New seat
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From: Lake Elsinore, CA
New seat
Picket up my new seat from Duane Ballard today. To install the seat on the bike he welded the Biltwell bracket on to the frame and i went over it with a rattle can. The end product turned out to be nice and simple, just the way i wanted it. I actually didn't mind riding without a seat but now my a$$ is very happy. If you need top notch leather work done, check out his website DBCUSTOMLEATHER.COM
For those of you that want to relocate the pain in the a$$ ECM, you can move it inside your batter cover and get rid of the stock seat. Just chop off the four arms that secures the ECM to the fender, remove the bracket that secures the battery, and tie the ECM to the battery (i used 550 cord). The battery cover will close but you need to run zip-ties as you see in the picture to completely secure it. Hopefully some will find this info helpful.
Still have a lot I need to tackle. My next mod will be to move the handlebar switches under the seat.
For those of you that want to relocate the pain in the a$$ ECM, you can move it inside your batter cover and get rid of the stock seat. Just chop off the four arms that secures the ECM to the fender, remove the bracket that secures the battery, and tie the ECM to the battery (i used 550 cord). The battery cover will close but you need to run zip-ties as you see in the picture to completely secure it. Hopefully some will find this info helpful.
Still have a lot I need to tackle. My next mod will be to move the handlebar switches under the seat.
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Looks killer! I like the way the stitching running across the seat turned out. How does it feel with minimal padding? I run a sundowner which is essentially the complete opposite from your seat in every possible way! My bony @$$ needs it for sure. I dont think I would last an hour on that seat. Glad it turned out so nice looking.
matt
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Thanks for the compliment Matt. The seat feels great. I rode without a seat for over a month and it only bothered me after about three hours of riding so i'm sure i can ride all day on this seat. i think the comfort level of this seat equals the stock seat.
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Did you get a new camera? Pictures look so much sharper and clearer. We can all appreciate your bike a little bit more now 
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bk43, thanks. the seat cost me $300. he gave me his pan he had and the bracket was $50, but originally it's around $90. it's all hand made at his shop/house at the customers request. he usually makes hand tooled leather products but i wanted to keep it simple to flow with the bike.
it's the same camera, it was bright outside. usually every time i take pics of the bike it's gloomy for some reason.
it's the same camera, it was bright outside. usually every time i take pics of the bike it's gloomy for some reason.
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