1971 Commando Fastback Seat

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Ive just purchased a second hand Fastback seat and will recover it as part of my Commando rebuild project.

The cover on the seat has a wide ribbed pattern with pillion strap and looks original, but all the replacement replica seat covers I can find are plain without ribs.

Is there anyone out there with an ORIGINAL Fastback built around Sept 1971 with a ribbed seat?

If it is original does anyone know somebody who can replicate seat covers in the North Midlands area?

I want to rebuild the bike as authentic as possible.

Thanks in advance
Martyn

1971 Fastback Seat

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Possibly an issue needing research …

… depending on one's objectives (originality? comfort? something else?).

The 1971 Fastback I had back in the day had an (undoubtedly original) plain seat (I removed the annoying and useless pillion strap).

Indeed, this is the first suggestion I have ever seen that any Fastback had a ribbed seat.

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Fastback Seat

Hi Julian

Thanks for the reply. A friend of mine back in 1973 had a Fastback with a plain seat as I remember trying to stay on the pillion was like holding a bar of wet soap :-)

Yours obviously confirms that. I don't know the origin of the seat I have but the cover is quality, if damaged and may have been hand made.

Assuming I don't get anything to the contrary I will recover with a plain cover.

Thanks for your input.
Martyn

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I currently own a 1971 Fastback. It had the original seat and cover when I bought it 25 years ago, but it got tatty and had to be recovered (by me using a kit). Both old and new covers were plain with the strap I'm afraid.