Members skivery7 Posted June 3, 2015 Members Report Posted June 3, 2015 A little fancy for what is essentially a souped-up dirt bike, but with no horse and therefore no need for a saddle - you gotta make do! Quote
Members Ebbtide Posted June 3, 2015 Members Report Posted June 3, 2015 That is the coolest thing I've seen in a long while! Back in '75 my design professor covered his BMW in leather... not nearly as cool as that though... Quote
Members benlilly1 Posted June 3, 2015 Members Report Posted June 3, 2015 Looks fantastic Skivery!! Quote
Members OdinUK Posted June 3, 2015 Members Report Posted June 3, 2015 Looks great! Very unique. Quote Lord Of Leather
Members DavidL Posted June 3, 2015 Members Report Posted June 3, 2015 Tooling is fantastic. The fuel tank pic looks like you beveled the hole. Incredible amount of detail, good job. How did you get the plastic/metal to hold the veg tan? Quote
Members Jon P Posted June 4, 2015 Members Report Posted June 4, 2015 WOW!!! That is truly awesome work!! Great detail!! Quote
Members J W Craftsman Posted June 4, 2015 Members Report Posted June 4, 2015 Awesome! That is bada$$ Quote
Members skivery7 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Members Report Posted June 4, 2015 Hey thank you all! I usually do architectural work (walls, furniture and the like) but was looking for a fun project over the winter and thought my bike could use some customizing. All of the panels I covered are plastic. I sanded them really well before I contact cemented them down. The challenge was wet molding the 7oz veg tan. I ended up sewing the backsides up so they'd dry tight, then making my registration marks before removing the dry leather. Then I skived the edges, tooled the pieces and glued it all back on before finishing. That bike lives on the street, so I waterproofed the heck out of it, and even with a ton of rain, so far so good. Quote
Mark Peters Posted June 4, 2015 Report Posted June 4, 2015 Very impressive and thanks for the "before" shots. Quote
Thor Posted June 4, 2015 Report Posted June 4, 2015 This is one of the coolest things I've seen on here thus far. Quote
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