'To fit frame about 13" wide'....
Is about 13 nearly 12 1/2 or nearly 13 1/2?...
...Ian
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I'm not complaining about him either. I meet George regularly at Jumbles and Goodwood. He's quite a nice bloke in a strange sort of way
Ron
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What a di££erence a Terry's badge makes, even an anodised post-war version !
The cover looks to me to be identical to the Brooks WD versions discussed on an earlier thread.
http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=3155626639&frmid=16&msgid=1239080&cmd=show
However, it's had a Terry's badge applied, rather oddly too as the rivets along the edge have been used rather than two separate. There is no knowing when the badge was applied.
As with the Brooks covers, it lacks the rear panel which seems to have been characteristic of original equipment (ignore the Norton oil feed on this picture):-
I too have fixed a Terry's badge on a Brooks (This one's not for sale though):-
There were certainly variations over the years. As far as I can tell from observation though, the screen printed alloy type always seem to be post-war (but of course people are looking for those too).
I suspect that the link you've given to a 'patented' Terry label is probably earlier and would include the frame with a patented support under.
The example that I posted above on the pattern cover is a £5 modern copy.
This is the original from my 1939 saddle. It looks as if it was originally silvered or nickled :-
These saddles and covers have become too expensive but they are a part which deteriorates and cannot be refurbished. Once you start to notice them, all the vinyl replicas look so wrong that they let the whole bike down, when it's not being ridden at least.
At such inflated prices these covers can only really be fitted to an 'exhibit' bike in a collection...
Start to use them and you'll just get a few years (at best) from your £200 'investment'...and a lot less if the Rexine is a bit brittle..not to mention the integrity of the stitching cotton which also deteriorates..
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I wouldn't consider for a second paying that much for a 'consumable' part with such a potentially short lifespan when used for its intended purpose. I would rather go with the best vinyl I could find..Plus, you'd never find the matching pillion cover anyway so how will that problem be resolved?....Ian
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You'll not catch Dr Cohen on a static exhibit. This could be the actual seat in action!
I was thinking less of where it might have been and more of where it's likely to end up.... ....Ian
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Rik, never mind the saddle covers, have enough of those, I want the Oil feed pipe!!!
Cheers,
Lex
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It's at £317 now, getting to the stage where I'd be looking for a Feridax dual seat and sod originality !
...Bearing in mind that it looks just like the Brooks covers which have sold for +/- £100 lately, this has turned into a £200 Terry label
My B33 is currently sporting a replica cover that I bought for £20..Not a bad fit and looks OK...Not Rexine I'll admit but a damn sight more sensible... ...Ian