Re-cover Standard Seat

[Darkness]

Hi all.
Has anyone here put a new cover onto an early type (Pointy front) seat?
I'd like suggestions on what to get (Or avoid) from the group experience.
Ta!

[Nasher]

Hello mate.

I'm not sure Ducati sell the seat cover separately, worth a go though if you can find one.

A new complete new saddle is surprisingly cheap, although still more than I'd pay:
https://www.stein-dinse.biz/Complete-partlist/Duc-Artikel/Ducati-Sitzbankkissen::48048.html

I'm sure you already know this, which is why you are asking, but my experience of re-covering saddles over the years has taught me one thing - You get what you pay for!

Every time I've tried a cheap pattern cover it's always turned out to be rubbish quality or doesn't fit well.

If you do get hold of one I have a good quality powerful staple gun and stainless stapes you can borrow.

I also have a really good guy over here, based in Emsworth, who has made custom covers for me in the past.

Nasher.

[Darkness]

Hi Nasher.
Not sure about that Stein Dinse seat?
It says it's for the early bikes, but has a pin latch and looks to have the later rounding off of the front corners, so doesn't look "Right" to me. It also appears to have a hole in the cover, though that may possibly covered by the hard cover?
My own past experience on replacing covers on 70s Hondas is mixed: it isn't hard fitting a cover, but if the cover isn't somewhere near to the correct shape it's never going to look right. That's why I'm hoping for comments on what's good or bad.
I may well take you up on your contact: let's see what other replies there are.
Thanks.

[mickj]

I can recommend Tony Archer for seat recovering, he makes his own to fit and can sculpt the seat to make them more comfortable. I had my Tiger sport seat raised and recovered and it was a brilliant job.

[Darkness]

No recommendations for supply of a cover, so I’m taking a punt on one of these:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DUCATI-MONSTER-M900-M759-M-900-M-759-SEAT-COVER-WITH-PIMPLE-TOP/112836141659?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

I’ll report back on how it compares.

[Darkness]

Looked closely at this one too, but it seems to be too rounded at the front for me:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycle-seat-cover-Ducati-Monster/132236622353?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.M BE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D52543%26meid%3D4c0ebef991b1429 78d91e03d1e3f431f%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D 11%26sd%3D112836141659%26itm%3D132236622353&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

[Darren69]

Neither list the year and there are some differences between years as I'm sure your aware but maybe only slight enough for a cover to work regardless? I don't know. I happend upon a s/h cheap Corbin for mine which is much nicer and leather and a lot more comfortable but a little lower than standard so with rearsets its a bit more cramped than I had thought it would be.