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Up for grabs is an authentic Medium-Large Pan (12.5" wide) Early Model BATES LEATHER SEAT WITH BATES BIKE LOGO STAMP in great condition with tons of riding time left on it, even after surviving a bike fire!  How cool is that?  This seat will tell a real story on any bike above and beyond the typical patina!! 

This is one of the hardest to find Bates seat pan sizes and perfect for that period correct Knucklehead, Panhead, Shovelhead or Indian.

Has the early model Bates Bike Logo stamp in the leather on top! (See photo 2) 

With too may fakes and too many questionable "authentic" Bates seats out there buy with confidence that you're getting a genuine Bates... and why buy a seat with the sticker on the bottom when you can have one with the stamped leather on top... who exactly is looking under your seat?!

 

CONDITION:

Please take a careful look at all of the pictures and make your own final determination on the condition, I have taken the time to take as many detailed pictures as possible so buyer knows exactly what they are getting. 

-Leather cover is in very good solid condition on top with the only major issues underneath.  Seat shows signs of having survived a bike fire and to me that tells a story on your old chop that is way cooler than the regular old "patina". 

-Top cover has a slight indent in the leather and a small crack in the top layer (not all the way through the leather), both are shown in detail in photo 7.  Top also shows white marks and spots, visible in photos 1-7, which I believe to be fire extinguisher residue!

-Top cover has visible evidence of having been on a bike that caught fire on the underside (see photos 8-11).  Cover is still very solidly mounted but has a large burned out area on the left side and  melted looking areas at the very front and at the rear (see photos 9, 10, 11).  Also has 1 typical area of wear-through from abrasion where the cover wraps around the pan that can be seen in photo 12.

-Seat pan is in excellent solid shape. 

-Front mounting bolts are both intact, however the rear stud has been cut but still has enough thread left to be useable (see photos 8, 9, 10, 12).  

-Rear mounts both need work.  Please take a look at photo 11 for a closeup:  Right stud is fully intact but slightly bent and in need of having the threads chased/re-threaded.  Left stud has broken off all the way down at the nut where it is welded to the pan and will need to be replaced.

SHIPPING:

- Shipping price includes the cost of FULL VALUE INSURANCE and SIGNATURE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION this is not an option due to the value/rarity of the item.  Cost also takes into account eBay and PayPal fees as well as packaging, materials, and time to make sure your item is professionally packaged and shipped within 1 business day and arrives to you safe and as pictured.  If you have any questions/issues please feel free to ask.

 

*Please look at all of the pictures carefully and message me with any questions or if you would like any additional photos or description of the item.  Please also do your own research if you are looking to make sure your restoration is 100% model year correct as I do my best to research and confirm the exact year(s) for all parts as best I can but make no guarantees.  I also do my best to describe each item in detail and take as many photos as possible, if you are ever unsatisfied with any item and feel anything was misrepresented please let me know and I will do what I can to make you happy.  In the end I'm just another poor guy supporting his own motorcycle addiction*

**Foreign Buyer / Overseas Buyer Services- YOUR COMPANY is the buyer to which I am responsible for delivery of the item to, and YOUR COMPANY is responsible to inspect and accept/reject the item as the buyer I am selling it to.  By bidding/purchasing this item on behalf of another buyer you agree that all liability after item reaches your facility is on YOUR COMPANY as a 3rd party buyer service and that once the item is forwarded on from your location to a 3rd party I am released from all eBay buyer protection liability, having completed my duty as the seller in safely delivering the item to the buyer listed on the eBay transaction (YOUR COMPANY).  By forwarding on the item from your location you are by default agreeing that the item was received in acceptable (as pictured/described condition).  It is your job as the forwarding service to ensure the item is received at your location in acceptable condition and is forwarded on safely and reaches its final destination, I can not and will not be held liable for any shipping, damage, or item condition claims once the item has been forwarded on to a 3rd party buyer.  Any issues arising after item has been forwarded to a 3rd party are solely between YOUR COMPANY and YOUR 3rd PARTY BUYER.  BY BIDDING/PURCHASING THIS ITEM YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THESE TERMS**

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