Motorcycles and Biker Gear
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THE HORSE smokeout 8 chopoff 1 2
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The guys at the bike shop are participating in a build-off this month. They kept telling me that there were some rules that they needed to follow. It seems that the phrase "THE HORSE smokeout 8 chopoff" must be on the bike somewhere. During Smokeout 7 most competitors ignored this rule and tried to make up for it at the last second by doing things like writing it on the side of a tire in white paint! Really amatureish. So this year they are going prepared. They didn't want to put the phrase in the paint as it may limit the appeal of the bike when they go to sell it. So they decided that the phrase was MY job to handle. The Horse, by the way, is the motorcycle ma…
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Hello All, Here's the start of the new display bike seat I'm working on. Ken
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my new art work seats 1 2 3
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I finally did my new art work seats and I submit them for your inspection......
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Hi everbody, my friend does upholstry work and he and I are wanting to do some bike seats together. He already has a website, SouthernRides.net and has asked me to give a brief description about leather carving/tooling to put there along with some pictures of some of my work. I do most things from traditional floral carving to custom work such as some of our forum members do. I realize that I'm not very good at expressing things and could use any help and would really appreciate any ideas from everyone. Many Thanks in Advance Billy Perdue
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not too fancy. i talked him into letting me stich it for a change of pace. this is my second attempt at saddle stitching. it sat in the sun today to darken it up a bit
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bike seats 1 2
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You guys are probably tired of seeing all these bike seats by now....If so speak up and I will cease and desist. These will leave my shop tomorrow morning headed for Arizona. Tonight I get to start a couple of non-production line seats.....one of a kind type of seats.... They are always more fun. Dave
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well im jumping in at the deep end, my work college came around yesterday with the bike, we decided to go with the theme on the bike and do the bike logo and tribal flames on the seat, i tried to talk him into something along the lines of the fantastique seats that are displayed here, (i love the pin up art,) but he wasnt having it, so the first question to the experts is, he wants to rip of the foam padding and use the original hard seat thats made out of some sort of hard plastique and cover it with a thinner foam and then leather so that the seat is lower, is that a good idea or does it have to be a metall seat? second question what thickness leather would you guys …
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Hello all I'm new to this site. I was directed here from another site with hopes you can help me. I have working leather since I was 14, 34 now and have finally moved from the just getting by to have a decent set of tools. Recently I was approached by a person I work with about recovering the vinyl seat on motorcycle seat and replacing with leather. What do I do for a pattern short of cutting apart his?
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Hi all, I am trying to help a saddle maker find a source for the gell used in motorcycle seats. If any of you that make the bike seats know where to get this please let me know. The saddle maker is wanting to use it on his saddle seats. Clay M.
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new seat
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Every once in a while, I get to do something that isn't directly for Sucker Punch Sallys. This bike will tour trade shows for a year then be auctioned/raffled off. Obviously the company owner is Irish! This bike was built by Chariot Choppers for Jack Doheny Supplies and currently has another seat on it that I did last year for the builder. Dave Theobald
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