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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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I comondiered my wife's sewing machine and redid the face of my backrest to match the SuperGlide dimpled seat pattern.
Thanks cadore, for the seat.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 12:10 PM
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That is pretty cool man. Looks good. Again, these are my favorite posts. Somebody makes or modifies something with their own two hands, instead of paying to have it done or buying it off a shelf.
 
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First biker I've met that can sew!
Nice work....
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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Looks good
 
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Thanks for the compliments. Mom taught me to sew when I was youngling; haven't sewn in twenty-some years. It's like riding a bicycle - you never forget.
 
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When I read the post title, I thought surely you were going to show pics where you remove the reflectors on the front forks.

That is cool. Backrest looks great!
 
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Originally Posted by jstreet0204
That is pretty cool man. Looks good. Again, these are my favorite posts. Somebody makes or modifies something with their own two hands, instead of paying to have it done or buying it off a shelf.
did you do your own flames? How about some more pics I'm thinking about doing something to mine. Looks Good
 
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nice what is it made of ? did u use a regular sewing machine ? im going to make my own seat if i can use a normal machine it would make things easyer for me .
 
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Originally Posted by jmpancoast
When I read the post title, I thought surely you were going to show pics where you remove the reflectors on the front forks.

That is cool. Backrest looks great!
Ouch, that's cold, man.
 
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nice what is it made of ? did u use a regular sewing machine ? im going to make my own seat if i can use a normal machine it would make things easyer for me .
I started with a stock backrest, ripped the seams with a seamripper (a small U-shaped pokey blade looking thing) and copied the front panel onto a stock SG seatcover. I used a regular sewing machine with a leather/vinyl needle and heavy duty polyester thread. Something I had never seen or even thought of, under the cover, the seat foam was in a plastic bag. A big, loosely fitting thin bag, but something to keep the foam dry if you ride in the rain. Something to keep in mind, if you do make your own seat.
 
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