I bought a round stop seat off RocCity a few months back. I've been punching myself in the face, repeatedly, publicly trying to mount it. I was going to get a frame welded up but I'd rather do it myself and I'm not a welder. Then I tried making it out of wood. It would have worked...but I thought it sucked so I ditched the idea. I figured aluminum was cheap, easy to work with and mega light. So that's what I used.
Here are the pieces that I cut.
- 1 inch square tube, it's about 1/16th inch. I didn't end up using the two smaller pieces.
- A sheet of aluminum. I think it's about 1/8th inch.
- 1/4 inch threaded rod
- A door hinge that I chopped up a bit.
I cut a semicircle in the alum plate to allow for the wheel and wiring for the taillight. A bunch of small holes, then I hit it in the grinder and then filed and sand by hand.
Then I bolted it all together and wrapped the tubes with $0.50 insulation. The hinge and threaded rod were connected to the stock seat hinge. I had to grind down the frame a bit so that it sit nice.
The seat is held in place using the stock seat lock and some hardware. I cut that bolt down quite a bit after this picture was taken. It fits nice now.
Here's a view of it mounted. It's like sitting on a cloud!
I chopped up my old groundsheet and sized up a few layers. I'm going to glue the two layers together and then cover it with a vinyl. I just gotta figure out how to stitch it all together.
Here are the pieces that I cut.
- 1 inch square tube, it's about 1/16th inch. I didn't end up using the two smaller pieces.
- A sheet of aluminum. I think it's about 1/8th inch.
- 1/4 inch threaded rod
- A door hinge that I chopped up a bit.
I cut a semicircle in the alum plate to allow for the wheel and wiring for the taillight. A bunch of small holes, then I hit it in the grinder and then filed and sand by hand.
Then I bolted it all together and wrapped the tubes with $0.50 insulation. The hinge and threaded rod were connected to the stock seat hinge. I had to grind down the frame a bit so that it sit nice.
The seat is held in place using the stock seat lock and some hardware. I cut that bolt down quite a bit after this picture was taken. It fits nice now.
Here's a view of it mounted. It's like sitting on a cloud!
I chopped up my old groundsheet and sized up a few layers. I'm going to glue the two layers together and then cover it with a vinyl. I just gotta figure out how to stitch it all together.
