crush1776
Injury Prone
$12 used Renthal MX bars. I found a guy online that will make a seat cover for $30 if I send him a pattern, so I will be running at least a few of these layers of padding. I can't beat that deal locally!
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$12 used Renthal MX bars. I found a guy online that will make a seat cover for $30 if I send him a pattern, so I will be running at least a few of these layers of padding. I can't beat that deal locally!
crush1776
Injury Prone
Yeah, this is starting to go complete "bratstyle", whereas initially I intended to combine cafe, street tracker, and brat. I may not even run the removable tail section I intended depending on how the seat turns out.
I am obviously going to have to rewire a bit to get rid of the birds nest up front.
Thanks fellers!
What kind of foam is that? I bought some high density stuff from my local fabric store, but I am thinking that I need something even more dense for a bottom layer. I might try gutting my old seat foam or using a standing mat from the hardware store as a basal layer.
crush1776
Injury Prone
It's a camping pad from WalMart: Polyolefin. I went to the foam supply place wanting to pick up some rebond foam, but that stuff is $$$$. This should suit my purposes fine, the cover I'm having made with have 1/2" foam "tuck and roll" on it, so that will help. This stuff is pretty firm.
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hardtailed77
Never Finished
I haven't personally used the camping mat, but I know a ton of people who have, and they all swear by it.
skillzman1
XS400 Junkie
I'm diggin it so far...using a similar foam for my seat...eventually.That way I can get the look I want...even if it sacrifices comfort.....I can either strap Charmin to my ass...or rent a fat chick to sit on for the day...I think my wife will prefer the Charmin...but she should also be less intimidated by the fat chick!!LOL
crush1776
Injury Prone
OK, got a custom seat cover fabbed up by sending a guy my pattern with some detailed notes, he made it for $30 shipped. I think it came out very nice:
Note: it has not been pulled down and glued/ riveted yet, so it will tighten up.
Note: it has not been pulled down and glued/ riveted yet, so it will tighten up.
crush1776
Injury Prone
Well, I got violated on the aluminum piece: $20 + $6 pad + $10 priority mail to send the pattern +$30 for the cover and return shipping = $66 all in. I still have some spray adhesive in the garage so hopefully I don't need another can, and I think I have some rivets somewhere. I'm still happy at that price though. Would have been at least $200 to have someone do it local methinks.
new kid on the brat
new kid on the brat
dude that is a steal on the upholstery work. i'd guess my shop would charge at least 150.00. that foam you chose is perfect for a thin seat like that. you won't sink through that on a long ride and the 1/2 inch sewn in the cover will make it feel plush!!!
new kid on the brat
new kid on the brat
by the way i really dig the harley!!! i'd like to see the rest of that.that is my style right there!!!
crush1776
Injury Prone
that seat is killer crush! same with the price. shes comin together huh? whats next on the list of things to do?
CadXS
XS400 Addict
Seat looks cool Crush, similar vibe to the Wrenchmonkee bikes which I have yet to see a bad one. The price was pretty amazing too, when I get my seat done here in the UK it will cost loads more I'm sure.
As VS77 said, how is the dry build going? Ready for tear down and paint soon?
Caddy
As VS77 said, how is the dry build going? Ready for tear down and paint soon?
Caddy
crush1776
Injury Prone
Next up is detangling the stock ratsnest wiring and working up a tail light and tag mount. Then paint the tank and sidecovers and lower portion of the cylinder and polish the polishable engine stuff. Then paint the exhaust high-temp flat black. I also obtained an 18" disc brake rear wheel so I need to swap that out eventually. Then I'll ride it around a bit to shake it down and work out any bugs. Eventually I'll do a full tear down,Paint the frame, relocate the battery and add some pod filters, make a custom exhaust and tune it to the mods.
Cheers!
Cheers!
crush1776
Injury Prone
Trimmed/ lowered the front fender, put on an aftermarket throttle, fired it up and rode around the block for the first time since I took it apart. What a fun little bike! The front fender still needs some final shaping, but it's close I think. I suppose I'll tackle the wiring tomorrow. I'm not happy with the job I did securing the seat cover: I stretched it around the pan and used rivets, which would have been fine had I not also used some spray adhesive. Even though I only used it on the perimeter of the bottom, it still screwed me up: Aaaarg! Once you start putting it on with that snot you have no adjustability. I'll probably end up redoing it...
ahale2772
XS400 Addict
i hate spray adveasive and fabric, tried to make a consol for my car last summer using the same rivits and adhesive method, turned out looking like a big rag with snot all over it
like the front fender, should act as a shock stifener too!
like the front fender, should act as a shock stifener too!
crush1776
Injury Prone
OK, so every time I looked at my bike I saw the crappy job I did on the seat. It bugged me all day at work today. I stopped by the fabric store on my way home and picked up some 1/4" open cell foam, cut a strip 1.5" wide, drilled the rivets out, peeled the cover off and adhesive sprayed it to the perimeter of my camping pad foam. I replaced the cover with new rivets/ rivet holes and viola: a bajillion percent improvement. I think I'll be able to sleep now!
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Civicalized
XS400 Member
Man, that seat looks awesome. Very well done.
staycryptic
Under there.
Wow!
Nice stuff.
Nice stuff.
