 

I do that too. And guess what? My golf cart is a HARLEY! It's a two cycle thought so it doesn't leave that HD oil stain.