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Post by oldgeek on Oct 10, 2015 22:44:25 GMT -5
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Post by katastroff on Oct 11, 2015 6:41:18 GMT -5
Some 40 grit sand paper will do great to round up the rear part of the seat. Great thinking!!!  |
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Post by oldgeek on Oct 31, 2015 22:25:45 GMT -5
I have been working on this little by little the last couple of weeks. I have quite a bit of time in it but I finished the seat pan part, so it is time to get the seat covered, somehow. I decided to get some prices for having the seat covered properly. One place quoted me $75-100 so I decided to look somewhere else. I stopped by a friends workplace to show the progress on the seat. It ends up my friend has a good friend that retired doing upholstery, and offered to check with him about covering it for me. My friend called the guy and he told her to bring it to him and he would take care of it. I told my friend I did not want to spend a lot $$ and that I just want a minimal job, she told me not to worry. So I gave her the seat and pan, and the old eaton seat cover that all the seams had come apart on. This was yesterday. I got this picture sent to me tonight.  |
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Post by spaz12 on Oct 31, 2015 22:58:13 GMT -5
Damn, that came out looking really sharp!
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Post by niz76 on Nov 1, 2015 1:07:29 GMT -5
NICE!!
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Post by katastroff on Nov 1, 2015 5:32:46 GMT -5
Cant get any better then this!!! |
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Post by oldgeek on Nov 1, 2015 9:26:41 GMT -5
Yeah, I cant wait to get my butt...er hands on it  I don't even have a motor running for this scooter yet. I had no idea that it would be done so quick, I figured at least a week or 2. |
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Post by iwiketuddlz on Nov 1, 2015 11:09:39 GMT -5
Damn that's nice dude!!! I want one
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Post by oldgeek on Nov 2, 2015 19:08:14 GMT -5
I picked up the covered seat from my friend today. It came out very nice, definitely better than I was planning for. Despite the mud and drizzling rain I took it for a couple short runs down the road. It feels pretty comfortable so far. It sits a little tall now, but I plan to lower the rear shock a bit to balance it out. I also have a set of downhill bars and a stem to put on so hopefully I can get the bars closer to me now that I am further back. I have to figure a way to hide the ugly seat mount frame that sticks out the front.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2015 22:18:59 GMT -5
I picked up the covered seat from my friend today. It came out very nice, definitely better than I was planning for. Despite the mud and drizzling rain I took it for a couple short runs down the road. It feels pretty comfortable so far. It sits a little tall now, but I plan to lower the rear shock a bit to balance it out. I also have a set of downhill bars and a stem to put on so hopefully I can get the bars closer to me now that I am further back. I have to figure a way to hide the ugly seat mount frame that sticks out the front. Very nice. You could make a cover plate for the front of the seat and convert it into a mini dash board holding maybe tach, temp gauge, or whatever. Not gauges you need to see all the time but, with a quick glance down, you could get your readings. Just a thought. Great job on the seat. Bill |
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Post by oldgeek on Nov 3, 2015 11:36:05 GMT -5
I picked up the covered seat from my friend today. It came out very nice, definitely better than I was planning for. Despite the mud and drizzling rain I took it for a couple short runs down the road. It feels pretty comfortable so far. It sits a little tall now, but I plan to lower the rear shock a bit to balance it out. I also have a set of downhill bars and a stem to put on so hopefully I can get the bars closer to me now that I am further back. I have to figure a way to hide the ugly seat mount frame that sticks out the front. Very nice. You could make a cover plate for the front of the seat and convert it into a mini dash board holding maybe tach, temp gauge, or whatever. Not gauges you need to see all the time but, with a quick glance down, you could get your readings. Just a thought. Great job on the seat. Bill My thoughts exactly. Possibly a piece of diamondplate. |
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Post by oldgeek on Nov 21, 2015 18:14:42 GMT -5
I managed to get the front part of the mount moved back. At least that part looks better for now.  So far this is a very comfortable ride. I have been adjusting the angle and height of the seat looking for the most comfortable position. I would like to get everything a little lower as the ride height is still just a hair tall. |
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Post by oldgeek on Nov 22, 2015 20:42:15 GMT -5
I am looking at some options of how to deal with the space up front. This picture is of a quick mock up I did. The silver bubble wrap I used could be a pattern for metal or plastic. I also split the side panels where they join at the rear so i could move the front of the panels inward.  |
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Post by Corrosion on Nov 22, 2015 21:08:06 GMT -5
Great place to add a second fuel tank. Never have too much fuel tank.
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