The Yamaha seat covers used to be dirt cheap, I bought my first one when I changed the colour of the bike from gray/black to red/black in 2005 and costed me �18 plus vat, now the same one I bought 5 weeks ago was �38 plus vat!! incredible mark up but they showed me the prices on their computer system and I couldn't argue with them. grrrr

It might have to do with the fact that the red/black is a discountinued range and that for them to keep the item in stock they need to bump up the prices, who knows, If that is true then the current colour covers might still be cheaper.