So I'm posting this up as a feeler to see if anybody would be interested in buying a seat like the one I made for my bike. Basically I just have this nice mold waiting for me to produce some parts with. It is a perfect fit for the RD R5/DS7 range, but will fit many smaller bikes. I can provide the measurements. The one I made for myself turned out nice, there was a little bit of work needed once it came out of the mold, but not too much. This style of seat would be perfectly suited for a race/track bike or a custom cafe project since it requires modification of battery placement and some fabrication to mount. Also, the way they will be made allows 2 styles for the rear. Either an upswept look of the Laguna Seca, or a boxed in look. Here is a picture of the mold plug to give an idea:
As you can see the rear is boxed in on the mold, thus giving a period look and making it easier to mount a taillight/plate.
I chose to not have the boxed end and cut it at an angle to give an upswept look like so:
I formed the the plug for the mold directly on the frame, so it sits over the frame rails perfectly, when the original seat mounts are removed. You could mount it with the original hinges, but it would sit up higher and not look as clean. It will be up to you how to mount it but I can provide how I did it, which makes removing very quick and easy.
Also, I would provide a seat pan for making the actual foam/upholstered part, like so:
I choose to just velcro it down and it works great. But it could be bolted to the tailpiece if wanted.
Here's mine all painted up :
Seats will have white gel coat and sufficient layers of quality US Composites polyester resin and combo mat and cloth glass for strength. The seats are very light overall.
So that's about it. Just trying to make a little money doing what I love to do...so I can turn around and build more cool things! As far as price, I am not sure yet, but I am positive I can easily beat Airtech's. Thanks for any interested, comments, suggestions, feedback, gripes, etc! Thanks!
-Perattzi
Joseph Perazzo
Cincinnati, Oh
As you can see the rear is boxed in on the mold, thus giving a period look and making it easier to mount a taillight/plate.
I chose to not have the boxed end and cut it at an angle to give an upswept look like so:
I formed the the plug for the mold directly on the frame, so it sits over the frame rails perfectly, when the original seat mounts are removed. You could mount it with the original hinges, but it would sit up higher and not look as clean. It will be up to you how to mount it but I can provide how I did it, which makes removing very quick and easy.
Also, I would provide a seat pan for making the actual foam/upholstered part, like so:
I choose to just velcro it down and it works great. But it could be bolted to the tailpiece if wanted.
Here's mine all painted up :
Seats will have white gel coat and sufficient layers of quality US Composites polyester resin and combo mat and cloth glass for strength. The seats are very light overall.
So that's about it. Just trying to make a little money doing what I love to do...so I can turn around and build more cool things! As far as price, I am not sure yet, but I am positive I can easily beat Airtech's. Thanks for any interested, comments, suggestions, feedback, gripes, etc! Thanks!
-Perattzi
Joseph Perazzo
Cincinnati, Oh
