New Seat

I had the seat remade and recoverd by Rich O'Connor of Rich's Custom Seats in Kingston, WA. Here's the finished product:

But let's start at the beginning. I turn up at Rich's to see a fine collection of bikes inside and outside his shop

I really don't like the stock seat cowl, and think the bike looks too rectangular. As I wanted a rounded bum-stop seat, Rich first made an extension to the seat pan.

He then added and removed seat foam to sculpt the seat to the idea I had in my head:

The man himself:

Rather shaky picture taken in Rich's workshop:

Better photos taken once I got it home:

I'm starting to think about tidying up the rear by removing the fender, or at least chopping it off below the frame line, and adding an LED-based license plate holder:

Look how much better it looks that the old seat, in the previous blog below. Final comment: BIG THANKS to Rich and his team in Kingston, WA. Great, great craftsmanship and service, totally recommended to anyone wanting a seat made to their specific requirements.