How does this look? - Seat hump

[twistekeys]

At least my bike doesn't look like this ;D

 

[Wee Todd]

your seat reminds of a time way back when I built one using a kids open faced helmet sawed in half(the hump,stuffed with rags) affixed to durable cardboard,,,,,,,,,went out for a ride, and guess what it starts to rain! the hump ended up in the ditch(or was that my girlfriend),,and the friggin cardboard gets glued to my arse.After that I decided to buy one.........................

 

[twistekeys]

your seat reminds of a time way back when I built one using a kids open faced helmet sawed in half(the hump,stuffed with rags) affixed to durable cardboard,,,,,,,,,went out for a ride, and guess what it starts to rain! the hump ended up in the ditch(or was that my girlfriend),,and the friggin cardboard gets glued to my arse.After that I decided to buy one.........................

lol that sounds eventful. But yeah the cardboard isn't the final design ;P

 

[Wee Todd]

no shit batman.......it was a BS story,,for those with a sense of humour............for what it's worth I've ditched more girlfriends,,,,,than motorcycles :

 

[twistekeys]

no shit batman.......it was a BS story,,for those with a sense of humour............for what it's worth I've ditched more girlfriends,,,,,than motorcycles :

Same here, but I'd be lying if I said I've ever ditched a girl

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

You deffinately need to cut the front of the hump to fit down onto the seating portion more and lower it, but also I think you trying to tie it to the rear fender is what's messin you up, either ditch the fender or cut the tail to match the fender curve and that'll lower hump. Here is one I did a while back

 

[rays650cafe]

Are you dead set on having a café racer? With that sparto tail light I'm thinking along the lines of brat rather than a café. Just my .02. Good luck.

 

[twistekeys]

You deffinately need to cut the front of the hump to fit down onto the seating portion more and lower it, but also I think you trying to tie it to the rear fender is what's messin you up, either ditch the fender or cut the tail to match the fender curve and that'll lower hump. Here is one I did a while back

Yeah, not quite what I'm going for though. Also before I started I made a criteria I had the meet for this project: 1. Do not modify the frame, or any other major components just for this project. 2. Keep it as cheap as possible and find creative ways of doing things (it's a learning project).

I do want to keep the rear fender if possible, I threw something together and have it ready to weld, let me get a photo for you guys when I have time, but I don't think it looks too bad...it looks way better than the cardboard photos...

 

[twistekeys]

Are you dead set on having a café racer? With that sparto tail light I'm thinking along the lines of brat rather than a café. Just my .02. Good luck.

Yeah, just my *personal preference* but brats bobbers choppers and dirt trackers all offend me. In fact I was dead set against ANY mods or "custom" builds when I was younger, I HATED them. But now I see cafes are more artistic than other customs; it's the only "custom" bike I can bear to build. Otherwise I'd be restoring the poor thing

Again... no offense, solely my personal view.

 

[twistekeys]

It's going to have a seat, then a back pad thing covering up the hole in the front of the hump (aren't those called panties? )

I think it's a good looking design for what I got, then again I've probably been staring at it too long haha.....

And yes I know my fender and blinker are a little off, I'm fixing that.

 

[twistekeys]

Was browsing the interwebs for SR cafe builds. This one has good intentions, but note to self: don't use cut up skateboards for cafe seats (LOL!!!!)

 

[AgentX]

Pipe wrap, gold shocks...LUCKY!

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Yep, that seat is a FAIL... but I wish I had that old school fork brace... love 'em

 

[twistekeys]

Yep, that seat is a FAIL... but I wish I had that old school fork brace... love 'em

What were they for back in the day? Stability?

 

[cyclefreak]

Re: Re: How does this look? - Seat hump

What were they for back in the day? Stability?

Same thing fork braces are still used for today. Better handling because it decreases the amount of twist and flex in the forks. Even stock fenders alone help with this issue. A lot of people run no brace or fender because it "looks cool". If you want your bike to handle well then leave the fender and add a brace.

 

[twistekeys]

Re: Re: How does this look? - Seat hump

Same thing fork braces are still used for today. Better handling because it decreases the amount of twist and flex in the forks. Even stock fenders alone help with this issue. A lot of people run no brace or fender because it "looks cool". If you want your bike to handle well then leave the fender and add a brace.

That's awesome.