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It does kind of have an old Aermachhi feel to it, and that definitely looks like a softail oil bag.

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thanx for the research :) I'll take more pics of the parts with HD markings next time, have to borrow the macro lense...

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A good friend of mine who was teaching me some chopper basics (I'm NOT a mechanic) had one of those old one's show up in his shop, so that's the only reason it looked familiar to me. Good old AMF - had to put the Harley name on EVERYTHING they made.

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This is the second seat I ever made 3 years ago I think and a few pics how I renewed it a little bit... Did some more tooling and painted the scull and lettering, then used some sand paper to add more used feel...

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@cyberthrasher I think I'll use it more often, so cool for vintage look...

Here is a new seat from yesterday. A friend makes seat pans so I ordered a suply that should last for few months...

here are the first two samples, diferent size and shape...

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and the seat based on one of my first designs...

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@cyberthrasher I think I'll use it more often, so cool for vintage look...

Yeah, I stumbled on it when I was trying to "fix" a bad clear-lac job in the 11th hour of a guitar strap. I figured if it messed it upt, I was already set to start from scratch (which I did). But, I sent the guy the good one and the one I aged with sandpaper and his friends loved the aged one even more. In fact, he contacted me a couple weeks after he got it and told me that I should be offering that as a standard style.

Loving the color on that seat!!

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Yeah, I stumbled on it when I was trying to "fix" a bad clear-lac job in the 11th hour of a guitar strap. I figured if it messed it upt, I was already set to start from scratch (which I did). But, I sent the guy the good one and the one I aged with sandpaper and his friends loved the aged one even more. In fact, he contacted me a couple weeks after he got it and told me that I should be offering that as a standard style.

Loving the color on that seat!!

I know, just made a belt for afriend and he wanted finish like on this bike seat... :)

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I rebuilt this one for an old DKW motorcycle... hope to get some bike pics soon... The front part was shaped by hand, no tools or pressing machines, just moistured leather and my hands stretching it...

few pics of it drying, from iphone

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and finished

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And another engraved one... "Ride With Me"

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Great seat, what did you use for a background tool on this one? I have noticed it on several projects you have posted but haven't figured it out. Red stitching looks great also.

David

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