Seat Repair

Does anyone have experience with either replacing seat covers themselves or sending the whole seat out for repair?

My '84 WR250 seat cover is starting to tear from old-age and it needs to be replaced. This is the year the seat cover was blue except for the small white area at the back with the Husky logo and the front did not go up over the tank (that started in '85). My concerns with doing it myself are 1) never did one myself and b) I know they look like staples, but I think there's more to it than that.

I've seen a lead or two here (Guts Racing & Hi-Flite) and I'm wondering if it's best to leave this to the pros or if it's a fairly simple (ha) type of repair. What about some of the Husky specific repair/resto businesses?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

I've done them myself & it's fairly simple. For a step-by-step go to Vintage Husky's site, there's a short "how-to" or you can buy a completed seat from him.

hi, I do all my own re-cover jobs with an ARROW staple gun with (8mm-5/16) staples. warm the cover up in the dryer for a few minutes to make it more plyable and take your time and dont be cheap with the staples. 1/2 hour or 2 beers and its all done.

Looks like most everything is here already. Heat the cover, Start at the front or back. Heavy duty staple gun and short SS staples. I will add to to have a bar and hammer to set the staples that did not set completely with the gun at the end of the project. Use a utility knife if needed to trim the extra fabric off. Yes, two beers does make it a lot more fun or less frustrating anyway.

Regards,
PC

I bought a pneumatic staple gun from Harbor Freight Tools for $17.99 when I did my last seat cover. It really made the difference between a PITA job and a walk in the park.

Thanks everyone for your advice, I think I'll give it a try. Any special brand of beer to use??

any beer from europe in a green bottle. european bike , european beer. doesnt get any better than that.

nah, Foster's "depth charge" cans is the only way to go on a hot summer day/eve.

Never heard them called "depth charge" cans. We always call them "oil cans." Course you have to be old enough to remember when oil did come in cans for that to make any sense.