All leather ground seat

[equiss]

How come the pictures don't show up?

[Johanna]

Pics are showing up here just fine. Send me a link for where you can't see the pics and I will try to help you troubleshoot the problem.

Johanna

[Billy H]

Hi Steve!

Thanks for all the info on a all leather ground seat. Your way of fitting the seat jockey before putting fork cover and cutting hand hold worked really well for me.

I am having trouble understanding how you would sew the ground seat and what it is actually doing? Sorry I am a little slow sometimes:helpsmilie:

Thanks Billy

[harrington]

Thanks for the reply, Steve. Do you have any pictures of the lined edge of your hand hole. I'm not clear on how you glue or sew that piece of 3-4 oz. to make a nice finished edge to and bottom.

thanks, Tom

Buck,If you want use dextrine on the cover piece,it will get harder then.Sometimes i sew all the groundseat togather on the back side of the hand hole,won't ever move then.

Steve

Take a piece of 3 4 oz. strap and cover the cut out up to where your fork cover tucks under the gullet

[GianniWest]

My question is: Is not there a risk that the seat does not hold the weight of the rider? The risers are sufficient to support the weight?

Thank you very very much for the answer

GianniWest

[Steve Brewer]

You are only bridging 4 "s are so.I would think that the leather will hold the weight of the rider.Haven't had any trouble with them not holding up.

[GianniWest]

Thanks, you're very kind.

Pardon my insistence, another question: you put 3 layers of leather? thickness of 13/15 oz? And risers that are thick?

Thank you for your patience

gianni

[Steve Brewer]

Thanks, you're very kind.

Pardon my insistence, another question: you put 3 layers of leather? thickness of 13/15 oz? And risers that are thick?

Thank you for your patience

gianni

Yes,I use heavy necks and skive them to my desired shape

[GianniWest]

Ok, thank you very much Steve

[Saddlebag]

My Association has a leather ground seat. Because I live in forest country we frequently experience high humidity, the wet kind. It would take a sledgehammer to soften the ground seat. Mildew should be a primary concern, not the ground seat might soften.