stock (red) seat cover flaws???

[4punksdad]

My buddy has a 99 400EX, and I have a 2000. Both of our stock red seat covers started to develop these brownish looking stains which seem to be growing in size & quantity. They started out about the size of a pencil eraser, and some of them are 2" or more in diameter now.

anyone else experience this problem?

[RideRed04]

try cleaning it with windex. (are they rub marks from your boots/pants?) Also try using the toilet instead of your 400ex.

[Tommy 17]

my stock seat cover never had the stains on it and it was a 00. i did have a problem wit the honda wearing off and i had it rip where it rolls over on the front. i suggest u get a gripper seat 3 punks it so much nicer to ride wit.

[400exRacerX]

no i never had that problm while i had my stock cover, i would suggest getting a aftermarket seat cover like a nacs seat cover, they make your quad look really nice and give you some grip for your arse.

[Nausty]

Just remember to wipe next time you gotta go No really the gripper seats are cool I got them on our dirt bikes and its way better plus its most of them are black so when you forget to wipe it won't show up as bad hehe just playin wit ya.

["BLAHH"300!!]

could it be-

from a photo i saw you keep your bike indoors
but -
does it look like mildew?

we had that problem on a yammy big bear
had tan fender's and a red seat-
i took --(clorox)- haha- and went over the whole
thing after washing it -- got all the mud stains off the fender's and -- took some el-bow grease and it got off the seat as well
i used regular clorox and a green scrub pad that you use to wash dishes with- don't scrub too hard on the fender's though
it'll leave marks- but the seat wont matter-

and it wont bleach it either- -
put it on scrubb the chit'outa'it and get it off

later- oh and i got a hi-flight seat on my 300ex wid' flames
no problems with that on there

["BLAHH"300!!]

speaking of- HI-FLIGHT -
seat cover's anyone know where to see these on-line
mine been on for a while and the red part of the flames are fading out- want a new one-

thanx-
- later

[MR. HONDA EX'S]

My 300 Has that same problem. Don't sure why it is. My 400 didn't have any stains, it just turned orange. So i just got a 01' black seat from Honda. It looks great and only cost $68. Seat covers cost like $60, the Honda was whole seat, not a cover.

[JabberJaw]

Originally posted by 3punksdad
My buddy has a 99 400EX, and I have a 2000. Both of our stock red seat covers started to develop these brownish looking stains

Did you check the seat of your pants? If they are brown also we know what the problem is.... you been sitting on mud :-)

[oynot400]

Mine has some staining also, I figured that it is from some nasty mud that I rode in. I haven't found anything that takes it out yet.