ZL1K Seat cover from Old Bike Barn

[MikeC]

Hi All,
Anybody buy one of these replacement seat covers from old bike barn? I ordered one as it is on sale for $40. I'll let you know how it is when it comes but if anybody knows the suspense is killing me! Thanks MikeC

[zlMark]

How vabout a product link? If ya can take some pics of the final product. Thanks!!

[MikeC]

Hey zlMark, definately will post pics. Should be here this wk. Mike

http://www.oldbikebarn.com/Street/1987-Kawasaki-ZL1000-Eliminator/Kawasaki-ZL1000-87-Seat-Back-Rest-Cover

[zot]

cool site.

[kawboy]

Lots of good stuff on that site, but didn't see a seat cover :icon_scratch:

[MikeC]

Sorry Everyone,
I checked the link after I posted it and saw they discontinued it. I ordered it Sunday and apparantly got the last one. I called the Barn and they said they were hopeful to continue the seat cover service and are currently looking for a new material supplier. At least the site is useful.

[furchin]

http://www.motorcycleseatcovers.com/index.htm

this outfit has been talked about before for seat covers. have not done any business with them but wanted to list them here.

[Wstar425]

http://www.motorcycleseatcovers.com/index.htm

this outfit has been talked about before for seat covers. have not done any business with them but wanted to list them here.

I got a seat cover from B & H for my V65. It looks stock, which is what I was looking for. Probably not the cheapest place you can find, but a quality product, from the looks of the one I purchased.

I don't know anything about their Kawasaki covers however. I did email them asking about how close it was to stock and they got back to me right away and said it was a replica of the original and if I wasn't happy I could return it. So, if you have any questions I would say ask them. I did call in fact on the phone and got the impression it was a pretty small shop.

[SnakeDoctor]

What was the price for these covers?

[Wstar425]

B & H shows just over $100.00 for the ZL9 & ZL1

I think I paid $69.95 for my V65 but now it is up to $73.00 for that.

Seems kind of strange since the V65 has a bunch of stitching and the ZL9 really has none.

[MikeC]

Well, the seat cover looks ok, not an exact match, but beter than I thought. Judge for yourself. Then the seat made the rest of the bike look like crap so... Got a weekend at work with the loader and 50 straight hours later...some pics. I did NOT take a before picture. Rookie documentor. I will attempt to post them here. I havent posted pics before so if this is too much, just let me know. I had before pics of the seat and wheels, but the phone pics are not uploading.

[zlMark]

Looking Good Mike!!!

[furchin]

the seat cover looks like the original to me. I guess it's possible that you may not have had an oem seat cover from the start if you think this one doesn't look like the one you had.

[WillyD]

Looks just like the original one on my ZL1....I would actually prefer a seat that didn't have the ribs on it...just a smooth...

Furchin has very nice looking seats on his ZL's....

Nice job on the bike...looks good...

Willy

[Wyldstreak]

Strictly in the FWIW column, I've ordered a replacement cover for my ZL600 from B&H(http://motorcycleseatcovers.com) and it should have shipped out yesterday. It'll be interesting to see how/if it matches the OEM cover that's on it now. .

I too think it's a very small shop, possibly even a home based business. Seem like really nice folk, been easy to communicate with.

[jmassengill]

I would be interested to see how that would look on a 600...