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NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

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    NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    Have a tall seat kit and need to have the OEM foam removed and a new cover installed. Anyone have a recommendation in the NH area? Thanks in advance.

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    Re: NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    We're in need of some boat upholstery and this guy comes VERY highly recommended. He's in Randy's neck of the woods...

    Converse Upholstery

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    Re: NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    I've had work done on both my bike and car at Superior Interiors in Hooksett. Superior Interiors

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    Re: NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    Quote Originally Posted by gumby View Post
    I've had work done on both my bike and car at Superior Interiors in Hooksett. Superior Interiors
    They tried to rape me for a headliner on a removable roof. Other than that though, I normally hear good things about them...

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    Re: NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    Quote Originally Posted by Stoneman View Post
    We're in need of some boat upholstery and this guy comes VERY highly recommended. He's in Randy's neck of the woods...

    Converse Upholstery
    never heard anything bad about their work, but like another local upholsterer, I've heard they are a bunch of independent mutherfuckers that take their sweet time, but I think that goes with the territiory, upolsterers are not lacking for work

    I used Jim's Custom Trim last spring to repair the door trim on my Jeep

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stoneman View Post
    They tried to rape me for a headliner on a removable roof. Other than that though, I normally hear good things about them...
    Sorry to hear that. They might not be the cheapest, but the quality of their work is top notch. They were also spot on with the time frame they promised me for the work to be done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gumby View Post
    Sorry to hear that. They might not be the cheapest, but the quality of their work is top notch. They were also spot on with the time frame they promised me for the work to be done.
    I was blown away. I walked in with the roof panel. They just needed to wrap the header board & glue it. I was floored at what they wanted for it. Did it myself for about $40. But I digress. It's irrelevant I guess for a seat reupholster...

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    Check out Vintage Steele in Brattleboro, find them on FB.

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    Re: NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    I'm looking for a recommendation to get a seat re-covered in MA, I know this thread says NH but everything else was 10+ years old.

    Where should I go?

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    Re: NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    Mike reddish is out of ma. Seen some of his stuff on Facebook. Looks good


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    Re: NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    Quote Originally Posted by isaac_ View Post
    Mike reddish is out of ma. Seen some of his stuff on Facebook. Looks good


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    Thanks, I'll give him a call tomorrow. Any idea what a simple recovering would cost?

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    Re: NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    No clue sorry.


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    Re: NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    Quote Originally Posted by number9 View Post
    I'm looking for a recommendation to get a seat re-covered in MA, I know this thread says NH but everything else was 10+ years old.

    Where should I go?
    I had a seat reshaped and recovered at Allen's Auto Trim in Peabody. They did a good job. I dealt with Luke.

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    Re: NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    Bemis Upholstery in Keene is also a pretty good resource. I've had them refoam and cover both a motorcycle seat and a snowmobile seat, and my buddy also had his motorcycle seat foamed and covered. We both had very good experiences with them.

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    Re: NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    After getting quoted 150-200 to just get new covers on my seat, I decided I'm going to do my own. Material cost is about $20 for a quality cover. Can't be that hard

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    Re: NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    After getting quoted 150-200 to just get new covers on my seat, I decided I'm gonna diy. Material cost is about $20 for a quality cover. Can't be that hard

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    Re: NH Motorcycle Seat Upholsterer Recommendations?

    I had a friend that was getting into bike seat building. He did a very nice job shaping the seat, not so good on the cover and sewing it together. That takes time and practice to get good at. He did two seats for me, both in leather. The first he shaped it and laid it out, but had someone else do the sewing. That seat came out great. The next seat, same thing, but he sewed that one on his newly acquired $1000 sewing machine. It wasn't as pretty, very comfortable, not pretty. If you can find someone that does nice work with a sewing machine on small things like seats, and using leather, you are going to pay for it.

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