seat starting to split at the seams

Piddler · Post by **Piddler** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:51 pm

The is splinting at the seams on my 2002 GL1800. I was thinking about pitting a fine bead of black silicon on it to stop the spread. It's still very small. Any ideas?
Greg

Sassy · Post by **Sassy** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 9:01 pm

Silicone probably wouldn't be as good as some sort of glue or vinyl repair.
The top of passengers back rest is splitting on mine but its a couple inches long,, gorilla tape for now,,,.

martyfair227 · Post by **martyfair227** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 9:51 pm

Well I'm sorry to say I just went through this, and I finally just went ahead and ordered me a new seat from Honda! You can repair it with some kind of glue or vinyl repair and it should hold for a while and you can start putting money back for a new one! Mine started the same way , and ended up trashed, still had a intact cushion but, I figured the foam was just as old as the bike so might as well bite the bullet and spend the

money

Rambozo · Post by **Rambozo** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:15 pm

Sounds like a good excuse to buy a custom saddle.

Bike...and Dennis · Post by **Bike...and Dennis** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 12:29 am

On a previous seat I had decent results putting a layer of vinyl under the tear, then gluing the torn edges to the piece of vinyl.
Eventually, more places started to tear and a new seat was in order. I'm now on the third OEM seat and backrest but they are no longer available from Honda so I don't know what I'll do next time. Nobody, it seems, can match the color.

martyfair227 · Post by **martyfair227** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:06 pm

What year is your bike?

martyfair227 · Post by **martyfair227** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:09 pm

Well that's what happens when you get in a hurry! Lol I should have ordered my
New seat with a heater!

Piddler · Post by **Piddler** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:49 pm

Mine is a 2002 GL1800 I think it's called Mystic Blue in color. blue in the shade and purple-ish in the sunlight/

martyfair227 · Post by **martyfair227** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 9:23 am

Sorry about the multiple post, of possible delete a couple of them please? Next I want to sincerely thank everyone that trys to answer my sometimes silly questions! I really appreciate it! Now I understand about why you can't get something color matched lol with your bike being a different type of color!

YouTube · Post by **WingAdmin** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:26 pm

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glengleason · Post by **glengleason** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:11 am

Take it and have it reupholstered I did this with my backrest, great results, cost $100.00

GLRT · Post by **GLRT** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:47 am

My seat decided to tear open at the seam near the front nose of the seat. I put black duct tape on it so it wont get worse and of course it is not the prettiest. I guess it's fine as long as I never get off the bike so a good excuse to keep riding. I may simply opt for a black fur pad ( you can cut on from coat liner) that will cover the seam and offer some cosmetic relief.

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