The seat for the bike was in excellent condition (no rips, tears etc), only a little bit dirty. I dragged it indoors and applied some leather balm and scrubbed the dirt out. The results are entirely satisfactory.
The only issue is with some rust on the buckle on either side. I haven’t really made an effort to resolve that concerning myself more with the leather itself.
I may give the seat another going over to get some of the more stubborn bits out, but I think I can turn my attention elsewhere. As an added bonus I discovered the original owners manual in the compartment under the seat sealed in plastic.
Cool, eh?
I love this story.
Keep the updates coming.
No freaking way! The original owner’s manual was still there? Now, that’s cool
If memory serves, Japanese motorcycle owner manuals of that period offering some excruciating examples of mangled English … LOL!
Seat looks great. You’ll have to get out the Autosol and polish up those buckles. But that’s a lot simpler than making up a new seat cover
I haven’t pulled it out of the plastic yet, it’s hanging on the corkboard in the garage – but never fear I’ll leaf through it and if there’s any good bits they’ll appear here.