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I hope I don't get laughed off the forum for this one but, I've been working sooo slow on my seat that, I thought I'd post an update. I have to touch up the edges a bit with black and apply the sealer today, then decide if I'm drilling the pan myself or not. I feel I did okay for my first time tooling leather.
As for the dyeing, I don't know.... I'm just going to chop it up as, "the mistakes makes it more unique!"LMAO Hope the sealer helps with the finished look.
Either way it appears to be very well-made so, it's a keeper! Just need to get it on my bike.
[side note: Friday I'll be ordering the Flying Knuckle foot pegs to match the seat and holding off a bit for the AC. Adding some underglow LEDs when I do the pegs. I mostly ride at night so... ]
Just admiring the build quality of the seat...
The day the tools arrived
Traced the pattern (knuckles to wield to my sissy bar)...
Tooled...
Wrenches to make the design a little bigger. Couldn't find anything else to use at the moment.
Tacky dye job. Even got a drip on one of the wrenches.
I hope I don't get laughed off the forum for this one --------------.
I would hope that nobody would laugh at one's efforts to make his ride his own. But this is the Internet, LOL.
I applaud your undertaking.
Learn along the way.
I am trying to understand the message but don't really understand what the artwork is saying.
Nothing serious. I'm putting knuckle foot pegs on my bike in about a week and wanted my seat to match. The Flying Knuckle foot pegs just caught my eye.
The wrenches are there for nothing really, except for making the design a little bigger. At this point I can't fix jack.
I seriously want to try a spring seat and saw this kit and wanted to give tooling a shot. Now that I have the tools, I'll probably make another cover a little later on.
"I don't consider myself a bad *** or anything but, maybe it'll make someone think twice before sitting on my bike."LOL
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