I'm fettling my GT380 over winter with a view to putting it on the road next year.( restored it in 2013 and it's never turned a wheel since!
At the minute,the bike is a bit "let down" by the seat.
The seat is original to the bike and in excellent order , but just a little bit "dull" on the finish. The
"suzuki" lettering on the back is also a bit faded. I don't want to renew the cover as it's perfect and ori ginal.
what do you recommend as a product to clean and add a bit of
"newness" and why do these words keep on jumping from
line to
line?... sorry about that!
basically; what do you guys use to clean and polish your seats
?
years ago we used to use boot polish.
cheers
Andy
HOW TO CLEAN A SEAT?
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wardy
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HOW TO CLEAN A SEAT?
Andy;
1976 gt750A; 86 FZ750
1977gt380A
1982 z400j
1981 z650f.....1988 Sufolk punch 14"
"look;it's my bike; when you own it ,you can paint it any colour you like!"
(I once painted my Z650 PINK and had the pink panther logo on the tailpiece)
1976 gt750A; 86 FZ750
1977gt380A
1982 z400j
1981 z650f.....1988 Sufolk punch 14"
"look;it's my bike; when you own it ,you can paint it any colour you like!"
(I once painted my Z650 PINK and had the pink panther logo on the tailpiece)
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stevewharton
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Re: HOW TO CLEAN A SEAT?
Hi Andy, how ya doin mate?
My grandson manages his own Timpsons shoe repair shop and I've just asked him for an answer to your question. He recommends trying Kiwi black liquid shoe polish. Not the sort we used to use on leather shoes which you rubbed in with a cloth and then polished with a brush, he means the type in a tube with a small sponge on the end, which will most importantly restore the black colour and can then be polished if you need to.
Might be a cheap and simple solution Andy.
Hope this helps.
Cheers, Steve.
P.S. It comes in white too for the lettering.
My grandson manages his own Timpsons shoe repair shop and I've just asked him for an answer to your question. He recommends trying Kiwi black liquid shoe polish. Not the sort we used to use on leather shoes which you rubbed in with a cloth and then polished with a brush, he means the type in a tube with a small sponge on the end, which will most importantly restore the black colour and can then be polished if you need to.
Might be a cheap and simple solution Andy.
Hope this helps.
Cheers, Steve.
P.S. It comes in white too for the lettering.
Look, my paintwork hasn't got "Fish scales" 
they're "Dragon scales" right!!! However, after some thought, I will accept "Black Marlin" or "Swordfish", but definitely not "Haddock" or "Cod".
they're "Dragon scales" right!!! However, after some thought, I will accept "Black Marlin" or "Swordfish", but definitely not "Haddock" or "Cod".-
wardy
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Re: HOW TO CLEAN A SEAT?
cheers Steve. I'll get some of that and try it.
Hope you are OK and FAB tucked away !
mines off the road now. went for a ride on it last Sunday ( to Goole and back, of all places and is was a bit chilly when I got back just before 3pm... so that's it for this year.
all the best!
Andy
Hope you are OK and FAB tucked away !
mines off the road now. went for a ride on it last Sunday ( to Goole and back, of all places and is was a bit chilly when I got back just before 3pm... so that's it for this year.
all the best!
Andy
Andy;
1976 gt750A; 86 FZ750
1977gt380A
1982 z400j
1981 z650f.....1988 Sufolk punch 14"
"look;it's my bike; when you own it ,you can paint it any colour you like!"
(I once painted my Z650 PINK and had the pink panther logo on the tailpiece)
1976 gt750A; 86 FZ750
1977gt380A
1982 z400j
1981 z650f.....1988 Sufolk punch 14"
"look;it's my bike; when you own it ,you can paint it any colour you like!"
(I once painted my Z650 PINK and had the pink panther logo on the tailpiece)
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stevewharton
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Re: HOW TO CLEAN A SEAT?
Out on FAB yesterday (50 miles) and again today to Mablethorpe (80 miles) making the most of the sunshine and the fact that she's never ran better, must be uncle Baz's magic touch with the carb resto, the replacement barrels and pistons and the new exhaust system, running like a dream 
Look, my paintwork hasn't got "Fish scales" they're "Dragon scales" right!!! However, after some thought, I will accept "Black Marlin" or "Swordfish", but definitely not "Haddock" or "Cod".
they're "Dragon scales" right!!! However, after some thought, I will accept "Black Marlin" or "Swordfish", but definitely not "Haddock" or "Cod".-
PaulD738
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Re: HOW TO CLEAN A SEAT?
Silicone spray works a treat on seats and black plastic bits too 
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
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mizzytheman
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Re: HOW TO CLEAN A SEAT?
Whatever turns you on.PaulD738 wrote:Silicone spray works a treat on seats and black plastic bits too
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Alan H
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Re: HOW TO CLEAN A SEAT?
Hmmm. Certain cilicones on this fred, I'd best escape before I'm taken into consideration (or summat.....)
Proof that four strokes are over complicated
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PaulD738
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Re: HOW TO CLEAN A SEAT?
https://youtu.be/Z9t_KDGqOmEAlan H wrote:Hmmm. Certain cilicones on this fred, I'd best escape before I'm taken into consideration (or summat.....)
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!