Vinyl & Leather Holes

The owner of this seat was ready to trash his original vintage GoldWing seat after his dog took a HUGE bite out of it...that is until he found US! A recover would have left his seat with a non-original appearance. Much to his surprise we FIXED IT!

Cool Retro Bikes SAVED this Seat!

 

Rusted Frame and Crumbling Foam

Rusted Frame, Springs and Hardware as well as exposed crumbling foam rubber. Frame Stripped, Blasted, Primed & Painted. Springs Disassembled ,De-Rusted, Chemically Treated, Coated, Painted. Underside of Foam Resurface

 

Touch Up & Color Matching

This example shows off our expertise in exact color matching for touching up or total surface dyeing of leather or vinyl. The brown saddle leather tool pouch from a '76 Goldwing LTD is a RARE item and was showing its age, with the surface color finish worn off in spots clear thru to the suede, which can lead to deterioration, cracking & breaking of leather. Dye was MATCHED exactly and carefully applied to areas needed , while preserving the vintage integrity of originality, making this treatment not only a preservation process but also a cosmetic one.

Foam / Spring Barrier

Here we see the typical problem of cracked , broken, missing pieces foam /spring barrier, which causes the foam to crumble further as the exposed springs wear against the foam. We replace this barrier with a correct color matching barrier that wont crack eliminating this common problem with spring seats once and for all!

 

Cool Retro Bikes SAVED this Seat!

 

Rusty Foam Breather Holes

This seat pan was restored but the foam where breather holes are was all discolored from RUSTING Pan ! We made them look like new and ready for SHOW!

 

Seat Pan Restoration & New Faux Foam

The Seat Pan has been stripped, de-rusted, & rust treatment applied, 3 coats of Black Laquer Primer, and 3 coats of Black Enamel. Better than new as most werent even primed & had only one coat of paint!!! New Heavy Duty Vinyl edge guard ( upgrade from orig) is also installed. On this particular pan we installed our exclusive 'New Faux Foam' treatment in Pre-'70's Honda Coral Red. This serves two purposes. Cosmetiaclly it makes the foam look new , particularly important detail on flip up seats. It also serves a practical purpose of keeping old crumbling foam from falling thru the berather holes and into your air box, onto side covers, frame etc. Note our EXCLUSIVE hand milled heavy duty non rusting aluminum belt reinforcers available ONLY at Cool Retro Bikes

Foam Deterioration

Here's a typical HIDDEN problem we call 'SEAT TERMITES"!. The seat cover may look good but the foam can be eaten away and in time the pan rusts on both sides and the exposed metal eats thru the foam , vinyl &/or the Chrome Strip hardware. We always address this problem when restoring a seat. Just be prepared if you send me a seat you may have SEAT TERMITES & not even know it! !

 

Chrome Trim Seat Button Rivets

Original OEM Honda Chrome Button Rivets are no longer available. Our replacement rivets are Hand Polished Nickle Chrome and Clear Laquer Coated for Rust Resistance and give a very similar 'bent prong' original appearence from the underside of seat pan ( see insert) that could even fool the discerning eye of a competition judge. These are included in certain SEAT COVER KITS (ie: CL/CT models ) and are used in our SEAT RESTORATION SERVICES! PRICE=$75.00/Set (for more info & photos click here)

Stock Logo Installation

The Logo is applied with same Quality Professional Vinyl Dye as the cover. I have several sizes and styles of lettering for different years of Hondas as well as different colors including Typical Silver Gray , White, Red, Blue & Black. I can also do other Makes & models. This example is a GL1000 "GoldWing" seat. The customer requested GOLD LOGO to match Tank Letters.

Logo For Other Makes

Other Brands Available: KAWASAKI , SUZUKI, YAMAHA , TRIUMPH, NORTON, BSA.These are also available as Do-It-Yourself Kits. SEE SEAT LOGOS

Custom Design Logos

We can create almost any design you want with a variety of Font styles & sizes and colors & metallics (chrome & gold) with 'shadow' effect as seen here. In this case , the 'R' & 'W' were hand- drawn , scanned into a computer, and the rest of the letters added.

