Topic: Seat trim

[madmtnmotors]

Hard to tell from the end view what we are actually looking at. You describe this "U" channel and trim piece as one piece. This can't work as both the chrome trim and serve as and underlay to protect the upholstery from the metal edge of the seat pan. You can't have a solid piece on both the outside and the inside. I would speculate that the "U" shaped portion of this piece is merely a means to attach the chrome trim over top of the upholstery after it wraps around the edge of the seat pan. Now, granted, this will provide some protection where the upholstery wraps around the edge of the seat pan, so you have several choices:

>Recover the seat and reapply the original trim to the outside. What bike are we talking about? 350? 450? 500? 550? 650? 750? Other?

or...

>Install a protective material around the edge of the seat pan, then install the seat cover. This protective material can be just about anything, either a "U" shaped piece like what was used under the original covering (at least on the later model 750's), or you could take the old seat cover, cut it into 1/2" or so wide strips, and wrap this over the raw edge of the seat pan, gluing it in place. The only problem with this is it may make the edge of the pan to thick to allow the original trim to fit over this thickened edge.

or...

>Install protective material around the edge of the seat pan, then install the seat cover. Then either forego the trim or find a different trim piece. The trim I am familiar with uses holes though the edge of the seat pan with push on clips on the backside to hold it in place.


What about the seat trim in oldhatt's post?  http://www.hvccycle.com/seats.html

Is this similar to what you have?

[DH]

I found from another old thread, a possible supplier of "reproduction seat trim".
It looks like the original trim.  I will say, I ordered this seat trim back in February and have not received it yet.
I did ping the supplier around the middle of April and he had not gotten the trim yet from his supplier.
Anyhow, here is the link to that one.
http://www.hvccycle.com/seats.html

I also found another supplier of seat trim, but it is Not the original type like in the first link.
It is however, workable and looks decent.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/120934455823?item=120934455823&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:L:OC:US:3160&vxp=mtr&rmvSB=true&rmvSB=true

Hope this helps a bit.

Charlie

fwiw.I bought this, for my 550, but couldn't use it. Cover needed protection from pan edge so it wouldn't get cut, and
couldn't get trim to spread apart enough to fit over cover and pan edge anyway. I dunno, I may have have missed something. I ended up using it as gas tank border and had just enough to finish. When used as tank Trim resembles the original factory trim without the "joiners" I installed my replacement cover like the instructions said. Seat looks good, but I'd still like chrome trim for it, like factory.


EDIT I used the trim in the ebay auction, (the second link). That stuff that HVC sells looks like the real deal. Maybe use wire harness sheathing split horizontally, then pressed over the pan edge to prevent
cutting of the cover used in conjunction with those spike strips to anchor the cover(?) then install the HVC
reproduction trim?

[70CB750]

I used one from Sirius Consolidated:

http://www.siriusconinc.com/pro_detail-chrome_seat_trim_band-36-2726.htm

It was for 360, but worked on 750 seat well enough. 

BTW, Sirius is a good seller, pleasure to deal with.

[DH]

I used one from Sirius Consolidated:

http://www.siriusconinc.com/pro_detail-chrome_seat_trim_band-36-2726.htm

It was for 360, but worked on 750 seat well enough. 

BTW, Sirius is a good seller, pleasure to deal with.

What did you use around the edge of the seat pan to protect the cover from tearing? I wish I'd seen your link earlier. I may have to re do mine, that stuff looks pretty decent

[70CB750]

I used one from Sirius Consolidated:

http://www.siriusconinc.com/pro_detail-chrome_seat_trim_band-36-2726.htm

It was for 360, but worked on 750 seat well enough. 

BTW, Sirius is a good seller, pleasure to deal with.

What did you use around the edge of the seat pan to protect the cover from tearing? I wish I'd seen your link earlier. I may have to re do mine, that stuff looks pretty decent

Mine was bit complicated, I built my seat up from carpet padding with soft spot in the middle for the tail bone 

Turns out the seat is higher than the original should be.  To protect the seat cover I ground corners on the seat pan (by the tank) round.  Other than that, nothing. 

With original seat foam, I believe it would be easier and better looking too, the trim is not a smooth curvem as you can see:

[mac3687]

It was a pain, had to do a little modifying to the vinyl, but I was able to get it to work. Also just had it painted last month so I'm a happy camper!