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so I had a new seat made for my wife's buddy for Christmas. Then I got jealous and had to have one made for myself. Just got it back yesterday. Really happy about how it turned out.....
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Oh that is hot, with the color scheme.
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Sweet! So give us some details. Who did the work, etc etc?

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the work was done by a furniture/upholstery guy here in Houston. He's also a scooter guy so he does seats as part of his work - David Groomer. My wife's seat is here on the gallery page under the title "christmas gift". He charged me $250 for my wife's seat and $350 for this one since it was more work. I took the idea from a custom vespa seat I saw on the web. As you can see, he re-shaped the back part of the buddy seat. I wasn't sure how it would come out and it surpassed my expectations. Here's a pic of the inspiration:
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thats really sharp look'n. I'm officially jealous :)
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I like the Texas touch!
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I like the new seat! Look tall in the pics though. How does it feel compared to stock?
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thats it who did it
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bigbropgo wrote:I like the new seat! Look tall in the pics though. How does it feel compared to stock?
It has a little more padding due to the reshaping and slope in the back. It does feel different since I can't really sit on the back part of my seat like I used to. Also, the stock seat has more grip on the butt due to the type of material used.
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oh my gosh I LOVE IT - thats like the exact type of seat I want eventually on mine. Something more casual looking and less sporty I guess? Theres something about that I love.
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This exiled Texan approves! Nice work.
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