Civicalized
XS400 Member
I have been thinking about making a new seat for my 82. I am still hesitant to hack up the bike so I was thinking about making something that uses the stock mounting points. My seat has no rips or tears and isnt the least bit faded so I need to make something from scratch. There is a junk yard here that is only motorcycles and snowmobiles, so finding a good starting point (and hopefully future project bike) shouldnt be a problem. I need to do it super low budget since I have two other projects going on (my daily driver 65 Ford F100, and 63 Rambler) and cant spend too much. My question is, should I go find an old seat at the junk yard, or can something be made out of scrap just as easily. My goal is to get rid of the passenger seat (i will worry about the cosmetics later) and make my seat sit much lower. I have taken the seat off and like the height while sitting on the frame, so the lower profile the better. Any advice would be great! Thanks.