Deuce Pictures
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From: Montreal, Canada
RE: Deuce Pictures
Seems we lost Deuce Bigelow to a CVO Springer.
Gotta give it to ya DB, that Spinger is a beauty.[sm=smiley20.gif]
Be sure to send us a couple of pics when you pick her up bro.
Gotta give it to ya DB, that Spinger is a beauty.[sm=smiley20.gif]
Be sure to send us a couple of pics when you pick her up bro.
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 998
Likes: 1
From: Long Island, NY
RE: Deuce Pictures
ORIGINAL: Deuce Bigelow
No problem..............
The foam pad and cover came off as one piece, I never checked to see if they were glued together, but they didn't fall apart from each other when I removed them.
I bolted on the bracket that holds the rear of the passenger pad to the fender (I had to remove it in order to remove the cover and foam), and lined it up so that the sissy bar fit as normal in relation to the bracket on the passenger pad seat pan.
then I marked and drilled the holes in the seat pan, I checked to see how thick of a spacer I would neeed to make the sissy bar sit straight but not come down too far and touch the rear fender, then I bolted everything together.
I test fit it on the bike to make sure that the seat pan was sittingproperly and the clearance was acceptable between the sissy bar and fenderbefore I reinstalled the cover and foam pad.
I reused the original pop rivet holes (I was VERY careful drilling the old rivets out).
there are two differentlength rivets used, both are 3/16 rivets, thelengthsare 1/8 - 1/4" grip range (primarly used for the cover) and the longer ones are 1/2 -5/8" grip range.
The longer rivets are used for the rubber feet on the bottom of the passenger pad (they also need to come off), I may have used a longer rivet in a few of the regular holes here and there, you'll know when you're there......
Good Luck with the mod!
it's really very easy to do..........
ORIGINAL: NY Deuce
Are the seat cover and foam pad already glued together as one piece? Did you just line up the sissy bar in the dead center of the seat pan and hold it tight against the back of the seat pan when you drilled the holes? When you re-riveted the seat cover and foam pad back on to the seat pan, did you put the rivets back in the exact same spots? Or did you have to put them in new spots because the original holes were oversized due to drilling them out to remove the cover/foam pad? Do you know what size rivets you used?
Sorry for all the questions but I want to do this mod the right way the first time out. I hate when a seemingly simple project doesn't go as planned and you wind up accidentlydestroying/ruining the very thing you were trying tofix/improve/install. [sm=noooo.gif]
ORIGINAL: Deuce Bigelow
I did it myself, I drilled out the pop rivets and removed the cover and pad as one peice, lined up the sissy bar and drilled the seat pan and mountedthe sissy bar to itthen pop riveted the cover and pad back on.
it was really easy![8D]
ORIGINAL: NY Deuce
Deuce Bigelow,
Thanks for posting those pics of your homemade quick-detach passenger seat set up, very cool. [sm=goodidea.gif]
This is just what I'm looking for, a quick and easy way to switch to/from the solo look. To do this the outer cover and interior foam padding had to be removed in order to put the bolts through. Did you do this yourself or did you have someone remove and replace the seat materials? If you did do it yourself, was it hard to do and how did you make sure the holes lined up perfectly with the bolts? Is it just a matter of holding the Deuce sissy bar to the bottom of the seat pan and marking the holes before drilling them? If you paid someone else to remove and replace the seat materials, how much did it cost for the labor?
I would love to do thismodon my bike.
Deuce Bigelow,
Thanks for posting those pics of your homemade quick-detach passenger seat set up, very cool. [sm=goodidea.gif]
This is just what I'm looking for, a quick and easy way to switch to/from the solo look. To do this the outer cover and interior foam padding had to be removed in order to put the bolts through. Did you do this yourself or did you have someone remove and replace the seat materials? If you did do it yourself, was it hard to do and how did you make sure the holes lined up perfectly with the bolts? Is it just a matter of holding the Deuce sissy bar to the bottom of the seat pan and marking the holes before drilling them? If you paid someone else to remove and replace the seat materials, how much did it cost for the labor?
I would love to do thismodon my bike.
it was really easy![8D]
Sorry for all the questions but I want to do this mod the right way the first time out. I hate when a seemingly simple project doesn't go as planned and you wind up accidentlydestroying/ruining the very thing you were trying tofix/improve/install. [sm=noooo.gif]
The foam pad and cover came off as one piece, I never checked to see if they were glued together, but they didn't fall apart from each other when I removed them.
