82 1100E Seat Mod and Paint Thoughts

[buttonhook]

Contact him, tell him what you problem is. He might want a picture. But he will tell you if he can fix anything or not. He also might be able to taper the foam or seat pan so that you dont have that sharp edge anymore but instead have a tapered edge that your legs will fit into.

my problem was the seat pan as well it had a sharp edge under my sits bones(ouch) along the edge of the seat. I don't know what he did but I don't feel them anymore.

[Mark M]

Contact him, tell him what you problem is. He might want a picture. But he will tell you if he can fix anything or not. He also might be able to taper the foam or seat pan so that you dont have that sharp edge anymore but instead have a tapered edge that your legs will fit into.

I am about to get rid of that edge on my own. I went out and found some Plastex ($19.99 for the small kit at my local Home Hardware) and I will be building up the lip with that. I figure I can form a dam with masking tape and lay the Plastex into that to match the contour of the existing lip. If the Plastex works as advertised, it should be no problem.

I will take pics and update this thread with my progress.

Mark

[Mark M]

Well, stage 1 has been completed. The seat pan is reshaped and I have a layer of Goop curing for a new lip. It will take one more layer of Goop and then I can shape the lip and staple the cover back down. I test sat the new shape and it is a big improvement. I can still feel the lower part of the front tongue a bit, but the upper part is completely out of the way now. Some rearsets and I should be set pretty well on the ergonomics front.

Pics to come after I open an Photobucket account, never had to host my own pics before...

Edit: Pics Added

In this one you can see the gap between the seat and tank.




This one shows the square corners at the far end of the seat that bother me




Here is the seat cover peeled back




The new shape marked with a paint marker




Mark

[Mark M]

More pics

Here the corners are cut off. I used a hacksaw for this, it worked no problem.



Everything rounded off using an angle grinder and sanding disc.




The Goop drying in place.




Mark

[jwhelan65]

jwhelan

Wow! This bike is awesome!!

I have this exact bike sitting in my garage in running condition, I am getting ready to do some modifications on it very soon, my everyday ride is an 06 FZ1. I have a few questions about your GS if you don't mind.....

What year and model did the wheels, swingarm and front forks come off of ?

Also what kind of exhaust does it have? Looks like a slip-on... Mine has a 4 into 1 Vance Hines that needs replacing. I really want to do a complete redue on my GS by adding some late model features without taking away from the integrity of the 1982 style.

Not sure where to begin....

Thanks

Joe

[Mark M]

Wow! This bike is awesome!!

Joe,

I think you are speaking of Isleoman's GS, it certainly can't be mine... Look in this thread, he lists what was done and there are some more pics.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=126192&highlight=isleoman

Mark

[Mark M]

At last, something gets finished! I had to wrap up the seat covering a couple of weeks ago to let a friend ride the bike. It turned out pretty good in the end. I ended up using normal silicon from a tube to build up the edges where I cut the lip away in my reshaping. Then I used an angle grinder with a sanding disk to reshape the built up areas to sort of match the factory lip.

The end result is better for me, but still not right. The basic seat pan is just too wide down at the end of the flat section and that is what I really need to modify. I am not going there, though, that is major surgery and more than I am interested in.

Pics of the finished product...








Mark