Members TroyS Posted June 13, 2008 Members Report Posted June 13, 2008 Ok, I just finished carving my first Motorcycle seat for the owner of a cycle shop nearby. He has an "Old School" chopper that's Black with Copper colored flames. So, I took his business logo, and the FLAMES idea and ran with it ... I used an "Ultima" seat pan. The foam on the seat was not very condusive for long rides, so I modified it! I used an exercise mat from Wal-Mart ($5.86) to do the padding and WOAH! What a difference... Here's what I have so far... I have to stitch it together yet, but I'll post those pictures once I'm finished... Tell me what ya think?? Troy Quote
Members bustedlifter Posted June 13, 2008 Members Report Posted June 13, 2008 Looks good. Now comes the fun part, putting it together. I see I'm not the only connoisseur of cheap,uh, inexpensive padding. Quote
Members TroyS Posted June 13, 2008 Author Members Report Posted June 13, 2008 HA HA HA !! It's cheap and it's STILL better than the stuff that came on it! Here's a couple pics of the stained seat... Troy Quote
Members Storm Posted June 13, 2008 Members Report Posted June 13, 2008 (edited) Troy, That seat is looking sweet. I especially like the detail you got on the spokes. Like the color you finished it with. Waiting to see more. Storm Edited June 13, 2008 by Storm Quote
Pip Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 Troy,That seat is looking sweet. I especially like the detail you got on the spokes. Like the color you finished it with. Waiting to see more. Storm I agree about the spokes some really nice definition there. Looks great!! Quote
Members hiloboy Posted June 13, 2008 Members Report Posted June 13, 2008 Troy, i'm sure he's going to like that alot.. great detail on the spokes like everyone said .also i really like the flames.. HELL I LIKE IT ALL!!! Quote
Members TroyS Posted June 13, 2008 Author Members Report Posted June 13, 2008 Thanks everyone for the encouraging words... I showed it to the owner and he said ... "man, that's awesome!..." So I think he liked it.... gonna try to get it stitched up this weekend... Will post more as it develops! Troy PS - He showed his mechanic and I think I might have 2 more seats outta the deal..... Quote
King's X Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 Very nice for your first seat. The spokes really stand out. Quote
Members Storm Posted June 14, 2008 Members Report Posted June 14, 2008 (edited) Thanks everyone for the encouraging words... I showed it to the owner and he said ... "man, that's awesome!..." So I think he liked it.... gonna try to get it stitched up this weekend... Will post more as it develops! Troy PS - He showed his mechanic and I think I might have 2 more seats outta the deal..... Oh Yah Troy, You get that word of mouth going around and you will have more work that you imagined. Sweet!!! Storm Edited June 14, 2008 by Storm Quote
Members 276ccm Posted June 14, 2008 Members Report Posted June 14, 2008 Looks really cool!! Soon you´ll have one very satisfied owner! :-) Quote
Ambassador Beaverslayer Posted June 14, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted June 14, 2008 Great looking seat there Troy, way better than my first attempt. Can't wait to see the finished product. Ken Quote
Members TroyS Posted June 14, 2008 Author Members Report Posted June 14, 2008 Thank you ALL very much! Quote
Members shirleyz Posted June 14, 2008 Members Report Posted June 14, 2008 You know Troy, it's bad enough that you're turning out killer bike seats now that we all have to compete with. But you got an exercise mat for $5.86? I paid 20 bucks for mine. Now I'm mad. ShirleyZ Quote
TomSwede Posted June 17, 2008 Report Posted June 17, 2008 Wow Troy! Looks amazing, tooling is very nice and good in detail (yeah me too, the spokes)and the shine is just awesome on that seat so I gotta ask you what you used to finish it with? Happy sewing!! Tom Quote
Members TroyS Posted June 21, 2008 Author Members Report Posted June 21, 2008 Ok, I'm finally done with my first seat and I'd really relish your opinions... I have a tendancy to NEVER be happy with my own work... Please be honest... I lightly wiped Leather Balm w/ Atom Wax on the natural leather to act as a blocker. I applied it ever so lightly as to NOT drive the Leather Balm into the carved and cut lines, leaving the raised areas covered in Leather Balm and the cut/stamped areas unblocked and able to absorb more of the dye. Then I hand buffed it to a medium shine. Then, dipped a rag in Eco-Flo Timber Brown and applied in a medium circular motion. The result is what you see. The, I applied Spray adhesive on the underside of the Pan, and attached a piece of leather to the underside of the seat for protection and looks! I riveted it in place and started punching holes by hand (202 in the bottom, 190 in the top to be exact). Once all the holes were punched, I laced it with Tan Latigo Lace. Once complete, I airbrushed a couple of light coats of Netsfoot Oil on it to seal the color in and weatherproof it. I'm going to deliver it today. I really think he'll be happy... Quote
Members TroyS Posted June 21, 2008 Author Members Report Posted June 21, 2008 Oh yeah... Shirley... the mat came from a friend's exercise kit... but I did see the exact same mat in the CAMPING section @ Wally World for $5.86... They call it a "Sleeping Bag Pad" Thank you for the compliment! Quote
Members leathernut Posted June 21, 2008 Members Report Posted June 21, 2008 nice job,overall...like the color... Quote
David Posted June 21, 2008 Report Posted June 21, 2008 An admirable first seat Troy, Lots better than my first seat, which NO ONE saw....except my son.. I personally like to make sure that I have steel against steel when mounting the seat. Depending on how its mounted and what mount is used the leather could be crushed during the bolt down process. A full leather back looks great but may not provide the most solid mount. Good job. David Theobald Quote
Members Spider Posted June 22, 2008 Members Report Posted June 22, 2008 I love how it came out. You should really be proud. Now go make another one but with a skull on it damn it!!! LOL jk. Keep up the good work brotha. Quote
Members TroyS Posted June 23, 2008 Author Members Report Posted June 23, 2008 Just an update... I delivered the seat. He loved it! Now I have 3 more seats outta the deal! Gotta love it when a plan comes together! Thanks for the advice and comments! Troy Quote
Members Shorts Posted June 24, 2008 Members Report Posted June 24, 2008 Troy, that's just way cool - nice work! Quote
Members TroyS Posted June 24, 2008 Author Members Report Posted June 24, 2008 Thank You VERY Much!! Troy Quote
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