I bolted on the bracket that holds the rear of the passenger pad to the fender (I had to remove it in order to remove the cover and foam), and lined it up so that the sissy bar fit as normal in relation to the bracket on the passenger pad seat pan.
then I marked and drilled the holes in the seat pan, I checked to see how thick of a spacer I would neeed to make the sissy bar sit straight but not come down too far and touch the rear fender, then I bolted everything together.
I test fit it on the bike to make sure that the seat pan was sittingproperly and the clearance was acceptable between the sissy bar and fenderbefore I reinstalled the cover and foam pad.
I reused the original pop rivet holes (I was VERY careful drilling the old rivets out).
there are two differentlength rivets used, both are 3/16 rivets, thelengthsare 1/8 - 1/4" grip range (primarly used for the cover) and the longer ones are 1/2 -5/8" grip range.
The longer rivets are used for the rubber feet on the bottom of the passenger pad (they also need to come off), I may have used a longer rivet in a few of the regular holes here and there, you'll know when you're there......
Good Luck with the mod!
it's really very easy to do..........
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,331
Likes: 4
From: South Jersey, AC area
RE: Deuce Pictures
ORIGINAL: Crazy Canuck
Seems we lost Deuce Bigelow to a CVO Springer.
Gotta give it to ya DB, that Spinger is a beauty.[sm=smiley20.gif]
Be sure to send us a couple of pics when you pick her up bro.
Seems we lost Deuce Bigelow to a CVO Springer.
Gotta give it to ya DB, that Spinger is a beauty.[sm=smiley20.gif]
Be sure to send us a couple of pics when you pick her up bro.
I have to say that it IS a sweet ride!
lots of power compared to my Deuce. I just need to make it louder.................
I like the look of the stock exhaust, I may play with the baffles to try and make it louder.
if I'm not happy with the sound of the stock exhaust I'm probably going with V&H big shot staggards...[8D]
I'll post pics tomorrow.
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 998
Likes: 1
From: Long Island, NY
RE: Deuce Pictures
ORIGINAL: firestarter
Hey Buzz,
I think I have heard something like this before. Does this sound familiar?
Once a Deuce always a Deuce!
Hey Buzz,
I think I have heard something like this before. Does this sound familiar?
Once a Deuce always a Deuce!
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,331
Likes: 4
From: South Jersey, AC area
RE: Deuce Pictures
ORIGINAL: NY Deuce
Hopefully things will go as smoothly for me as they did for you when I get around to doing this mod to my bike. Thanks forposting this greatmod and thanks for answering all of my questions. I'm looking forward to super quick and easy seat changes in the future thanks to you. [sm=smiley20.gif]
ORIGINAL: Deuce Bigelow
No problem..............
The foam pad and cover came off as one piece, I never checked to see if they were glued together, but they didn't fall apart from each other when I removed them.
I bolted on the bracket that holds the rear of the passenger pad to the fender (I had to remove it in order to remove the cover and foam), and lined it up so that the sissy bar fit as normal in relation to the bracket on the passenger pad seat pan.
then I marked and drilled the holes in the seat pan, I checked to see how thick of a spacer I would neeed to make the sissy bar sit straight but not come down too far and touch the rear fender, then I bolted everything together.
I test fit it on the bike to make sure that the seat pan was sittingproperly and the clearance was acceptable between the sissy bar and fenderbefore I reinstalled the cover and foam pad.
I reused the original pop rivet holes (I was VERY careful drilling the old rivets out).
there are two differentlength rivets used, both are 3/16 rivets, thelengthsare 1/8 - 1/4" grip range (primarly used for the cover) and the longer ones are 1/2 -5/8" grip range.
The longer rivets are used for the rubber feet on the bottom of the passenger pad (they also need to come off), I may have used a longer rivet in a few of the regular holes here and there, you'll know when you're there......
Good Luck with the mod!
it's really very easy to do..........
ORIGINAL: NY Deuce
Are the seat cover and foam pad already glued together as one piece? Did you just line up the sissy bar in the dead center of the seat pan and hold it tight against the back of the seat pan when you drilled the holes? When you re-riveted the seat cover and foam pad back on to the seat pan, did you put the rivets back in the exact same spots? Or did you have to put them in new spots because the original holes were oversized due to drilling them out to remove the cover/foam pad? Do you know what size rivets you used?
