Geez what a tough crowd, just to state the oblivious the circles are just a pattern that Mick uses on most of his seats he does, I think he would change it if it was something you did not want, and yes Jim I do have two balls and Ann definitely has none!!!!
On a serious note Chris yes it is the grippy surface that allow movement from side to side but is resistive to sliding back and forth
Ken his detail as follows
MJM Custom Motorcycle Seats
Ph # 02 4821 6166
60 Maud Street
Goulburn NSW
He is friendly easy to get on with and he a good guy.... he must be he is a Triumph rider himself as I found out, he has a speedy and a tiger800 and sitting in the shop a MV Augusta Brutall.
He will do seats if you send it to him with a photo of you on bike plus your details eg weight etc but the same day service is best I reckon as he can look at you sitting on it and then explain/ discuss what will be done, I spent ten minutes chatting and picking the colours and texture of the vinyl, he showed me some pictures to help with which way to go, I had not thought about the grey side panels till he showed a picture of his tiger 800, I then handed him the keys and wandered of in to Goulburn (about 3 km so a taxi would be a good option if you don't like to walk much) where there is lots of coffe shops/ takeaways etc and on Mick's suggestion went to the Movies which used up 3 hours "Bladerunner 2045" was an awesome movie
Ken coming from up your way I would suggest you stayed a night before as he will want you there 8.30 am and the seat won't be finished till 4.30 pm, but he did mention he is usually there from 6 am so if you stayed overnight and organised to drop it off earlier you might getaway earlier, there is Motels only a short walk from his shop