1st time making a seat on my 1st build

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Georgelogue

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I had a metal seat pan made for me and glued foam to it and shaped it myself. A friend gave me the name of a guy who could sew a vinyl cover for me and wrap the foam. After several months i finally got it back and wasn't entirely happy with it.
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I reached out to my aunt who sews a lot and was asking her about industrial sewing machines and if she knew where i could get a used one fro cheap. Turns out my grandfather had bought a small walking foot machine a long time ago so she could fix his tractor seats. She gave me the machine, so i messed with it for a little, made a new seat pan out of fiberglass and sculpted a new seat out of foam.
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I watched a lot of upholstery videos and made a pattern and did 2 practice runs with inexpensive vinyl.
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I bought better quality vinyl from sailrite and went for the final seat. Here it is all glued up. I used silver thread on the diamond pattern to match my tank.
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I glued felt on the underside and the square cutout is where my battery sits.
 
Very nice!
Man that first one looks awful, I hope you didn't pay him for that lol
 
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peez said:
This is super clean! Are you riding 2up with this seat? How long is it?
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I hadn't planned on riding two up. The cowl area of the seat is where my battery is housed, so it probably wouldn't support someone sitting on it since it is just a firm foam underneath. I meant to measure the seat last time i was down at the bike but totally forgot. I think it is somewhere in the 25" range.
 
Georgelogue said:
I hadn't planned on riding two up. The cowl area of the seat is where my battery is housed, so it probably wouldn't support someone sitting on it since it is just a firm foam underneath. I meant to measure the seat last time i was down at the bike but totally forgot. I think it is somewhere in the 25" range.
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Awesome work on this seat ..... just curious if you ever turned this into a side gig for yourself? Definitely have the talent for it.
 
Try 3M 80 spray next time (but do it outdoors, and mind the over-spray). The smell goes away pretty fast. You should take your finished seat to the guy that botched yours and ask for the rest of your money back. You did a professional job. He did not.
 
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