Sorry for all the questions but I want to do this mod the right way the first time out. I hate when a seemingly simple project doesn't go as planned and you wind up accidentlydestroying/ruining the very thing you were trying tofix/improve/install. [sm=noooo.gif]
ORIGINAL: Deuce Bigelow
I did it myself, I drilled out the pop rivets and removed the cover and pad as one peice, lined up the sissy bar and drilled the seat pan and mountedthe sissy bar to itthen pop riveted the cover and pad back on.
it was really easy![8D]
ORIGINAL: NY Deuce
Deuce Bigelow,
Thanks for posting those pics of your homemade quick-detach passenger seat set up, very cool. [sm=goodidea.gif]
This is just what I'm looking for, a quick and easy way to switch to/from the solo look. To do this the outer cover and interior foam padding had to be removed in order to put the bolts through. Did you do this yourself or did you have someone remove and replace the seat materials? If you did do it yourself, was it hard to do and how did you make sure the holes lined up perfectly with the bolts? Is it just a matter of holding the Deuce sissy bar to the bottom of the seat pan and marking the holes before drilling them? If you paid someone else to remove and replace the seat materials, how much did it cost for the labor?
I would love to do thismodon my bike.
Deuce Bigelow,
Thanks for posting those pics of your homemade quick-detach passenger seat set up, very cool. [sm=goodidea.gif]
This is just what I'm looking for, a quick and easy way to switch to/from the solo look. To do this the outer cover and interior foam padding had to be removed in order to put the bolts through. Did you do this yourself or did you have someone remove and replace the seat materials? If you did do it yourself, was it hard to do and how did you make sure the holes lined up perfectly with the bolts? Is it just a matter of holding the Deuce sissy bar to the bottom of the seat pan and marking the holes before drilling them? If you paid someone else to remove and replace the seat materials, how much did it cost for the labor?
I would love to do thismodon my bike.
it was really easy![8D]
Sorry for all the questions but I want to do this mod the right way the first time out. I hate when a seemingly simple project doesn't go as planned and you wind up accidentlydestroying/ruining the very thing you were trying tofix/improve/install. [sm=noooo.gif]
The foam pad and cover came off as one piece, I never checked to see if they were glued together, but they didn't fall apart from each other when I removed them.
I bolted on the bracket that holds the rear of the passenger pad to the fender (I had to remove it in order to remove the cover and foam), and lined it up so that the sissy bar fit as normal in relation to the bracket on the passenger pad seat pan.
then I marked and drilled the holes in the seat pan, I checked to see how thick of a spacer I would neeed to make the sissy bar sit straight but not come down too far and touch the rear fender, then I bolted everything together.
I test fit it on the bike to make sure that the seat pan was sittingproperly and the clearance was acceptable between the sissy bar and fenderbefore I reinstalled the cover and foam pad.
I reused the original pop rivet holes (I was VERY careful drilling the old rivets out).
there are two differentlength rivets used, both are 3/16 rivets, thelengthsare 1/8 - 1/4" grip range (primarly used for the cover) and the longer ones are 1/2 -5/8" grip range.
The longer rivets are used for the rubber feet on the bottom of the passenger pad (they also need to come off), I may have used a longer rivet in a few of the regular holes here and there, you'll know when you're there......
Good Luck with the mod!
it's really very easy to do..........
once you start the mod, you will see how easy it is.
when I di
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 998
Likes: 1
From: Long Island, NY
RE: Deuce Pictures
ORIGINAL: Deuce Bigelow
I just got home from picking up the CVO Springer!
I have to say that it IS a sweet ride!
lots of power compared to my Deuce. I just need to make it louder.................
I like the look of the stock exhaust, I may play with the baffles to try and make it louder.
if I'm not happy with the sound of the stock exhaust I'm probably going with V&H big shot staggards...[8D]
I'll post pics tomorrow.
ORIGINAL: Crazy Canuck
Seems we lost Deuce Bigelow to a CVO Springer.
Gotta give it to ya DB, that Spinger is a beauty.[sm=smiley20.gif]
Be sure to send us a couple of pics when you pick her up bro.
Seems we lost Deuce Bigelow to a CVO Springer.
Gotta give it to ya DB, that Spinger is a beauty.[sm=smiley20.gif]
Be sure to send us a couple of pics when you pick her up bro.
I have to say that it IS a sweet ride!
lots of power compared to my Deuce. I just need to make it louder.................
I like the look of the stock exhaust, I may play with the baffles to try and make it louder.
if I'm not happy with the sound of the stock exhaust I'm probably going with V&H big shot staggards...[8D]
I'll post pics tomorrow.
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: IN
RE: Deuce Pictures
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Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,331
Likes: 4
From: South Jersey, AC area
RE: Deuce Pictures
that must be rare!
as far as I know, they only made the CVO Deuce in '03 and '04! lol
