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Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
Guys,
A few years back I bought a pattern seat from DS.At first I thought the quality was and looked real good until I tryed to open it.If I could get the seat a third open that would be generous it crashed up against the oil tank cap.Got frackin annoyed cos Again went against my judgment on replica shit and sold it on eBay for the same as I paid for it.So decided to rebuild the old one and have to say came out real good.Now on the question of 250 quid seat Yes would love to have as I think new tank,side panels and seat looks the balls.Am I on a budget no but I am not rich as Trig said one of his clients broke down the price of silencers into a reasonable quest.I still work albeit for not a lot but that seat is for me a months private pension.There is absolutely nothing where I live to spend my money on apart from fags,petrol and booze some will say wow some wont.250 Quid is cheaper than DS,USA etc but would I pay more NOOOOOOOOOOO.My passion only goes so far as what I spend my olde lady spends and we and she do not need frack all.
Cheers
Bitsa
PS Trig about your arse spot on

matthewmosse:
250 quid? Sodding mad. I'd be hammering out some tin or laying fiberglass and cutting up old sofa cussions before I spent that. It's how me and my mates solved seating issues on our bikes fairly often. Most of my bikes now have plastic bases appart from the 500 and 550 projects that all have original or well used ones,that were nos 10 years ago. Whatever happened to the age old wrapping a bin bag over the seat with a bungy cord repair?

Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
Matthew
If that's your scene go for it but some like the best or remember the best.In this world you came in with f all and you go out with f all.Your choice man.You work like hell all your life and if your bike or bikes is your thing why leave anything to family who will sell or dump your pride and passion or piss it up the wall. I am not saying all do this but for me I am taking no chances.By the way if you do not want the seat whats bugging you?If that's what you do I dont think I would buy a bike from you no malice intended.
Cheers
Bitsa

matthewmosse:
Note. I would happily carry on riding a bike like that, I would only sell a bodged bike with the,bodges declared, or do a,proper repair. Probably why I have 14 or so project bikes and have only ever sold on 3 bikes. However things like seats, well they come up cheap eventually, even if you need to buy a base, foam and a cover each in seperate years. I think all my project 500's got seats this kind of ways appart from the outfit that had a nos one thanks to the last owner.

mickwinf:
Everyone to their own, many of us have these bikes as a hobby so spend money to improve them and spend time tinkering, some still use them as daily transport and want to keep the running costs down and if its not all shiny they are not bothered. There is room for both types in our SOHC world, and if I had the money and really wanted a nos seat I would probably pay £250.

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