Author Topic: padset what materials (Read 883 times)

Rupert da bear · « **on:** December 02, 2013, 09:56 PM »

Hi all.
Trying to find out what materials most old school padsets were made of .I think it maybe some sort of nylon and leatherett also where would be a place to buy it from.It may be a waste of time but i think i may give it a go and try to make one as i cant find what im after online at a reasonable price.
Cheers.

oldschoolace · « **Reply #1 on:** December 02, 2013, 10:12 PM »

Nylon for the velcro ones and leatherette/pvc coated cotton for the thicker one with press studs as far as i know. Both should be easy enough to find but unless you have a sewing machine and know how to use it well you are probably better off buying some. I'm sure someone on here does them?

Thought about making some myself as i have a machine in work but never got round to it. With the screen printing of some logo/text and sourcing the foam it always seemed like too much effort for what they cost off the bay/here etc.

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #2 on:** December 03, 2013, 12:07 AM »

I got some repro skyway bar pads made up a few years ago, after i stupidly put an orig one in the washing machine.

won't be doing that again! Got some nylon woven material and velcro ribbon from a fabric warehouse in Liverpool (cost about £5.00). Did the logo and got a screenprinters to make up the screens for me (cost about £60 to make the screens and print 12 off in blue/red skyway colours). Then took the printed sheet of material to a local alteration shop, where they cut them to the correct size & put in the hems & velcro (cost about £20). I already had the foam for the pad, so no cost there. Total cost about £85. Out of the 12 pads printed, a few weren't perfect, so about 8-9 were fine. The Demon Tweeks website sell car roll bar padding in loads of colours.

Here's how they came out..

Mattdub · « **Reply #3 on:** December 03, 2013, 09:05 AM »

Is firebird no longer making the odd padset ? .

Rupert da bear · « **Reply #4 on:** December 03, 2013, 11:49 AM »

After looking at the flite ones i got from pork chop in the states i know i can do just as good im not knocking pork chop as they were quite cheap and you get what you pay for but as im building my bike and my daughters i cant wait for shipping from the states for christmas .im after making some pink chequer board pads so thought if i could find the material i could knock some up as im not bad on sewing machine .....but dont tell anyone.

oldschoolace · « **Reply #5 on:** December 03, 2013, 11:51 AM »

There is a half decent fabric shop over the road from me. Will stick my head in today and see if i can find any checkerboard stuff

Rupert da bear · « **Reply #6 on:** December 03, 2013, 11:54 AM »

Thanks

...........who are firebird....

oldschoolace · « **Reply #7 on:** December 03, 2013, 02:51 PM »

Hiya mate, no checkerboard i'm afraid but they do have a few different pink shades of ripstop nylon (the stuff with the fine raised grid pattern on it like this:

Rupert da bear · « **Reply #8 on:** December 03, 2013, 05:25 PM »

Thanks for your help but thinking outside the box i may have found somthing i can use its a pink camping bed the fabric used for the bed area is quite similar so if all else fails i might go this option.