El Dorado Seats

Spub · Post by **Spub** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:42 pm

I recently purchased a reconditioned seat for my Darmah SSD from Tony at El Dorado seats in Australia, and I must say, the workmanship is exceptional. I tried re-covering my old one, and while the results were somewhat passable, it was nowhere near optimal. First off, it takes patience and skill, but of which I lack, to realize results you don't mind looking at each time you ride the bike....secondly, the foam was giving up the ghost on my old seat, so it was too mushy...Tony's seats are a bit pricey, but given the workmanship, worth every penny....now I have to wait for a lull in riding so I can send him the seat off my Laverda Jota.....

garryc · Post by **garryc** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:09 am

What is a bit pricey? Do you no longer need something like an airhawk seat in order to walk after having been for a decent ride

Spub · Post by **Spub** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:29 pm

Pricey is a tad on th heavy side of 700 bills Australian (400 bills American), and this includes shipping from AU....but, as I said, worth it. Foam is firm, but not too firm, and that all day ride things is a trick question, since anyone remotely familiar with the early Darmah seat would realize no matter what, they are not all day seats......but this is a comfortable as you could expect this seat to be.

machten · Post by **machten** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:41 pm

Having recently completed 1300km over two days on a 78 Darmah seat, even with my well padded rear end, I can vouch for Spub's point of view! On the upside, eventually, you lose all feeling.

garryc · Post by **garryc** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:27 pm

Yeah, I think the limited fuel range was deliberate in order to allow middle aged men to still walk