Found a great place to get seat work done. Paul at wickedstitcher.com (shop's near Pittsburgh) is an excellent craftsman and a really nice person to work with.
Since his shop was kind of close, I rode out and introduced myself and showed him the bike. We talked about what I was looking for and scheduled a time I could leave the seats at the shop. First thing he did was a foam prototype with a temporary cover. He wanted us to give it a good test ride and tell him what we thought needed changed/fixed/modified before he put the permanent covers on. We did 250 miles on them the next afternoon and were pretty pleased with them already. So it was a go!
I picked out the materials I wanted on the seat, which were a soft leather look for the tops and a soft carbon fiber for the sides and accents. My pillion liked the red stitching in the stock seat, so we requested that also.
He has all kinds of sample books to choose from so getting a material, be it vinyl or a number of different leathers, so he has you covered (pun).
(Here's the Guzzi content) - We had our Stelvio done a year or so ago at BMS. We had the driver seat widened and leveled and the pillion seat covered to match. Looked ok and felt pretty good also. But they looked pretty generic considering the cost.
Paul at Wicked Stitches hit it out of the ballpark with the craftsmanship, feel, and look of the seats! Plus - He also did the trunk pad to match. These seats are awesome! He does all kinds of upholstery work, so if you're in need, look him up!
They'll be getting a long distance test this long weekend.. Probably down in Dean's area!!
Richy
Bad pic, but you get the idea.
