kz 650 seat build take 2

[greasemonkey75]

I have not had much luck finding a premade seat with dimensions that i wanted so I made my own

 

[modifiedamerican]

so far so good man! cant wait to see it finished

 

[greasemonkey75]

Put first few layers of glass on and found the contours to be a little challenge for me. I sanded it smooth after 2 layers of hair and found air bubbles. I guess it is better to find now and sand out than later. I will apply 2 more layers of hair and one final layer of weave. It is probably overkill, but for a little added weight, at least I will have strength. If anyone has any insight, I would appreciate it. Thanks.

 

[greasemonkey75]

Here is it after rough glassing. Still need to let cure, sand and bondo imperfections. Comming along.

 

[MotorbikeBruno]

Awww yeah. Gettin there for sure!

 

[RoadRash]

Lookin' good! Keep up the good work!

 

[greasemonkey75]

Thanks for the support. Little by little this bike will come back to life.

 

[greasemonkey75]

Here are a couple of new pics. Hope to bondo tomorrow. Really cold here this weekend.

 

[modifiedamerican]

what were the temps out when u were doing the fiberglass?

 

[greasemonkey75]

I glasses indoors and let it cure in a room at about 80 F. Feels nice a and solid. Not so easy breaking away from mould. Used duct tape but no wax. Came free but mould broke in half. I may have to wait till tues when I go back to work to bondo. If I can get inside this weekend to bondo that would be nice. We will see.

 

[modifiedamerican]

lucky, i live in an apartment so i have to keep mine outside in the cold.i hope it turns out ok. people have told me it will be ok so im keeping my fingers crossed

 

[greasemonkey75]

 

[MotorbikeBruno]

Great shape on that one! Looking good man.

 

[cargod78]

this may be a stupid question but i havent seen it answered in any of the seat build threads: how do you attach the fiberglass seat assembly to the bike frame?

 

[greasemonkey75]

I plan on through bolting to frame. I may use cotter pins or weld on captive nuts.

 

[greasemonkey75]

I never put a pic up of how bike looked when I purchased.

 

[MotorbikeBruno]

EWWW... Mine had that setup too, I found a later version seat instead that was nice and low no King/queen setup! Your new seat bump = awesome. haha

 

[sbruton]

Looks really good Grease! That's exactly how I made mine.... I completely destroyed the form removing the part, but I wasn't planning to build more than one anyway.

I can't believe you didn't want to keep the stock seat - looks comfy

 

[greasemonkey75]

I have just welded on hoop for back of frame. I couldn't find a die tight enough to fit seat so I bent an arc then had to cut and weld in middle to match pan. Still have to finish up welding and dress. I am also going to weld on some mounting tabs for seat. Once I get my universal rearsets from dcc, I will see if I could use the bracket for rear pegs.