Variations of Seat Logo Styles

CRB has a wide variety of seat logo stencils to cover most vintage seats. If we dont have the logo needed for your seat model, we can custom make one. Example of Late 50's-Mid '60's Logos. Examples: 305 Super Hawk (Gold on Black / Full Size) and CB160 Sport (Red on Blue/ Smaller Size) Also avail in Red on Ivory Vinyl , Blk on Red Vinyl & Silver-Gray on Black

Custom Color Match Dye Service

This '87 Hurricane Seat was originally Black. The customer wanted a matching seat cover but new vinyl in this shade of Honda Monza Red-Orange was not available, and the vinyl was in good condition, so rather than recover in a non matching red vinyl, It was dyed with Custom Color Matched Professional Vinyl Dye to Match the Tank paint color! Where Else Can You Find All These Services except at

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BUCKLES / Polishing, Rechroming , Hardware and Install : These two photos show the front and back side replacement rivet we use on CB450K0 Bomber seat belts and other similar models. The Rivet and washer are hand polished, clear coated to resist rust, and once installed, the threaded bolt is then cut off at the nut level and edges smoothed with a grinder so it wont harm the cover. This step was not always taken at the factory. Good original buckles are high polished. Other wise they are sent out to be rechromed. We sometimes can offer a trade in on your old buckles for newly plated buckles.

If your buckles are missing we can sometimes provide replacements for additional fee .

Just another example of our ATTENTION to DETAILS!

 

We can REPAIR foam as well, as shown by this example. The top layer of foam is nearly destroyed, while the base layer is still intact and still supple. So the top layer, which in most cases is glued on, is carefully 'peeled off' and replaced with NEW FOAM (see photos below) in a process we call "FOAM RESURFACING". This process has the advantage of retaining the seat foam's original factory shape and adding to it with new foam, rendering the seat surface smooth while adding significantly to the comfort level of the finished seat.

 

ON WITH THE NEW!

These photos show the seat entirely resurfaced with medium density foam creating a smooth surface and is now ready or the cover to be installed. In some cases we add an additional layer of light weight 1/4" foam to the under side of seat cover top panel , giving additional comfort and overall smoother look.

 

Is your pleated seat FLAT & LIFELESS ?

This is a common problem with any 'rolled & pleated' seat cover. As it ages , the under liner deteriorates, the foam strips become displaced, and then the foam crumbles into a big MESS! We have a unique process to restore flattened pleats that will make your SEAT LOOK NEW, and will add a degree of comfort the seat had when new! This includes installing new foam strips and a new heavy duty liner that exceeds OEM standards. This happen to be an SL70 seat we restored for Greig Pierson. To read his comment on our Testimonials Page CLICK HERE!

 

These photo examples show the step by step process of replacing the old foam blocks and strips used on many '60's Honda seats, such as CB72-77 Super Hawk, CL72-77 Scrambler, CB450K0 Black Bomber and other models. The blocks typically come loose and lay down in a 'dominoes' fashion, creating a mishapen lumpy seat. By replacing the inner core only, the original OEM molded foam outer shell is retained and thus maintains the original shape. It also prevents the same problem from reoccurring even if the old blocks are reglued back in postion. The green high density marine foam provides better comfort and support while maintaining the original shape as close as possible even with repeated use for years to come.

 

INNER FOAM REPLACEMENT

Once the inner foam core is shaped and tested for fit, it is ready to be glued to the outer shell , then the assembled foam is glued to the pan. The old OEM cracked rubber edge molding is carefully peeled away from the outer shell foam and our exclusive new pan edge guard molding is then installed. The final step is to carefully glue the foam edge to the new edge molding.