With the electric 95% complete I decided to get started on my seat since it's the last major thing I need to do before the bike can hit the road.
Let me preface this by saying my sewing experience is very limited and consists of making a few ghillie suits and modifying my gear and uniforms while I was in the Army. Looks mattered far less than durability.
So, here's the steps I took to make my seat.
Here's my template traced out and my seat material face down with the batting glued on and drying. I used 3M 77 spray adhesive for this.
Setting marks where my stitch lines will be (first and last line get an extra 1/2" according to the guide I followed for "seam allowance").
You can see here I started sewing the lines but the feed pawls on the machine kept getting snagged on the batting so I layed strips of masking tape for the foot to travel over.
A few lines sewn with the tape
Top piece sewn
Cut to fit the template
Boxing cut
Boxing sewn on
"crown" piece cut and sewn on
Cover sewn
Close up
Started cutting the seat pan. Used ABS plastic
Rough shape
Foam attached to the seat pan. I used DAP contact cement
I forgot to take pictures but I welded a steel bar to two bolts so the bolts wouldn't spin while tightening them. 4 bolts will hold the seat down.
Cover being attached. I used contact cement and also used staples at the corners
Seat/tank merger
Complete and mounted