The Sewing Place
The Emporia => Access All Accessories => Topic started by: Maughanorama on December 11, 2020, 12:11:26 PM
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Hi ,, hope this is in the right place .. couldn't find anything remotely similar at some point when i become better at using my machine id like to re upholster and cover my motorbike seat.
does anybody know where i can find patterns for makes and models of bikes and custom seats? i cant seem to find any
thank you
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I made one in the dim and distant past but I took the old one to bits for the pattern....other than that I can’t help.
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I've done it and as Effie says the best way is to use the old one for a pattern. I don't know anybody that sells patterns. The seatmaker I know developed his own but wouldn't sell copies.
A lot depends on the complexity of the design. Be wary of the cheap covers sold on ebay, they are usually very much a 'one size fits all' design and NO it doesn't.
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yer i would like to get an old tattered one to take apart and make my own pattern but trying to find the right one that i can take apart at the right price seems difficult
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What bike is it?
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Suzuki Bandit Mk1, im trying to build my own gun fighter style with lady.
similar to this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CUSTOM-SEAT-SUZUKI-BANDIT-1200-600-1995-1999-MK1/193788722424?hash=item2d1eb53cf8:g:IfAAAOSwPzVfz4Nv
totally understand why people that make customs do not sell out their patterns. but it makes life difficult when trying to recreate the wheel
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Oh a bandit seat was the first one I ever sewed when I did some work for my friend who has a seat recovering business.
It’s certainly doable, I know the first one I made was sold, so it can’t be too difficult.
Can you pick up a seat from a scrapper, even if the cover is ripped, you should be able to deconstruct it to get a pattern.
You will be sewing through several layers of vinyl so will need a fairly robust machine.
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yer i have an old seat that im going to reshape and build up. just the cover i need, i suppose i could try to work it out from the pictures... might not be as difficult as i think
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Don't work from pictures, work from the actual seat and make a toile. Ideally you would use vinyl or pleather or similar for the toile but if necessary a plain woven which is very non-stretch. Tweek the toile as mch as you need to, then unpick it and use teh pieces for your pattern.
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Ahh I see. Do I have to take stretch into account. Basically make it slightly smaller?
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If you use leather or pleather or something similar there won't be much stretch, that's why a practice toil needs to be non-stretch.
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Ok... I c
Thank you. Sounds like a huge project for me. But going to have a go anyway.. probably learn a few things on the way maybe swear a lot too
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i just purchased this for £18 0_0
so is it just a case of un picking the stiches and marking out the panels on some paper to make the pattern ? maybe add some extra for seams ?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUZUKI-GSF-1200-BANDIT-1996-2000-SEAT-SADDLE/363222978558?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648
thanks all
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At only £26 for a ready cut replacement cover including postage, J P Covers (https://www.motorcycleseatcovers.co.uk/replacement-seat-covers?Collection=Suzuki) has to be worth considering? Unless of course you want something really special and/or enjoy the creative process.
Regards,
Phil.
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Be very careful when you cut it apart or you will distort the panels.
Unless the seam allowances have been trimmed you shouldn’t need to add extra but a slightly wider allowance will give you a bit of wiggle room.
Are you planning a new colour scheme or just going for black? I think they look good with coloured piping.
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I was going to go with black orange top stitches and orange piping maybe as the colours of my bike by then will be candy orange
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At only £26 for a ready cut replacement cover including postage, J P Covers (https://www.motorcycleseatcovers.co.uk/replacement-seat-covers?Collection=Suzuki) has to be worth considering? Unless of course you want something really special and/or enjoy the creative process.
Regards,
Phil.
Hi yer jp covers for my bike is £23 for a standard. The seat im trying to do is a gunfighter style seat. Basically different shape