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B/C Standard Dualseat
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<blockquote data-quote="Hugo Myatt" data-source="post: 13594" data-attributes="member: 99"><p><strong>Dualseat</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi Pete,</p><p></p><p>I am sure I am about to teach grandmother to suck eggs but here goes. What is an original seat? Over the years I have re-constructed several Ferridax seats. It seems that the earliest seats contained all the iron works that are shown in KTB and used the Dunlopillo cushion with more ‘sway’ in the shape representing more closely two single saddles. The earliest cover that I had was made up of 12 pieces – 1 at the front, 1 at the back, 3 for each side and 4 for the top. This was the most tailored of the covers. Later covers had the sides made in one piece and the top reduced to 3 and later even to 2. Mr. G. Bailey who advertises in MPH can supply covers that most closely resemble the early covers but they are tailored to fit the original Dunlopillo and not the current composite foam, which is a different shape. The modern foam does not easily accommodate the original iron work, especially the rear hoop. The rear hoop is made of 5/8” od tube with flats at each end set so that it sits at approximately 45 degrees. The original Dunlopillo had a recess to accommodate this hoop. It seems that Mr Ferriday dropped this rear hoop eventually as it produced a very hard end to the pillion as my missus can testify. To get an original Dunlopillo cushion seems to be impossible. Unfortunately as they age they form a scaly crust on the surface, which breaks down into a fine reddy-brown powder which mysteriously appears and coats the rear mudguard. It also seems to be the case that the under-the-seat bracketry differs one from another and that one seat will not necessarily fit another machine especially across the friction stays. Another case of selected assembly perhaps?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugo Myatt, post: 13594, member: 99"] [b]Dualseat[/b] Hi Pete, I am sure I am about to teach grandmother to suck eggs but here goes. What is an original seat? Over the years I have re-constructed several Ferridax seats. It seems that the earliest seats contained all the iron works that are shown in KTB and used the Dunlopillo cushion with more ‘sway’ in the shape representing more closely two single saddles. The earliest cover that I had was made up of 12 pieces – 1 at the front, 1 at the back, 3 for each side and 4 for the top. This was the most tailored of the covers. Later covers had the sides made in one piece and the top reduced to 3 and later even to 2. Mr. G. Bailey who advertises in MPH can supply covers that most closely resemble the early covers but they are tailored to fit the original Dunlopillo and not the current composite foam, which is a different shape. The modern foam does not easily accommodate the original iron work, especially the rear hoop. The rear hoop is made of 5/8” od tube with flats at each end set so that it sits at approximately 45 degrees. The original Dunlopillo had a recess to accommodate this hoop. It seems that Mr Ferriday dropped this rear hoop eventually as it produced a very hard end to the pillion as my missus can testify. To get an original Dunlopillo cushion seems to be impossible. Unfortunately as they age they form a scaly crust on the surface, which breaks down into a fine reddy-brown powder which mysteriously appears and coats the rear mudguard. It also seems to be the case that the under-the-seat bracketry differs one from another and that one seat will not necessarily fit another machine especially across the friction stays. Another case of selected assembly perhaps? [/QUOTE]
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