New-2-Me '80 GS750L

[pete]

Do you also hem and let pants out?

Just pullin' ya' leg there... hahahha

Looks good, can't wait to see it on!

[Hoosier Daddy]

Thanks guys! and sorry Pete, I ain't gettin close to another blokes inseam

Ok, tonight's progress is to wrap the cover around the seat and glue it on the underside. This is the scarey part, because if it's not in the right place from the start it will be off location for the rest of the install. I located it in the front corners of the flat portion and worked my way back to the middle. So now it's clamped and setting till tomorrow to cure, then I can pull forward and back to hopefully get it smooth.

[Erki]

nice work. upholstery is something i know nothing about.

[Hoosier Daddy]

nice work. upholstery is something i know nothing about.

Hah... me either. A pro would probably tell you I am doing it all wrong, but this is the 3rd seat I've done this way and the first 2 worked out.

[pete]

Dead straight on the inseam comment! Hahhahaha

It's interesting to see how you do this because I know your GL one worked out well, and I'm guessing you did the CB cover also.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Yea, the only difference in the CB's seat was the pan I hand bent out of Aluminum. but other than that, the process is identical

[pete]

Yea, the only difference in the CB's seat was the pan I hand bent out of Aluminum. but other than that, the process is identical

Cool... although I bet hand bending that took some patience to get symmetrical!

[Hoosier Daddy]

With two pieces of oak, two door hinges, a broom stick cut in half, I C-clamped it and "Braked" it over the edge of my work bench... then "rolled" the rear Hump over a coffee can. Spent a couple lunch hours at the TIG welder here at work trying to get those two pieces joined together...

[pete]

Wow ok... you have patience! I probably would've thrown it at something... haha

When I bent the rod for the frame of my tail piece, I ended up putting a strip of steel around the end of a round cardboard tube that came from a broken cat scratching pole and screwed it to the bench. Worked ok for what I needed.

For one of those things I'm not revealing yet, I've used a sauce pan lid, the front of a pedestal fan, and a roll of electrical tape.

Isn't it great how everyday objects can be so handy?

[Hoosier Daddy]

Ha-ha... yea. If necessity is the mother of invention then seems poverty is the father of resourceful
Ok, due to a freak snow storm here Tuesday night / Wednesday morning we have been without electricity here until today (Thursday). Wifey and I packed a bag and stayed in a hotel. Back home tonight, once the house was warmed back up I was able to go to step 2 on the cover.



Glued the next sections front and rear and clamped. I move both directions to keep things taught in the center. I had stretched it pretty tight in the first step so the seam was a little lower on the sides than I originally planned but that's compressing the foam and giving it a nice curved look.



That wrinkle in the front should smooth out when I make my last pull on the top of the front edge.

[Flyboy]

That is coming along stunningly, it is gooing to look so good on the bike.
As I said, your skills know no limits.

[cowboyup3371]

Great work and patience on that seat HD.

[pete]

Mate that's gonna be awesome! Nicely done

[Hoosier Daddy]

Ain't out of the woods yet.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Well, here it is. It doesn't cover the lip on the tank like I planned, thicker final layer of foam would have helped, but it does fit the fender nice and my mounting holes even lined up. As a bonus it feels really good to sit on, no sharp corners under my thighs and seems plenty padded.