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550 Seat refurb
Murf:
Some exciting news today my seat has been refurbished and I should get it back early next week.
The seat on my 550K1 was it terrible condition, the base was rusted it had splits and cracks around the hinges and other cracks where it had rusted. The foam was totally shot, it had a tatty none standard cover and trim which were falling off. Seat bases that were any better seemed to be very thin on the ground and very expensive. The aftermarket alternatives did not seem good and were pricey.
I decided to send the seat to R K Leightons to get it refurbished. After they had received it they gave me a call to say how bad the base was and that now the foam was stripped they could see that some poor fibre glass repairs had been made in the past. Fortunately they felt they could successfully repair and save it. So I am really looking forward to receiving it back and seeing what it is like, just hope it is good, it will be the first bit of the bike that is restored and back as one piece. I will put some before and after photos on the forum and the costs.
Mike_Berkshire:
I’ll look forward to seeing them. Fingers crossed it will be a good result.
taysidedragon:
Leightons have a good reputation so I would expect it to be good. How much are they charging for all the work?
I might need to use them before too long.
Murf:
The total cost inc return postage was £320, ok it’s a fair chunk of money but my cost was higher because of the bad condition of the seat base. If your base is in ok condition the price will be less. After weighing up the options I felt this was the best route for me. I wanted the seat to be good, I feel it’s a big part of how good a bike looks and as far as I could there doesn’t seem to be any good aftermarket seats available at the moment. Of course now I have spent my money there will be a fantastic one on eBay for £10 🫣😁.
Should get mine Monday or Tuesday, so it’s fingers crossed.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I assume this is the firm did you take the seat to them or do they offer a C&D service?
.https://www.rk-leighton.co.uk/
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