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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!

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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...

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Looks great! Very unique.

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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?

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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.

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