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DesertRat

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Seat 2.0
04/01/16 at 19:54:32

I hate our seat, it's no secret. I've been looking for a daytripper style seat since I bought the bike. I've even tried to find a used beat-up seat here in the MarketPlace to "practice" on, but no luck.

So, I got some kangaroo leather from Australia and decide to have my buddy redo the seat. He can't do it. So now I have decided to redo it myself. After some exhaustive research here on the forums and other resources I did it.

Took about 6 hours and some sore fingers and back. I have a new found appreciation for the labor and costs involved with re-upholstering a motorcycle seat.

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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Seat 2.0 Reply #1 - 04/01/16 at 19:57:17 Still need momma to sew the grab strap, as the seat looks naked without it.
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Seat 2.0 Reply #2 - 04/01/16 at 20:00:51 I took over an inch off the foam all the way around. Screwed up over the rear rectifier "hump". it is very thin over that. and a couple other spots are uber thin too. My foam was junk, dry rotted from the sun and was breaking apart as I cut.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Seat 2.0 Reply #3 - 04/01/16 at 20:05:18 Didn't like the seat so you made it thinner? Too comfortable for you? Looks really good for a first timer. That's beyond my skills. I can barely make my bed!
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Seat 2.0 Reply #4 - 04/01/16 at 20:11:40 Not too comfortable, it was pushing me forward, I like a more laid back ride. The sides of the seat foam were forcing my thighs wider than was comfortable (I am a little dude). So I shaved the sides down and angled them in towards the center.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Seat 2.0 Reply #5 - 04/01/16 at 20:16:09 Ah, gotcha! I hate riding sitting, umm, shall we say "too close to the tank". I raised the front of the seat and that helped the crotch dive but a better seat would be waaay more comfortable.
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Seat 2.0 Reply #6 - 04/01/16 at 20:20:05 Yup, I already did the front seat lift, but still was uncomfortable. So went looking for an aftermarket seat, nope, nothing looked good to me. And so I tried a new skill, in preparation of getting the board-tracker build going.
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Seat 2.0 Reply #7 - 04/02/16 at 15:40:44 last one, complete with grab strap done!
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Blade Full Member Offline Posts: 135 Sydney Australia Gender:	Re: Seat 2.0 Reply #8 - 04/02/16 at 19:12:20 Nice job DesertRat- And good choice with the Roo skin. Soft supple but very durable.
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Seat 2.0 Reply #9 - 04/02/16 at 19:23:53 thanks Blade ... I liked all the scarring on the hide too ... gives it some character ..
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Seat 2.0 Reply #10 - 04/03/16 at 08:51:43 very nice
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Struch Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 134 LA Gender:	Re: Seat 2.0 Reply #11 - 04/03/16 at 08:56:52 Yes man it is cool looking seat there
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Seat 2.0 Reply #12 - 04/03/16 at 09:06:05 thanks guys, thing to do different next time - don't be a tight wad, buy a sander and new foam so that the wrinkles don't show up and look nice and smooth ...
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