Leather, baby!

fretman · Post by **fretman** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:51 pm

Just got my custom seat back - it was lowered, and covered in beautiful deer tan leather. I couldn't be happier.
The work was done by Pirate Upholstery in NY. Highly recomended!

BeachBuzz · Post by **BeachBuzz** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:20 pm

sweet

it looks great

price range?
did you have to take the seat to them?
how long does it take for the conversion?

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:25 pm

That is beeeeeeeeeutiful! Really, really nice. Love the shape, the color, and that there is a slight two-tone to the leather. Very tasty!

[Edit to add: those of you who like the Prima Roll Bag (but not it's quality...) will want to check out the leather roll-bags ay Pirate leather. Nice!

fretman · Post by **fretman** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:55 pm

BeachBuzz wrote:sweet it looks great

price range?
did you have to take the seat to them?
how long does it take for the conversion?

Thanks! It was three and change - that was with the lowering and gel inserts though - just the leather upholstery would be closer to two hundred, I think. I bought the seat here on the modern buddy classifieds, and had it shipped directly to Pirate. That way I didn't have to be without my ride. Now I have a seat that I can either sell, or keep around as as spare... It took roughly two weeks.

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:58 am

That's really beautiful. First Pirate Buddy seat as far as I know.

For those not familiar with them, Pirate does a lot of very cool custom leather work. Check out their site:
http://www.pirateupholstery.com/

r0sa · Post by **r0sa** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:07 am

beautiful seat! it looks so nice and smooth.

too bad NY is millions of miles away

gearhead · Post by **gearhead** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:26 am

r0sa wrote:beautiful seat! it looks so nice and smooth.

too bad NY is millions of miles away

there are places that can do work like this here as well

BeachBuzz · Post by **BeachBuzz** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:32 pm

fretman wrote: Now I have a seat that I can either sell, or keep around as as spare... It took roughly two weeks.

use it as a loaner for anyone else that wants to do the Pirate upgrade??

I dont think the wife it interested in making any expensive upgrades on her Buddy until she get the training wheels off it - but a custom leather saddle on the Blur

has me thinking seriously. I would love to smooth out the hump add some more comfy gel and trick it out a little

maybe black w/ orange flames kinda like this one

aerogirl7 · Post by **aerogirl7** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:40 pm

I was looking into having a seat done by them about a year ago (decided to wait due to funds) and if I remember correctly, they will ship you a loaner seat while your seat is being worked on.

....here we go...seat exchange program:
http://pirateupholstery.com/seat%20exchange.html

~S

BeachBuzz · Post by **BeachBuzz** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:47 pm

aerogirl7 wrote:I was looking into having a seat done by them about a year ago (decided to wait due to funds) and if I remember correctly, they will ship you a loaner seat while your seat is being worked on.

....here we go...seat exchange program:
http://pirateupholstery.com/seat%20exchange.html

~S

nothing Genuine on the list - I checked yesterday

fretman · Post by **fretman** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:49 pm

BeachBuzz wrote:
fretman wrote: Now I have a seat that I can either sell, or keep around as as spare... It took roughly two weeks.
use it as a loaner for anyone else that wants to do the Pirate upgrade??

I'll loan it out, permanently, for $50 plus shipping!

Angela · Post by **Angela** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:37 pm

I really need the boyfriend to create a web site for his custom upholstery. He doesn't even take pictures.

I love the Smurfette seat.

polianarchy · Post by **polianarchy** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:44 pm

I've seen a few of Pirate Upholstery's tricked-out scooters. Here:

BUT OMG I NEED THIS:
http://pirateupholstery.com/Seats/GT&GTS/Pi.jpg

Lostmycage · Post by **Lostmycage** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:15 pm

I'm in the middle of reshaping the Blur saddle. Does anyone know a source for some gel insert or pads on the cheap? I'd be eternally grateful!

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:37 pm

I was also wondering about the gel pads. I have a yoga mat I used for camping and I was thinking
about chopping it up and tweaking my seat. I really need a spare seat so I can just go crazy!

BeachBuzz · Post by **BeachBuzz** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:45 pm

I'm very interested in reshaping the Blur seat, now that wife has her own ride she doesnt need the back of mine. I've always felt a little cramped by the hump and cant comfortably slide back to take advantage of the windscreen. The profile of the stock seat gets pretty thin in back but if I could get it leveled up and the the hump pushed pack, maybe exagerate it kinda cafe racer style, add some comfort gel and a custom leather skin it would really make it pop