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January 23, 2006

Rick Mayer Cycle - New Saddle

Saturday morning Sharon and I got up at 5:30am and we were on the BMW K75s at 6:50am to head north 263 miles to Anderson, CA to get a new seat made.
Just north of the 505 and 5 junction we stopped at The Oasis for a greasy breakfast. We arrived just after noon and Rick welcomed us into his home to relax with a cup of green tea. He took photos of Sharon and I sitting on the bike and then he printed them and started to make the saddle which took over two hours because we were swapping stories. We were the last drop-in customers to have their seat made in the old garage. Rick has a brand new big garage that will be finished next week.
Rick starts to take apart the old BMW comfort seat:
Rick Mayer Cycle - New Saddle Trip

Saturday morning Sharon and I got up at 5:30am and left at 6:50am to head north 263 miles to Anderson, CA to get a new seat made for my K75s. We arrived just after noon and he welcomed us into his home to relax with a cup of green tea. He took photos of Sharon and I sitting on the bike and then he printed them and started to make the saddle which took over 2 hours because we were swapping stories. We were the last drop in customers to have their seat made in the old garage. Rick has a brand new big garage that will be finished next week.



Rick starts to take apart the old BMW comfort seat:





Rick is a master on the sewing machine. His father gave this machine to him.

It's a model from 1966. He uses dacron to sew the double stitch seams.

Meanwhile, Sharon is asleep in the lazy-boy beside the fireplace in the living room.





Fitting the cover on:





Rick's wife breeds Newfoundland dogs. That's Blue the St. Bernard. He's the lover.





The ride home was much more comfortable than on the way there. My butt doesn't slide all over the place anymore. I feel planted on the bike. It's a warm fuzzy feeling.



We stopped at Louis Cairo's in Williams for some 'Louis Bread' (1/4 inch of garlic on bread) and steaks.





We arrived home at 9pm exhausted. We had a hot tub and went to bed.





Rick is a master on the sewing machine. His father gave this machine to him.

It's a model from 1966. He uses dacron to sew the double stitch seams.

Meanwhile, Sharon is asleep in the lazy-boy beside the fireplace in the living room.





Fitting the cover on:





Rick's wife breeds Newfoundland dogs. That's Blue the St. Bernard. He's the lover.





The new saddle:





The ride home was much more comfortable than on the way there.

My butt doesn't slide all over the place anymore. I feel planted on the bike.

It's a warm fuzzy feeling.



We stopped at Louis Cairo's in Williams for some 'Louis Bread' (1/4 inch of garlic on bread) and steaks:



(I'll betcha $10 DarrylRi has eaten here)





We arrived home at 9pm exhausted. We had a hot tub and went to bed.

Posted by stephen at January 23, 2006 04:18 PM

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