How To Make A Metal Motorcycle Seat Pan

I mean if you make the pan then cover it with foam and shape it then cover it with vinyl how do you rivet the vinyl to the bottom. Unless you rivet the vinyl first then add foam and lastly add a second vinyl piece and sew the two together.

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How to make a metal motorcycle seat pan. Scott took it upon himself to use his wisdom resources and patience to made. I first tried to make the entire frame out of one piece but it was extremely difficult to get the bends to all line up the same. A metal seat pan would have been very difficult to build and would be hard to make fit as tight and right as we would like so we broke out some fiberglass.

I drew up a pattern for the seat pan and began the project. We trim the backrest area about seven inches or so up the fender. How to Hold a motorcycle seat cover en metal seat frameThe Purpose of this channel is not to HIRING or look for employees It is only to gave you an idea how.

I placed some duct tape around the edge to dull it a bit. Now Ive leant the easy seat pan construction. Once you have decided to try it you will want to go out and pick up some supplies first.

A Brief Guide to Making a Custom Motorcycle Seat from Scratch Click HERE for the Main Information Page for Elite Comfort Seats and Upholstery. Press down on the cushion for 30 seconds to create a strong bond. I couldnt help but think of the comments that xs john made about all of the bratstyle seats and how uncomfortable they would be.

22092014 - Making a seat pan can seem very difficult if you have never done it before. Turn over the steel seat onto a mallet bag or metal shaping form. Spray the top of the seat pan and the bottom of your foam cushion with a craft spray adhesive.

Find a few tips. This actually doesnt sound too bad as long as I could get the layers of foam to look okay. Place the pan on the bike to check fitment and to work out any curves that may be required.

First long ride on the bike today about 2 hours of seat time and the seat wasnt to bad. Just like the rest of my ride. Not that much different from the stock seat.

Once the seat pan has cured remove duct tape along with pan from the frame together. I hadnt made one until I did my midlife crisis bike in 2010. Make a seat for my Honda 100 out of material that I had lying around Easily modifiable Have this seat be comfortable enough for rock and roll Have the seat look professional enough to be proud of Be easily removable And most important have the default position for my butt be almost a foot behind where the stock seat puts you.

Use a Sharpie to trace out your seat pan in order to be trimmed. Test it for fit by sitting on it from time to time as you shape it. A Brief Guide to Making a Custom Motorcycle Seat from Scratch.

Im gonna make my own seat. In this video Eddie Barrett shows you how to make a motorcycle seat pan on a Harley Davidson Street Glide Bagger Learn how Atomic Autoworks does it. Sketch on the steel seat shape where the concave seat pan will be.

LisylineAuto Motorcycle Solo Seat Baseplate Black Metal Seat Base Pan Bracket Kit Compatible with Harley Sportster XL 1200 883 48 Chopper Bobber Seats. Id rather have to go back and trim than wish I had more to work with. In Part 1 of Fabricating a Motorcycle Seat Pan join Tommy in setting up your bike getting your template laid out and transferred to metal.

Just glue down some minicell foam to the top of the pan and call it a day. Curl the Seat Edge Under. The bonus of this is that I could leave a portion of the metal seat pan bare to match the bare metal of my tank.

I want to make the pan out of metal but I dont understand how you rivet your material to the metal pan. As you can see we fiberglassed a mount into the pan. When you add about two inches of foam to the bottom you will need to have enough seat pan left.

So instead I opted to make each bend separate and TIG weld them all together to make the frame. I used some 18 round bar to make the frame of the seat. Let the adhesive set for 1 minute then lay the cushion onto the seat pan.

Three pieces combined to make one. Back then I used 3mm sheet metal which is tough to cut and shape. Trim away any foam material that extends past the edge of the seat pan with a razor blade.

The first is the shape you want your seat pan to be and how it will sit in the front at the tank and in the rear on the fender. Make sure to be careful not to break or damage the pan. The goals for this project were.

We were getting tired of our busted up mini bike seats here at TheJanticJournal. The Pan Part 2. While not rocket science there are a few things to bear in mind if you are making a motorbike seat from scratch.

Use mesh metal which can. Now remove duct tape from pan and test fit. Sheet metal work is an art for all to itself but with a few techniques some practice and a design in mind you can easi.

Strike the steel repeatedly with first a metal-headed mallet then a rubber mallet to form the concave seat pan. As you can see I cut the pan a little larger than necessary.

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