How easy is it to make your own seat?

[savvy]

Very easy to make something like that. We used to make those in the 60's for cafe racers, widelines etc, a plywood base,some foam from somewhere like Dunelm mill and a piece of ally sheet. 

[ChristoT]

Cheers all for the replies!  :thumbup

This is just for the seat pads, as I have the fairing in the post.  :woot

I'll need to check the shape and fit when it gets here, but I'm thinking glass fibre panel at the base, a couple of thin layers of foam, with a cover on that.  I shall try to take pics of the whole thing and put it up on the dustbowl my build thread

Looking at it this evening, it looks like 2 things may happen:

1) If I can get it correct, I will hopefully be able to use the OEM seat latch, and use it to remove my seat pad to get at the electrics - more ergonomic than many custom bikes who have to remove the entire rear fairing!

2) It looks like the seat pad will lower the seat height too - racier stance (you can lean further over the tank), but also comfier - your back ends up straighter when crusing. And from what I can see, the longer stretch to the bars means the funky chicken dance with the shorter mirrors may be a thing of the past too!!  :lol :lol :lol

[savvy]

I would have thought a plywood base say 1/2"  or 13mm to you youngsters  :rollin  pad that and cover the foam with leathercloth. That way you can screw fixings easily and when sorted you can skim with f/glass to make it permanent or use as a pattern. Easy Peasy

[ChristoT]

I would have thought a plywood base say 1/2"  or 13mm to you youngsters  :rollin  pad that and cover the foam with leathercloth. That way you can screw fixings easily and when sorted you can skim with f/glass to make it permanent or use as a pattern. Easy Peasy

My plan exactly, but without the ply. I iz modern! (yeah right)  :lol :lol

13mm seems a bit thick, no?

[midden]

fit the pod to the bike and plywood to the pod them fill a strong plastic bag with wet bathroom sealant. then sit on it in riding position until it sets, remove bag fit to ply and cover with pvc or a shrink wrap and hey presto bespoke seat pad

[ChristoT]

fit the pod to the bike and plywood to the pod them fill a strong plastic bag with wet bathroom sealant. then sit on it in riding position until it sets, remove bag fit to ply and cover with pvc or a shrink wrap and hey presto bespoke seat pad

Are you basically suggesting I make a mould out of my own arse?  :rollin :rollin

[midden]

Umm make a whole seat pad molded to fit your arse  


you want custom, what's more custom than that?


You could possibly even sandwich a layer of bubble wrap (large bubbles) in to the wet silicone as an attempt to form air pockets for extra comfort