IIRC you used to be in the business of retrimming cars - if so are you able to recommend any firms? Early stages but want to get some recommendations and ideas of cost. -- jeremy '01 Triumph Sprint ST in green _______________________________________ jeremy0505 at gmail.com
Jeremy said... I was trimming cars until 3 years ago, but got out cos I'd had my fill of it. It all depends on what area you're in, what the car is, what materials you want to trim it in and most importantly, what mood the trimmer is in on the day he quotes you. Car trimmers are the most unreliable and expensive to employ bunch of cunts I have ever had the displeasure of working with. They make your average plumber look like the most disciplined and generous person alive. I can't honestly recommend any of them, because even though I may admire the finished result, I have a pretty low opinion of them all in a business sense. Be warned, on a number of occasions I have seen them price themselves right out of the market because the job they are quoting for is a little beyond their capability. For example a guy wanted a MK2 Jaguar retrimming from scratch, the trimmer he found quoted something like 7 1/2 grand because he really didn't think he could do it well enough to keep the guy happy, so he was hoping the owner would look elsewhere. The car's owner took this to mean the trimmer was something very special so gave him the job. The trimmer bought a ready made trim kit, removed the manufacturers labels on the inside of every seat cover and fitted it. Cost of trim kit 1800 quid, time taken to fit it 15 hours. It may only have taken 15 hours in actual fitting time, but he kept the car for 6 months so the owner would think he was getting his money's worth. Another trimmer I know had a 1950s Buick interior for so long that the owner died and 2 years later his estate came looking for the seats so they could dispose of the car. Said trimmer gave them back but neglected to tell the family that the car's owner paid 4 grand up front to pay for imported from US 1950s seat material which was never ordered. Virtually all of the trimmers I know are a bunch of cunts. Be very careful and find one locally by asking around classic car owner's clubs etc.
I was toying with the notion of getting the Z200's saddle properly redone for Africa. I see now that "properly redone" means doing it in-house...
Good thinking, Batman, but... I doubt we'd have the time for such shenanigans. I'd need to have my arse redone in Moroccan leather by then. On a Z200, it would look flash as a rat with a gold tooth.
Underpants full of bubblewrap, that's what you need. Nothing to do with the bike, or Africa, mind. Just a lifestyle choice.
Thanks - I thought it was worth asking, like. <snip entertaining tales of scandalous behaviour> cheers -- jeremy '01 Triumph Sprint ST in green _______________________________________ jeremy0505 at gmail.com
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus My GL1000's got a saddle that feels like it was carved from granite. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a public toilet with the lid closed. WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big" Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000
Those used to be available for a tenner or less here. I've seen a trike rider use one full time as his seat of choice. Swore by it, he did. I sat on it for a while and found it reasonably comfortable, but I'd imagine there's an arse break-in period involved over long distances. Unfortunately they've now become a bit of a collector's item and prices have risen.
You want one of these, you do: http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ukrmplatypus/detail?.dir=8a7d&.dnm=9b63.jpg&.src=ph <starts to get a bit nostalgic>
