custom seat ideas please
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From: Cleveland, OH - Longing for Savannah, GA
custom seat ideas please
thought this may be the place to get some good input. I am building a basket case Ironhead Sporty and need to do a seat for it. I am a leathersmith/cutom painter and will be hand tooling the seat myself (just in case any of you need a custom seat in the future). Anyway, I will try to attach a pic of the bike as it will sit so you can see what style it is. I want it to have a low aggresive, flat track racer look and I think I achieved that. My question is, what kind of wild, twisted design or theme should I go with? Keep in mind, I will be painting the bike's tank in memory of my late father in law who was a religious man, so I can't really go with the whole evil, or damnation theme. Any ideas?.........
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From: Houston Texas
RE: custom seat ideas please
Butcher....
Here is a worksheet I drew up for my seat that I wanted to use on my rebuild. I have a flat track style K model seat that uses the original type of twin posts with the springs hidden inside the frame tubes. This type of seat never came on a Sportster after 1962 or so.
This might be a possibility for you (or someone else) who likes the solo seat but doesn't like looking at the exposed springs. The seat is pictured in the sig photo below and the worksheet shows what has to be fabricated for one of the spring post. Both post are the same.
Anyway, just a thought..........pg
[IMG]local://upfiles/8331/277D19EEE0EF44EC8FE1C75433A2F38F.jpg[/IMG]
Here is a worksheet I drew up for my seat that I wanted to use on my rebuild. I have a flat track style K model seat that uses the original type of twin posts with the springs hidden inside the frame tubes. This type of seat never came on a Sportster after 1962 or so.
This might be a possibility for you (or someone else) who likes the solo seat but doesn't like looking at the exposed springs. The seat is pictured in the sig photo below and the worksheet shows what has to be fabricated for one of the spring post. Both post are the same.
Anyway, just a thought..........pg
[IMG]local://upfiles/8331/277D19EEE0EF44EC8FE1C75433A2F38F.jpg[/IMG]
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From: Texas! Ya mean there's someplace else?
RE: custom seat ideas please
LOL, when are you gonna deliver that thing to me? I'm liking it, more & more.
With the flat track theme, I vote for a seat similar to what you've got on there. How about your leather directly over the seat pan, no padding, and maybe brass rivets around the border? And ditch the springs, mounting it as low as possible.
With the flat track theme, I vote for a seat similar to what you've got on there. How about your leather directly over the seat pan, no padding, and maybe brass rivets around the border? And ditch the springs, mounting it as low as possible.
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