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Message started by islandwahine on 08/25/07 at 17:33:22

Title: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by islandwahine on 08/25/07 at 17:33:22

I thought I'd better do this as a new post instead of putting it with the guy version of a seat lift. They'd probably toss it right out!
Here's what I ended up doing cause the hardware store did not have any urethane 1/4" washers. They only carried faucet washers and the thickest one was 1/8 on an inch at $1.29 each. You can calculate how much that would have cost me, not to mention making the holes bigger on 24 washers, seeing they only had a small puka in them. They didn't even have 24 of them.
Here is what I did:
http://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2007%5C08%5C25%5Cbikepics-1003786-full.jpg
I cut 2 1 1/4 inch dowel pieces (1 1/16 width), drilled a 1/2 inch wide puka about 1/2 inch deep (for the rubber thingies underneath tank bracket) and 1/4 all the way through for the bolt.
Then I glued the washers on them.
Then I had some chrome looking metal tape very stiff and hard to handle and wrapped it around the wood a few times for looks and support. And then of course I did the girly thing of adding some 3mm rhinestones in cobalt blue fabric paint on the top and bottom edge.
http://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2007%5C08%5C25%5Cbikepics-1003787-full.jpg
E voila! my version of a seat lift!
I also put a little strip of rubber underneath the rubber cushions. Oh boy!! what a difference in height! good thing I have long legs!
Now I'm wondering if my turns are going to feel different with the seat being higher. I'd better go slow first.

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by serowbot on 08/25/07 at 18:19:09

Girly or not, that's nice work! Congratulations! I know you're gonna' like it.

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by WD on 08/25/07 at 19:17:34

Heck, that looks really good. Whatever works for you, is what works for you. Just keep an eye on the dowels for compression.
-WD

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by verslagen1 on 08/25/07 at 19:17:42

to own a savage you must have a free spirit to wander the roads life throws at you and inginuity to get where you want to go regardless of the obsticles.

I've said it before you got talent. you ought to post this with the others. ;D

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by DanGill on 08/25/07 at 19:40:10

Looks great! I lifted the front of my seat with a chunk of laminated oak and maple, cut to size and drilled for the bolts. I also relieved the center to help accommodate the seat lip. (I make cutting boards and I just used a chunk of the cutoff from a Texas-shaped cutting board - I always have plenty of scraps.) I did wrap electrician's tape around it to make it less obvious. I think I made mine a little over 1" high.

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by FreeSpirit on 08/25/07 at 20:18:01

DanGill wrote:

..... I also relieved the center to help accommodate the seat lip.

Where do ya'll put something to help with the risers....relieve the center,to use your words :-)

I've looked everywhere for this and don't have a clue :-(

I want to do this tomorrow and I've looked at my bike but can't figure out exactly where to put the stuff to add.

Down in the seat frame...right? About middle ways?

And yes....islandwahine....looks very nice!!

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by islandwahine on 08/25/07 at 21:31:10

FreeSpirit wrote:

I gluegunned my rubber pieces to the already existing ones, the rectangular black rubbery things on the right and left side of the seat. If you don't see them, then someone removed them. What you'll see then is 2 pukas (holes) on the left and two on the right in the white plastic bottom of the seat.
The previous owner of my bike took them of the passenger seat. But you are right, the rubber cushion does rest on the frame.

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by islandwahine on 08/25/07 at 21:33:21

verslagen1 wrote:

Thanks for the encouragement!
Lets see if I can do your confidence in me justice next weekend when I attempt to change the oil in my forks.
BTW what kind of oil does one use for that?

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by islandwahine on 08/25/07 at 21:37:27

DanGill wrote:

Guess we are both woodworkers!
I love to make stuff out of wood myself, my hobby.
I'm saving up for one of those gliding chop saws.
How has the wood been holding up?
no cracking or anything? That's why I glued the washers on top, and wrapped the metal tape around the dowels, to keep the wood from drying out an cracking. The metal tape is also very strong and doesn't stretch, so hopefully it braces the wood.

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by klx650sm2002 on 08/26/07 at 05:51:53

Like the seat lift bobbins, don't think anyones done them out of wood before, nice one.

Clive W :D

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by skatnbnc on 08/26/07 at 07:40:49

Now THAT is a cool seat riser mod! :D

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by drharveys on 08/26/07 at 17:51:12

Every thumper pays homage to the classic Brit bikes in some form or another -- wooden dowels are just reminiscent of the classic wood framed Morgan!

Heck, they made enough three wheelers to almost qualify as a motorcycle!

Who but the Brits would still be making a wood framed car well past 1960!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Motor_Company

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by DanGill on 08/26/07 at 21:08:22

islandwahine wrote:

How has the wood been holding up?
no cracking or anything? That's why I glued the washers on top, and wrapped the metal tape around the dowels, to keep the wood from drying out an cracking. The metal tape is also very strong and doesn't stretch, so hopefully it braces the wood.

The wood is holding up very well. Hardwoods like hard maple, walnut, pecan/hickory, or white oak are very strong. Really, the front of the seat doesn't take much weight. The weight really rests on the rubber feet and through them to the frame.

Yep, I do the woodworking thing. It all started with a trip to the store to get a new circular saw for some shelves in my shed. I came home with a table saw, and the rest is history. If you want to see some of my cutting boards, go to www.texascrazy.com. There's a Texas shaped cutting board on the home page. Click on that and scroll down. I make the Texas shaped boards and the rectangular boards with a Texas shaped groove in the face. (Everything on the site is Texas themed.)

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by mornhm on 08/27/07 at 05:14:01

Islandwahine - looking good, I hope it is as comfortable as it looks.

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by Savage_Rob on 08/27/07 at 09:31:33

Very nice job!

Title: Re: Girlyfied seat lift
Post by islandwahine on 08/27/07 at 10:33:39

mornhm wrote:

Islandwahine - looking good, I hope it is as comfortable as it looks.

YEP IT IS! :D