I also need some new T bolts to fix the trim strip back on, Mine had three one side and only two the other. I asked for the block to be cut down to 5cms in height for a distance of 51 cms from one end. In order to simplify matters I asked the supplier to make the first cut as a simple step (sadly they couldn't cut slopes). I ordered a block of 6BLRECON foam- a reconstituted firm foam of size 60x13x26 cms which is a good approximation to the base size. I need a new foam and cover- the cover I must get pre-made as sewing a new one is beyond me, however a new foam is £60, and I should be able to improve on this. A new seat is around 200 quid and doing it myself should be less than half that. In the mean-time I am trying to get a new foam and cover. I will treat it to some anti-rust chemicals and stonechip. I have welded the pan-fitting two new captive studs. Edge trim which promoted rusting around the edge is still in position in this picture. When I refit I will fit the trim around the edge- over the cover! The edge trim beneath the cover had done no good at all and seemed to have promoted rusting.
#Grease original soundtrack front andback cover Patch
Seat Pan needed de-rusting and welding to patch the hole for the captive bolt and also for the edge where there is a split. The foam underneath was disgusting! Deteriorated and crumbling- no strength in it at all. These are drilled through the seat pan side and bolted on the inside with a 1/8 WW nut and washer.These were the devil to get out because they were recessed beneath an edge trim strip applied under the seat cover and visible here as a bulge at the seat edge.
The strip is held by captive head Tee bolts that fit inside the trim's rear groove. One of the seat pan captive bolts has come adrift with a break in the pan- nothing to reattach it to! The breakdown foam particles were pouring as a dust out of this hole.īetter remove the old split covering! Its held on by bent shark-teeth on the inside, and a chrome trim strip on the outside. When I got this bike I was told that the seat cover was split- I had believed that the foam and pan were OK though so it came as a bit of a shock when I removed the seat and found the rear of the bike was covered in nasty crumbling foam dust! but bottom line: if I were to do this job again I think I would get it done for me! If you want to follow my learning curve I describe my steps below and I really think this would give a good result if you have the right seat and foam to start with. I think the result is no more than "passable". This meant that I had to make a lot of ad-hoc changes to my foam and the result was less than satisfactory. A humped cover over a sportsman seat just doesnt fit. Sadly when I sought to replace it I made the same mistake. The PO (like me) expected the humped seat and fitted a humped seat cover- which was unsuccessful. Certainly the age and condition of the foam suggests that this is original. I think that BSA fitted the C15 Sportsman seat to these bikes but havent been able to prove it. I've seen lots of pictures of fleetstars with this type of seat, its got a much lower hump and its a little shorter overall. Not only are these humped seats much trickier than the usual flat form I don't actually think that this seat is the correct one for the bike and although I had assumed (as had the PO) that it was the expected BSA humped type, I now think that it isn't. This one was by far the least satisfactory.
I have recovered and refoamed several bike seats by now.
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