Seat pan options

[onefromexile]

Fiberglass or metal
For a seat cowl ????


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[onefromexile]

Cl 360 cafe build

This is the shape and look I want just can't decide on fiberglass or metal as pictured

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[Titan performance]

Does it make any difference what it's made from? Once they're painted you can't tell the difference.
Find the style you like regardless of material.......unless you plan to polish it, either will work.

 

[MobtownMatt]

I don't know if you're any good at shaping foam and fiberglass work or not, but if you are, making your own out of foam and fiberglass is the cheaper, and lighter way to go.

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[onefromexile]

I originally wanted metal but I'm finding way cooler options open up with the fiber glass

Is there any particular brand or company that sells diy kits??



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[onefromexile]

Love the blue cowl shape


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[MobtownMatt]

A DIY kit would simply be fiberglass cloth and resin. Lol. You would make your own shape. You can shave and shape foam and cardboard for your shape.

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[Titan performance]

What bike is it for?

 

[canyoncarver]

I'm in process of building a fiberglass seat at the moment. Not hard man, just messy and takes some patience. It's actually quite fun.

 

[adventurco]

Yep any type of closed cell foam works good to carve a plug. You can make a skeletal form out of cardboard and fill it with expanding foam if you want to be precise, but I like to work it by eye. Tape it with packing tape, 3+ layers of glass,fill, seal, prime, paint.

 

[onefromexile]

Ok thanks everybody love all the input I will search the tubes for the materials
It's a cl360
I'm going the fiberglass route for several reasons
I think I'll be able to make a nicer one with cleaner lines
And have easier time than shaping metal to be the same





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[onefromexile]

Yours turned out great
I might go a lil smaller with mine I'm trying to match my tank lines
Really nice pics too


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[MobtownMatt]

I'm actually going to be making a fiberglass cowl for my 1978 GL1000 soon.

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[onefromexile]

I've seen a few smaller cowls I like but not my style for a cafe bike

How are you planning on making a mold for that?


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[canyoncarver]

Florists foam comes in blocks, use spray adhesive to glue together however many you need. I used cardboard under the blocks, set them on the frame and start sculpting the shape you want.


I have one or two pics in my 750 Twin thread towards the end, i'm still working on it at the moment. I'll add more as I glass it.

 

[pacomotorstuff]

Perhaps something like this?
Pat

 

[Tune-A-Fish]

Yours turned out great
I might go a lil smaller with mine I'm trying to match my tank lines
Really nice pics too


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I have made a tail from cutting the back half of a tank off, in retrospect, I would have cut the tail and sides as one then simply made the pan to bring it all together. You can cut it again down the center to narrow or widen then just add a backer strip with holes and plug weld, then skip stitch the seam.

 

[onefromexile]

I went fiber glass it's not too hard I got the exact size and shape I want just gotta add more layers


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[onefromexile]

It was a lot of fun too


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[MobtownMatt]

Would love to see pics of your progression of the seat build.

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