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Ok, I give up. This is making me nuts. The seat on my '84 started showing the stickyness that shows up on some older bikes. Some of the shops I have been to only say I put something on it and others claim it is a given on a lot of old bikes and very common on the GW's. They say it due to the glue used to attach the cover to the foam leaching thru the material. Ok. Good answer. So here is my question. What the hell is a reasonable price to pay for recovering one of these old saddles? I'm getting bids for anywhere from $150.00 to $475.00 for covering with similar material and $800.00 and up, and I mean UP for leather. Had one offer to do it in elephant for $2,500.00. To be honest, I really didn't think I needed the whole elephant, just part of a leg maybe. The low bidder showed me some good work but very simple. No pattern to it just a simple cover. Anything with stiching to match the current pattern ran it up quick. Mine is an everyday rider so I'm not all the gung ho on leather because it will see all kinds of weather. Be nice, but not practical for me. I'm willing to to pay for good and durable work but I'm a little baffled by the range I'm seeing. Anybody had theirs redone? How many clams had to die? -
...for the assistance in recovering my name / password.
