TOM-CAT
06-19-2006, 03:36 AM
Mike requested that I post some pics from my seat mod so here they are.....
To start here is a pic of my budies Sargent seat that I used to model mine after.
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First couple pics are the rough cut of the seat padding that was added.
Next are pics of a demo covering that I used to figure out the right size for the actuall seat cover.
Finally, the finished product. The whole seat took me a couple weeks of some pretty intense man hours. The hand stitching probably took the most time for any of the individual steps (I don't have a sewing machine, and I was too impatient to track one down, also the tight turns in 3D contours make me think that it would take a special sewing machine to do it anyway.) Working on the seat drove my GF insane.:blah-blah
[url="http://www.eugenesportbike.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=73&stc=1"] (http://www.eugenesportbike.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=64&stc=1)
So, yeah I am pretty happy with the way it turned out :clapping: , but in hindsight I don’t think that I would do it again. It was just kinda way to much time. (I am a horrible perfectionist:bash: )
Well I hope that this inspires someone to get creative and try something new...If anyone has any questions feel free to PM me or just reply to this thread and I will try to answer then, but I think that it's pretty clear in general.
To start here is a pic of my budies Sargent seat that I used to model mine after.
[/url]
First couple pics are the rough cut of the seat padding that was added.
Next are pics of a demo covering that I used to figure out the right size for the actuall seat cover.
Finally, the finished product. The whole seat took me a couple weeks of some pretty intense man hours. The hand stitching probably took the most time for any of the individual steps (I don't have a sewing machine, and I was too impatient to track one down, also the tight turns in 3D contours make me think that it would take a special sewing machine to do it anyway.) Working on the seat drove my GF insane.:blah-blah
[url="http://www.eugenesportbike.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=73&stc=1"] (http://www.eugenesportbike.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=64&stc=1)
So, yeah I am pretty happy with the way it turned out :clapping: , but in hindsight I don’t think that I would do it again. It was just kinda way to much time. (I am a horrible perfectionist:bash: )
Well I hope that this inspires someone to get creative and try something new...If anyone has any questions feel free to PM me or just reply to this thread and I will try to answer then, but I think that it's pretty clear in general.