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How easy is it to make your own seat? - ChristoT - 15-06-14
As per title.
I have bought a Ducati 748 rear fairing (same as 916 and 996) off ebay, but it has no seat pads. How easy would it be to make a pillion cowl and a riders' seat, or are there any other bikes whose seats are a precise fit already?
Many thanks!
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - Exupnut - 15-06-14
Just had a sniff on ebay.... Foc there expensive.... U need to borrow one to make one up methinks.
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - andybesy - 15-06-14
In one of delboy's videos he made one from layers of camping roll mat glued together to form a block, then sanded to shape and covered.
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - ChristoT - 15-06-14
(15-06-14, 06:27 PM)andybesy link Wrote: In one of delboy's videos he made one from layers of camping roll mat glued together to form a block, then sanded to shape and covered.
Yeah, I was thinking fiberglass base, then thin foam and a cover over that. I was wondering if anyone had ever made one, and could offer tips.
Link to the vid?
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - NorthWestern - 15-06-14
Use neoprene and do the main shaping with a bread knife. It's easier and much less mess than sanding
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - ChristoT - 15-06-14
(15-06-14, 06:49 PM)NorthWestern link Wrote: Use neoprene and do the main shaping with a bread knife. It's easier and much less mess than sanding
I was planning on camping ground mat and a sharp knife. But thanks for the tip.
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - Doddsie - 15-06-14
Mate of mine made one from one of those kneeling pads, its about an inch thick to start with.
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - nick crisp - 15-06-14
John Noakes could've made one out of a cornflakes packet, milk bottle tops and some sticky-back plastic, but those skills have been lost with this new generation :rolleyes
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - ChristoT - 15-06-14
(15-06-14, 08:42 PM)nick crisp link Wrote: John Noakes could've made one out of a cornflakes packet, milk bottle tops and some sticky-back plastic, but those skills have been lost with this new generation :rolleyes
Yep! I'm carbon fibre, high density, low weight foam, and race-develloped materials.
Which is why my bike will be the fastest (black), and your retro put-putter is in senile yellow. :lol :lol :lol
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - Kosmic Kartman - 15-06-14
Christo,
No need to make a seat unit. I've mad you a hole new bike with a towing bar you can buy for less than the cost of the seat build. Free brunette with hazel eyes included.
Yours for twenty quid.
![[Image: 2014-06-07165826_zps7018fb72.jpg]](http://s150.photobucket.com/user/adthebad/media/2014-06-07165826_zps7018fb72.jpg.html)
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - nick crisp - 15-06-14
(15-06-14, 08:44 PM)ChristoT link Wrote: [quote author=nick crisp link=topic=13637.msg153935#msg153935 date=1402861367]
John Noakes could've made one out of a cornflakes packet, milk bottle tops and some sticky-back plastic, but those skills have been lost with this new generation :rolleyes
Yep! I'm all pie in the sky.
Which is why my bike will never happen, and your bike is on the road. :lol :lol :lol
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FTFY :thumbup
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - mickvp - 15-06-14
Christo,
This video covers the basic idea, obviously on yours you will need to fabricate your own seat pan as well though:
Walk thru of custom motorcycle seat build on Kawasaki KLR650 ** *IN HD* **
Take pics, look forward to seeing how you get on.
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - ChristoT - 15-06-14
Thanks for that link, Micky. I don't think it'll be very hard, not overly concerned.
Nick & Kosmic - foc off! :lol :lol
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - midden - 15-06-14
A plywood board shaped to fit hole. Screwed on to the plywood board a Dildo made to fit other hole. Atleast that way you'll have some guarantee of staying on this machine :rollin
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - ChristoT - 15-06-14
(15-06-14, 10:07 PM)midden link Wrote: A plywood board shaped to fit hole. Screwed on to the plywood board a Dildo made to fit other hole. Atleast that way you'll have some guarantee of staying on this machine :rollin
On yer bike, Midden! I ain't into that shit!
You, on the other hand, may enjoy this... :lol :lol :lol
[img height=576 width=769]http://fcdn.mtbr.com/attachments/passion/584962d1292182735-chuck-norris-vs-most-interesting-man-world-dildo-bike.jpg[/img]
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - Deefer666 - 16-06-14
Race foam and gaffa tape is all ya need!. :rollin :rollin
In all seriousness I have made a cafe racer seat in the past by gluing layers of camping roll mat together to get the rough shape and then carving & sanding it into a final shape.... Not too difficult
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - ogri48 - 16-06-14
Christo I've got the old single seat I took off the z thou...if you can make summat outta that your welcome to it, I can drop it in to you later in the week when I go see me boys..
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - ChristoT - 16-06-14
Very kind of you Ogri!
However, as I need to make a new base, shape foam, cover etc, it would just as much work modding yours as starting from scratch, and that might even be less work. But thanks very much all the same, the sentiment is much appreciated!
Flog it on ebay, surely? :lol
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - ogri48 - 16-06-14
Focc that, I've got 100 percent feedback, that fugly thing will kill it...
Re: How easy is it to make your own seat? - dazza - 16-06-14
Saw this on biker booty, apparently it's an aluminium café racer style rear seat and cowling. To me it looks like a medieval slipper. £25 posted.